JMPD officers recover thousands of stolen sim cards and apprehend four suspects

JMPD officers recover thousands of stolen sim cards and apprehend four...

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Tactical Response Unit has recovered over 4,000 suspected stolen SIM cards and arrested four individuals following a routine...
Citizens in Limbo: Marchers Demand Home Affairs Unblock IDs, Citing 'Devastating' Effects

Citizens in Limbo: Marchers Demand Home Affairs Unblock IDs, Citing ‘Devastating’...

A growing number of South Africans, whose identity documents have been blocked by the Department of Home Affairs, gathered in protest today in Tshwane,...
City Power Challenges Hawks' Raid in High Court, Alleging Unlawful Conduct

City Power Challenges Hawks’ Raid in High Court, Alleging Unlawful Conduct

A legal battle between City Power and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) is underway in the High Court in Johannesburg, where...
Protest for Jobs Overshadowed by R2 Billion Corruption Scandal at Tembisa Hospital

Protest for Jobs Overshadowed by R2 Billion Corruption Scandal at Tembisa...

A workers' march organized by Cosatu and its affiliates in Tembisa on Tuesday was set against a backdrop of severe corruption allegations at the...
Court Orders City Power to Rebuild Demolished Alexandra Homes, Rules Evictions Unlawful

Court Orders City Power to Rebuild Demolished Alexandra Homes, Rules Evictions...

The Johannesburg High Court has issued a stern order against City Power, compelling the utility to rebuild homes it demolished in Alexandra, in a...
Residents of Nellmapius Voice Frustration Over Basic Service Failures Ahead of 2026 Elections

Residents of Nellmapius Voice Frustration Over Basic Service Failures Ahead of...

With the 2026 local government elections on the horizon, political parties face a formidable challenge in winning over disillusioned residents in areas like Nellmapius,...
Contractors Blockade City Power Offices in Johannesburg Over Unpaid Debts

Contractors Blockade City Power Offices in Johannesburg Over Unpaid Debts

Entry to the offices of City Power in Johannesburg was blockaded on Tuesday by a group of disgruntled contractors demanding payment for work completed,...
Five Killed, Six Wounded in Zithobeni Tavern Shooting

Five Killed, Six Wounded in Zithobeni Tavern Shooting

A violent shooting at a tavern in Zithobeni in the early hours of Sunday morning has left five people dead and six others injured....
Community in Mourning After Deadly Tavern Shooting in Zithobeni

Community in Mourning After Deadly Tavern Shooting in Zithobeni

A quiet community has been plunged into mourning following a deadly shooting at a local tavern in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit, this past weekend. The attack,...
The Gauteng Department of Social Development has R2-billion to distribute to non-profit organisations in 2026/27. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Chaotic start to Gauteng Social Development Department’s 2026 funding cycle

The Gauteng Department of Social Development has reverted to accepting email applications from non-profit organisations after its new funding platform flopped. The...
The new Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court has been under construction since 2014. Photo: Warren Mabona

Legal action looms over Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court construction fiasco

A new magistrates’ court has been under construction in Mamelodi, Tshwane, since 2014. But work has been halted intermittently and the site was...
Suspect Nabbed with R600k in Drugs at Florida Car Wash

Suspect Nabbed with R600k in Drugs at Florida Car Wash

A 24-year-old foreign national is set to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court today, Wednesday, 01 October 2025, after a significant drug bust by...