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South Africans in several parts of the country are in for another spell of disruptive weather on Wednesday, with severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and flooding risks forecast across parts of the interior. At the same time, extremely high fire danger persists in sections of the Western and Northern Cape.The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over Gauteng, central to eastern North West […]

Fellow South Africans, I address you tonight with the heaviest of hearts. I speak as President of the Republic. I also speak as a man, as a husband and as a father to daughters. But no man should look away from the violence to which women in our country are subjected.The violence inflicted upon the women of South Africa is a source of profound pain and national shame. The nation is angry. The women […]

A legal application has been launched in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria seeking to review and set aside the decision by National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Andy Mothibi to withdraw criminal charges against suspended National Commissioner of Police General Fannie Masemola.The application was brought by fraud accused and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams.Fadiel also faces charges of defeating the administration of justice after he allegedly misrepresented the purpose […]

Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) has called for Iain Wares to be imprisoned for sexually abusing a former pupil, arguing that a non-custodial sentence would fail to reflect the lasting trauma experienced by survivors of childhood abuse.The call followed testimony by State social worker Phumzile Sithole at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.She argued that direct imprisonment was necessary to reflect the seriousness of Wares’ crimes and serve […]

Limpopo police have seized illicit cigarettes worth about R50,000 and recovered a vehicle allegedly used to transport the contraband after its occupants abandoned it during a police pursuit in Mankweng.The recovery was made on Monday, after members of the Flying Squad in the Capricorn District received information about a vehicle allegedly being used to deliver illicit cigarettes in the area.Police said officers responded to the information and headed towards Boyne, […]

Next week's fuel price increases could be worse than originally anticipated, with strong under-recoveries for petrol and diesel worsening the outlook as each day passes.The latest information from the Central Energy Fund indicates potential petrol price increases of between R3.12 for 95 Unleaded and R2.83 for 93 Unleaded. Diesel costs are projected to rise by between R2.73 for 500ppm and R3.13 for 50ppm.These predicted hikes will see all fuel types breaking […]

The Randburg Magistrate’s Court has heard that the 16-year-old, whom suspended, Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya is accused of sexually grooming, allegedly told her father that she had a crush on the senior police officer.The shocking details emerged on Tuesday during Sibiya's bail application, in which he faces five charges, including rape, sexual grooming and human trafficking.Sibiya was arrested last week following an investigation by the Madlanga […]

MK Party councillors deployed to municipalities after the local government elections will be required to sign performance agreements, with those who fail to meet agreed targets facing removal, the party's first deputy president, Duduzane Zuma, has said.The party wanted its representatives in government to be judged against clear expectations rather than remain in office regardless of their performance.“We’re even going to make them sign certain agreements with the party for […]

Western Cape Police arrested four men on Tuesday for being part of an extortion syndicate.According to police reports, during an interview with an attempted murder suspect, he tipped off Gugulethu police detectives about the syndicate and where they hid their firearms.“The information was given to the SAPS Crime Prevention Unit, which immediately went to the the address provided by the suspect," police said. Officers found two suspects at the house and confiscated […]