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Living conditions in Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels are appalling. Many are overcrowded and falling apart. Some receive no waste management and sanitation services from the City of Cape Town. The City says it has proposed a plan to upgrade hostels, but it needs funding. But the Western Cape government says it would cost more money to […]

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a preservation order from the Special Tribunal to freeze the immovable property at Portion 15 of the Farm Zandrivierspoort in Limpopo. “This action is part of an investigation into the misappropriation of funds from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), which were intended for the construction of old age

Teachers and 200 learners at Bhetshwana Primary School still use dangerous pit toilets from the 1980s. The Eastern Cape school has waited 25 years for new facilities, after two contractors abandoned building projects in 2016 and 2018. Four prefab classrooms burnt down in December, leaving just four classrooms and two leaking mud structures. Teachers and

Lekalinga, a Serbian-based company that teamed up with local partners to bid for the fourth lottery licence, has taken Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau to court. The company seeks to set aside the minister’s decision to award the fourth lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings. Lekalinga wants the minister to produce the reasons

The Free State Department of Roads acknowledged in its briefing of the Infrastructure Portfolio Committee that R30 billion and R15 billion are needed to repair tarred and gravel roads in the province, respectively. This staggering amount is equivalent to the total budget of the Free State government for the new financial year. In April 2023,

The Botshabelo Regional Court has convicted and sentenced 32-year-old Vuyisile Isaac to 10 years in prison for the murder of Sello Lefu, following a violent altercation over cigarettes and alcohol in September 2024. The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 29 September 2024, when police were called to a passage in Section C, Botshabelo,

A shocking shooting incident claimed the lives of a woman and her son in the Hillary area on Wednesday evening, leaving the community in shock. Emergency services responded to multiple calls at approximately 7:45 PM, reporting a shooting on Sarnia Road near Stella Road. Upon arrival, ALS Paramedics found South African Police Service (SAPS) officers already on the scene. Inside a

The Inkosi Mhlabunzima Maphumulo House has confirmed that it is in contact with the grieving families of three young students who tragically lost their lives in a light aircraft crash. The devastating incident occurred during Youth Month, a time meant to celebrate the potential and achievements of young people. Instead, the province mourns the loss

The South African Police Service (SAPS) Vala Umgodi team in Limpopo has made a significant breakthrough in combating illegal mining following a targeted operation in the Mavalani village area. Acting on intelligence reports, police swiftly moved to disrupt unlawful mining activities along the Mavalani River (Nsami) on Wednesday, 10 June 2025. At approximately 16:00, officers

A high-profile intelligence-driven operation led to the arrest of a 40-year-old suspect for drug dealing and the unlawful possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in Cape Town on Tuesday, 10 June 2025. The operation, conducted by members of the Anti-Gang Unit, Crime Intelligence, and Provincial Organised Crime Detectives, targeted a storage facility on Roeland Street