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Residents of Naas in the Nkomazi local Municipality have shut down a major international border crossing in a desperate protest over a water crisis they say has plagued their community for seventeen years. Frustrated citizens barricaded the busiest intersection leading to the borders of Mozambique and Eswatini using rocks and debris early Tuesday. The protest […]

The South African legal community is reeling following the targeted assassination of prominent insolvency lawyer, Bouwer van Niekerk, who was shot dead while working in his Saxonwold office on Friday afternoon. The 43-year-old attorney was reportedly engaged in several high-profile cases at the time of his killing. Chief among them was a major insolvency matter

The Department of Justice has announced immediate plans to increase visible policing and enhance security systems at courthouses across the Western Cape. This decisive action comes in direct response to a alarming series of violent shootings that have targeted court premises in Cape Town this year, raising serious concerns about public safety and the integrity

Chairpersons of Parliament’s Economic Cluster delivered a stark warning during a media briefing on Tuesday, stating that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is “teetering on the brink of collapse” due to a severe financial and operational crisis. The briefing, which also covered issues pertaining to Postbank, critical minerals, illegal mining, and state property debt,

A community in Westonaria is demanding urgent action from provincial authorities, alleging that over 200 government-subsidized homes meant for long-standing beneficiaries have been illegally occupied and are being sold for profit. The dispute centers on the Westonaria Borwa Mega Project, where frustrated residents claim the illegal occupation has denied rightful applicants their homes, with some

The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) issued a stark warning today, stating that the country’s steel and engineering sectors are facing a severe crisis, with tens of thousands of jobs lost due to a combination of high wage costs, tough economic conditions, and problematic government policies. Over the past six years, NEASA’s membership

Five suspects were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police at Pump House informal settlement in Chatsworth in the early hours of Monday morning, 08 September 2025. Police operationalised intelligence about the whereabouts of the suspects who were wanted for cases of murder, house robberies, extortion and possession of unlicenced firearms which they

For seven years, residents of Ritchie have faced a severe and ongoing water crisis, relying on inconsistent tanker deliveries and a restrictive rotational schedule while raw sewage flows through their streets, creating a health hazard and unbearable living conditions. The community, located approximately 30 kilometers from Kimberley and falling under the Sol Plaatje Municipality, reports

The Kimberley Regional Court has handed down a substantial prison sentence to one of the six individuals accused of the November 2023 theft of firearms and ammunition from the Petrusville police station. The conviction of Mr. Benjamin Motsoane followed his formal plea of guilty to all charges. The case stems from an incident in November

A suspect wanted in connection with the 2020 murder of KwaZulu-Natal school principal Zwelabantu Zuma was fatally wounded in a shootout with police on Sunday afternoon. Members of the SAPS National Intervention Unit (NIU) located the 40-year-old man at a hostel in Mapetla, Soweto. Upon noticing the police, the suspect opened fire. NIU officers returned