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Six months after catastrophic floods killed 101 people, including schoolchildren, in the Mthatha region, an estimated R1.7 billion is required to resolve housing needs for the displaced, a delegation from the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has heard. The Eastern Cape delegation, led by NCOP delegate leader Inkosi Mwelo Nonkonyana, conducted an oversight visit to […]

In a stark warning on World AIDS Day, the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) revealed that condom usage in the country has plummeted to its lowest level ever, threatening to undermine decades of progress against the HIV epidemic. The alert was issued by SANAC CEO, Dr. Thembisile Xulu, during an interview yesterday. The discussion

Members of the Mahwelereng Flying Squad recovered a stolen white Jeep Gladiator on the N1 highway on Tuesday, following a swift response to a police alert. The officers were conducting routine visible policing along the N1 when they received a notification concerning a vehicle reported stolen in Polokwane. Acting promptly on the information, they intensified

Police in the Capricorn District have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in Moletjie over the weekend. The suspect is scheduled to appear in court later this week. The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday, 30 November 2025, at the suspect’s own residence in Ga-Ramongoana Village.

The Bloemfontein Regional Court has handed down a 20-year prison sentence to Tshwarelo Tshilwane, 27, for the murder of his six-year-old son. The court heard that on the morning of Friday, 09 June 2023, Tshilwane lost his temper while bathing his young son at their home in the Khayelitsha Informal Settlement, near Bloemfontein. The assault

Parliament is set to vote tomorrow on a motion to abolish the 30% minimum pass mark for individual subjects in the National Senior Certificate (NSC), a motion brought by Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane, who has branded the current benchmark “a low threshold that does a disservice to the country.” The motion,

In a significant breakthrough, two suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the deadly shooting of two police officers in Ivory Park, Midrand, last Friday evening. The arrests follow an intelligence-driven operation that recovered the slain officers’ service weapons. According to police reports, the operation, conducted in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, led to the

A South African civil rights organization delivered a stark condemnation of its own government’s policies before a United Nations body this week, alleging a severe and worsening climate of discrimination and incitement against minority communities. Ernst van Zyl, Head of Public Relations for AfriForum, presented the group’s findings in an oral statement at the 18th

Facing a stark electoral decline and internal erosion, the African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has issued a urgent call for reconciliation with the South African Communist Party (SACP) to prevent further losses in upcoming local elections. The warnings were delivered by senior ANC figures during the party’s KwaZulu-Natal Provincial General Council this past Saturday,

A major manhunt is underway in Mpumalanga after six awaiting-trial suspects, including two foreign nationals, escaped from the Lydenburg Police Station’s holding cells in the early hours of yesterday morning. The suspects face serious charges including murder and rape. The escape was discovered by officers during a routine cell inspection around 2:30 a.m. Upon investigation,