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In a stark admission of failure, African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a direct warning to thousands of party councillors, telling them to “shape up or ship out” during a major address in Johannesburg. The speech, delivered to over 4,500 councillors, comes ahead of next year’s local government elections and highlights the party’s […]

Parkweg police launched a manhunt for 7 suspects, 3 females and 4 males, after a house robbery and attempted murder of a 58-year-old man. On 15 September 2025, at approximately 14:40, police responded to a complaint in Wilgehof. Upon arrival, officers found the victim with a wound to the back of his head. He was

In a successful collaboration between local law enforcement and the justice system, a 21-year-old man has been handed a substantial prison sentence for a January 2024 rape. Lehlohonolo Mokoena, from Namahadi Village in Qwaqwa, was convicted and sentenced to 14 years of direct imprisonment by the Phuthaditjhaba Regional Court on Friday, 12 September 2025. The

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Northern Cape has welcomed the double life sentence handed down to 23-year-old Thapelo Modise, who was convicted for the brutal 2023 murders of a grandmother and a toddler in Pampierstad. The Taung Regional Court delivered the sentence on Monday, 15 September 2025, permanently removing Modise from society

A massive manhunt is underway for seven suspects after a 58-year-old man was attacked and robbed in his Wilgehof home on Monday afternoon. Parkweg police are investigating charges of house robbery and attempted murder. The incident occurred on 15 September 2025, at approximately 2:40 PM. Police responded to a complaint on the scene, where they

The Free State High Court has handed down a 23-year prison sentence to 41-year-old Jacob Petrus Morwe for the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Willemina Koelie Magada, 21, bringing a sense of justice to the shocked Jacobsdal community. In addition to the murder sentence for the December 2024 killing, Morwe received a further five years

Two foreign nationals, Cuthbert Derera (30) and Wishborn Fufa (39), appeared before the Thabazimbi Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 15 September 2025, facing charges of possession of dagga and contravention of the Medicine and Related Substances Act. Their case has been postponed to 22 September 2025 for a formal bail application. The arrest stems from a

A routine patrol by members of the Flying Squad led to the arrest of four suspects on charges of possession of presumed stolen property and fraud on Monday afternoon. The operation unfolded at approximately 1:15 PM on September 15, 2025, while officers were monitoring traffic on the N2 on the Macassar side. Their attention was

A prominent academic has issued a damning critique of the current government, arguing that the nation’s crises—from crumbling cities to mass unemployment—cannot be continually blamed on apartheid and represent a catastrophic failure of leadership over the past three decades. Professor Fulufhelo Netswera, Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology,

A devastating picture of a nation crippled by crime and corruption, where economic growth is strangled and public trust has collapsed, was presented during a session focused on the state of South Africa. The proceedings, which set the stage for the upcoming Madlanga Commission, detailed the profound social and economic damage inflicted by systemic criminality