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Healthcare workers’ unions in North West are calling on the provincial Department of Health to expand its investigations beyond the death of a long-term patient at Witrand Psychiatric Hospital, following another incident at Mafikeng Provincial Hospital where a psychiatric patient went missing. The unions argue that these cases highlight deep-rooted systemic failures, including chronic understaffing, […]

The African National Congress (ANC) has reiterated its unwavering support for President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Government of National Unity (GNU) amid threats from the Democratic Alliance (DA) to table a motion of no confidence. The closing session of the ANC’s OR Tambo Regional Conference in Mthatha saw Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula delivering a robust defense

For nearly seven years, hundreds of residents have turned the abandoned Bakgomana Primary School into an informal settlement, refusing to leave until the government offers them alternative accommodation. The school, which closed decades ago due to low learner numbers, became a haven for crime before families moved in, transforming classrooms into living spaces. Now known

Two men, aged 23 and 25, were shot and killed in their home in Nyanga early Sunday morning, marking the fourth deadly shooting incident to rock the Western Cape in just one week. According to police reports, unknown assailants entered the victims’ residence on Bush Street in White City and opened fire before fleeing the

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the sentencing of a 44-year-old man convicted of raping two minor boys, aged eight and nine at the time of the incident. The Senwabarwana Magistrate’s Court handed down the sentence on Friday, 27 June 2025, after finding the accused guilty of the heinous

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced it will remain part of the Government of National Unity (GNU) despite escalating tensions with the African National Congress (ANC). However, the party will boycott the upcoming national dialogue in August 2025 and take a harder stance against ANC-led corruption. DA leader John Steenhuisen addressed the media on Saturday,

 Free State police have successfully arrested suspects connected to a fatal business robbery and murder that took place in the early hours of Saturday morning in Phomolong, Deneysville. Details of the Crime At approximately 01:00 on 28 June 2025, authorities responded to a crime scene at a local business premises in Phomolong. Upon arrival, officers

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Western Cape has opened yet another mass murder docket after seven men were gunned down in the early hours of Saturday morning. This latest incident brings the number of people killed in mass murders on the Cape Flats to 13 in just a matter of days. A

The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue has drawn sharp criticism from Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema, who accused the party of failing to respect President Cyril Ramaphosa and government protocols. Malema’s remarks came in response to the DA’s recent ultimatum to the president over the removal of its

The African National Congress (ANC) has firmly rejected the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) ultimatum to President Cyril Ramaphosa, dismissing it as an attempt to destabilize the Government of National Unity (GNU). The ANC’s response comes after the DA demanded the removal of two ministers—Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande—or face repercussions,