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 Two male suspects, aged 25 and 45, were arrested in Mthatha’s Callaway Street on Monday, 12 January 2026, following a business robbery in Qumbu. At approximately 10:40 that morning, two unknown men entered a clothing shop in the Qumbu CBD. One suspect pointed a firearm at staff, locked them in an office, and demanded keys […]

A 33-year-old man was arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition early Monday morning. Members of Operation Lockdown III conducted the arrest at 03:20 on 12 January 2026 at a premises in Fairview Court, The Range. Officers, who were busy with crime prevention duties, acted on information about a person with a firearm

Police arrested two men for illegal possession and transportation of suspected stolen chrome on Sunday, 11 January 2026. The suspects, aged 36 and 42, were apprehended at approximately 20:30 during a patrol on the R579 road. Acting on information, police located a white Scania horse-and-trailer with Mpumalanga registration and red side tippers. The vehicle matched

On Sunday, 11 January 2026, at approximately 07:30, Upington Border Police executed a search warrant at the Paballelo Squatter Camp. During the search, officers discovered dagga with an estimated street value of R111,400.80. A 45-year-old man was arrested on a charge of dealing in dagga. He is awaiting a court appearance.     Source

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has issued a direct appeal to the South African government for stricter legislation to combat illegal migration, citing inadequate infrastructure, corruption, and a relentless surge in undocumented entries that are compromising national integrity. The call was made at the Beitbridge port of entry, the busiest land border in Southern Africa

Residents across parts of Tshwane are facing a deepening utility crisis, with prolonged power outages now compounded by water supply failures, sparking public protests and urgent municipal intervention. The situation remains most acute in East Lynne, where electricity, restored only last Wednesday after a devastating 17-day outage, has failed again. The initial outage began on

The MK Party has announced a significant reshuffle of its parliamentary leadership, removing Colleen Makhubele as its chief parliamentary whip with immediate effect. The party confirmed she will retain her seat as a Member of Parliament. In a simultaneous move, the party named former Transnet and Eskom executive Brian Molefe as its new Treasurer-General. According

The deepening rift within South Africa’s ruling alliance took centre stage this weekend, as the South African Communist Party (SACP) used its platform at the African National Congress’s 114th anniversary celebrations to publicly defend its decision to contest the upcoming local government elections alone. The historic partners, bound together in the Tripartite Alliance for decades,

With President Cyril Ramaphosa set to deliver the ANC’s pivotal January 8th Statement that weekend, a political analyst had launched a damning assessment of the party’s record in the North West province, labelling it a failure on governance, unemployment, and service delivery. The critique had centred on what the analyst described as a consistent pattern

In a stark admission of profound challenges, the African National Congress (ANC) has concluded its 114th-anniversary celebrations by declaring 2026 a year of “decisive action,” a pledge met with immediate skepticism as the party confronts crumbling infrastructure, rampant criminality in service delivery, and a fraying political alliance. The announcement was made by the party’s First