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Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, sustained serious facial injuries, including broken teeth, after his vehicle was ambushed by attackers hurling bricks in Philippi on Wednesday. The incident, which also injured two other Members of Parliament, forced Cameron to use his official firearm in self-defence to escape the violent assault. The […]

Police have announced they anticipate further arrests after an 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody for the attempted robbery and assault of three Democratic Alliance (DA) Members of Parliament in Philippi on Tuesday. The attack left one parliamentarian with serious injuries. The victims have been identified as Ian Cameron—the DA’s shadow minister of police and

Members of the E-hailing Partners Council of Gauteng marched through the streets of Johannesburg on Tuesday before handing over a memorandum of demands at the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and the provincial transport department. The protest was sparked by what the council calls a failed previous attempt by the provincial government to address the significant challenges

A wave of migrating elephants from Zimbabwe and Botswana is causing severe damage to farms and instilling fear in residents along the Limpopo River, with recent incidents including the tragic death of a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) member. For weeks, communities in the Niani area outside Musina have reported herds of elephants crossing

An 18-year-old student was injured this morning (Tuesday) after being struck by a Toyota Quantum while on her way to school along Garland Street in Temple Valley – KZN. The teenager and her sister encountered a fully grown Rottweiler that had escaped from a nearby property. The dog allegedly charged toward the sisters, prompting them

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has announced an enhanced severance agreement for over 900 workers affected by the closure of Goodyear South Africa’s Kariega plant in the Eastern Cape. The deal, finalized last Friday, includes lump-sum payments starting at R100,000, with long-serving employees receiving up to R1 million. Job Losses and

In a significant breakthrough for South Africa’s anti-corruption efforts, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has begun executing a court order to recover R21 million in misappropriated funds from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The order, granted by the Special Tribunal, sets aside the invalid grant funding awarded to two non-profit organisations, the Samaritan Initiative and

A landmark legal case alleging a massive conspiracy by 28 local and international banks to manipulate the US dollar-rand exchange rate is set to be heard by South Africa’s Constitutional Court, in a proceeding that could redefine the country’s regulatory authority over its own currency. The South African Competition Commission has been locked in a

The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has issued a stark warning that the ongoing violent conflict between e-hailing services and minibus taxi operators is devastating its members and threatens to cause significant job losses in the retail sector. This comes in the wake of a meeting convened by Gauteng Transport MEC

A surge of gang-related violence has plunged several Cape Town communities into a state of crisis, with over 30 murders reported in just seven days, according to the Democratic Alliance (DA). The past weekend alone saw five people killed in separate shootings across Mitchell’s Plain and Muizenberg. The wave of killings has prompted grave concerns