Gauteng urges residents to report hazards as severe summer storms hit

The Gauteng Provincial Government is calling on residents to stay alert and report danger spots as severe summer storms continue to batter the province. Days of heavy rains have left

Read More

University of Mpumalanga accused of ignoring GBV cases at off campus residences

The University of Mpumalanga’s Housing Department is being accused of turning a blind eye to cases of gender-based violence (GBV) cases at off-campus residences. This follows the assault of a

Read More

Significant decline in most crime categories: Cachalia

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says in the past two quarters, there has been a significant decline in most crime categories. He says murder has started to decrease significantly followed

Read More

Engineering failures caused Jagersfontein mine dam collapse: Report

The Jagersfontein Mine dam collapse findings have revealed engineering failures. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo has released a report of the independent investigation into the mine dam

Read More

NC man gets 10 year sentence for killing another man over a cigarette – SABC News

The De Aar Regional Court in the Northern Cape has handed down a ten-year imprisonment sentence to a 43-year-old man, Jannie Booysen, who fatally stabbed 56-year-old Johan Malieke during an

Read More

IEC alarmed about declining voter turnout in South Africa

The Independent Electoral Commission has raised an alarm over the continued decline in voter participation in South Africa. Deputy Chief Electoral Commissioner Masego Shiburi told a joint sitting of the

Read More

PMB woman set to walk to Joburg to raise awareness on GBV & fibroids

Thandeka Sibiya from Pietermaritzburg plans to embark on a solo walk from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburg next month to raise awareness about fibroids and gender-based violence (GBV).   Fibroids are non-cancerous growths

Read More

Cachalia praises the set-up of Madlanga Commission, Ad Hoc committee

The Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia says the establishment of the Madlanga Commission and Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee is important for the future of criminal justice in the country.   The two bodies

Read More

CASAC criticises criteria for NDPP selection

The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) has criticised the criteria used to select candidates for the position of National Director of Public Prosecution. CASAC says

Read More

LIVE: Police release first and second quarter 2025 crime stats

The South African Police Service presents the quarterly crime statistics, reflecting on crimes that occurred during the first and second quarters of the current financial year. Live proceedings below:   

Read More