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The Gauteng Traffic Police (GTP) High-Speed Unit arrested thirty motorists for excessive speeding along Gauteng freeways. The suspects are aged between 19 and 52 years and recorded between 148km/h and 210km/h in a 120km/h zone. The suspects were charged with reckless and negligent driving, with an alternative charge of exceeding the prescribed speed limit. Motorists […]

One person has been killed and another left with serious injuries following a drive-by shooting that occurred on Argyle Road between Umgeni Road and NMR, on Tuesday morning, 21 October 2025. KZNVIP Medics, together with multiple other emergency services, responded swiftly to the scene. It is believed that a silver vehicle, make and model unconfirmed,

The Western Cape Mobility Ministry has officially reopened six critical taxi routes in the Somerset West area, ending a 30-day closure imposed after a series of fatal shootings claimed several lives. The closure, which began in mid-September, affected routes between Nomzamo, Khayelitsha, the Mfuleni area, and Somerset West. The Ministry stated the drastic measure was

The City of Tshwane spent a staggering R777 million on water tankers in the financial year ending June 2025, a figure that dwarfs the R140 million spent the previous year and represents a more than tenfold overshoot of its initial R70 million budget. The exorbitant expenditure has intensified concerns over the growing reliance on private

A tragic shooting incident in the Hoedspruit policing area on Saturday has left three people dead, including the suspected gunman, in an apparent murder-suicide. The events unfolded on October 18, 2025, at approximately 12:00 in the Mabins B village. According to police reports, officers were conducting routine patrols when they received a call about a

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has stated that he has not yet seen the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) formal proposal to abolish Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and replace it with new legislation. The comments were made in response to the DA’s announced plan to scrap the existing BEE framework and introduce an “Economic

The Baphumelele Children’s Home in Khayelitsha, a vital sanctuary for abandoned, abused, and chronically ill children, is facing a severe crisis as rising food prices, escalating electricity costs, and a critical water shortage threaten its ability to operate. The orphanage, described as a lifeline for the township’s most vulnerable youth, is struggling under the weight

Police in the Free State have welcomed the “deserved sentence” handed down by the Bloemfontein High Court to a 58-year-old Welkom lawyer convicted of a litany of severe sexual offences against five minor children. The stepfather, from Dagbreek in Welkom, was sentenced on Thursday, 17 October 2025, on 16 counts following a lengthy court process.

Farming communities in the North West and Free State provinces are facing a severe threat from organized seed theft syndicates, with recent brazen heists resulting in losses exceeding R2 million, agricultural representatives have reported. The crime wave, which coincides with the critical planting season, has seen high-value seed stolen in a series of coordinated thefts.

Mayor Dada Morero has vowed to continue a clampdown on lawlessness in Johannesburg’s inner city, asserting that his administration will not back down from enforcing municipal by-laws. The pledge comes as the city faces a looming legal challenge following a recent operation that saw the removal of illegal traders, including the shutdown of a secondhand