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Town in uproar over renaming after anti-apartheid icon
AFP|Updated

Town in uproar over renaming after anti-apartheid icon

‘A mistake in data analysis’ – Mkhwanazi explains retraction of serious allegations against Bheki Cele

Mayibongwe Maqhina|Updated

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi clarifies the retraction of serious allegations made against former police minister Bheki Cele.

Watch VideoBulls must sharpen key areas ahead of Cardiff URC test in Pretoria

Leighton Koopman|Published

The Bulls face a critical test against Cardiff Rugby on Friday evening in Pretoria as they fight for a Top 8 spot in the United Rugby Championship.

Court rules against seller's eviction after cancelling deal despite receiving over R800,000

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Updated

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled in favour of a property buyer, overturning an unjust eviction order that threatened to leave her homeless despite her substantial ...

Mkhwanazi: Mchunu was ‘captured’ into disbanding political killings task team

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Explosive testimony in Parliament reveals forensic evidence allegedly tying Senzo Mchunu to the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team, despite attempts ...

Trump threatens media with treason charges over Iran war coverage

RT News|Updated

In a lengthy Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump alleged that “fake news” outlets had been spreading false information supposedly fabricated by Iran using artificial ...

‘I cannot in good conscience support the war’: Counterterrorism head Joseph Kent resigns over Iran war

Wendy Dondolo|Updated

Joseph Kent resigns as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, citing moral objections to the US war in Iran and urging a critical reassessment of ...

Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'

AFP|Updated

Iran vowed at the United Nations on Monday that it would not submit to " lawless aggression", saying its citizens were in " grave danger" from US and Israeli strikes. ...

Hawks arrest duo in R800 000 funding fraud scandal

Masabata Mkwananzi|Updated

A company director (58) and a financial advisor (49) were arrested in Phalaborwa for allegedly defrauding the Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDA) ...

Legal debate unfolds over Justice Khampepe's role in apartheid-era commission

Zelda Venter|Updated

Retired Justice Sisi Khampepe faces legal scrutiny as former presidents Zuma and Mbeki seek her removal from a commission investigating apartheid-era cases.

'No smoke without fire': MKP's David Skosana discusses Mkhwanazi's allegations and police accountability

Theolin Tembo|Updated

MKP MP David Skosana raises alarm over Mkhwanazi's allegations, exposing critical issues within SAPS as the Ad Hoc Committee probes police accountability.

Political battle erupts in Tshwane over R777 million water tanker spending

Masabata Mkwananzi|Updated

A political showdown has erupted in Tshwane over R777 million in water tanker spending, with ActionSA blaming the DA’s past leadership and the DA accusing the current ...

Who is Ali Larijani, Iran's national security chief killed by Israel

AFP|Updated

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Larijani was " eliminated last night", although this has not been confirmed by Iran.

Former ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa unaware of NPA reinstating corruption charges

Manyane Manyane|Updated

The NPA has announced its intention to reinstate fraud and corruption charges against former Minister Zizi Kodwa, who claims he has yet to receive official communication ...

NSFAS denies viral R630,000 student payout video, cites entertainment prank

Masabata Mkwananzi|Published

Viral social media claims of a massive NSFAS student payment are false and misleading. The scheme says the image is manipulated, urges the public to trust only official ...

Viral video of schoolchildren inhaling fire extinguisher contents sparks health warnings

Masabata Mkwananzi|Published

Johannesburg EMS has issued a warning after a viral video showed schoolchildren “smoking” fire extinguisher contents, cautioning that the act can cause respiratory ...

Israel responds to South Africa's genocide case at the ICJ

Brandon Nel|Updated

Israel has filed its response in SA’s genocide case before the International Court of Justice, more than a year after Pretoria submitted its detailed written arguments ...

South African pro-Palestine groups back Ramaphosa's ICJ statement

Theolin Tembo|Updated

Reactions pour in from South African organisations following President Ramaphosa's announcement about Israel's response in the genocide case at the ICJ.

Who is Matipandile Sotheni, the ex-police task force member accused of killing Witness D?

Simon Majadibodu|Updated

Matipandile Sotheni, a former elite SAPS officer, faces multiple charges in connection with the murder of Marius van der Merwe, known as 'Witness D.'

‘Not our war’: How the world has reacted to Trump’s call to patrol the Hormuz Strait

RT News|Updated

Nations getting oil through the key shipping lane should send warships to the region, the American president has demanded.