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ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya elected new Tshwane mayor
October 09, 2024

ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya has been elected as Tshwane's new mayor. She received 122 votes, while the DA's former mayor Cilliers Brink received 86. This was announced on Wednesday during a special council meeting.

Warnings of GNU betrayal by ‘capital stooges’ during national protests
October 07, 2024

SA Communist Party general secretary Solly Mapaila says with the government of national unity (GNU) our country is back in the hands of the Boers and the GNU is unjustifiable.

'We won’t tolerate lawlessness': law enforcement agencies monitor Cosatu strike
October 07, 2024

Security and law enforcement agencies are monitoring a nationwide strike over anger regarding prevailing economic crises.

Police put more boots on the ground
October 04, 2024

SAPSis adding more police officers in communities, aiming for one officer for every 220 people.

A new sheriff in town: top cop Senzo Mchunu says he's shifting gear
October 02, 2024

Two months since taking reins at the police ministry, Senzo Mchunu says police are upping the standard of policing, and criminals must surrender or be made to surrender.

Snow in spring not rare or unusual, according to SA Weather Service
October 01, 2024

Snowfall outside the winter months is historically not a rare occurrence in South Africa, says the SA Weather Service.This was according to experts at a media briefing on Tuesday at the Pretoria Press Club. 

Cops are not izangoma - communities must actively fight against crime, says police boss
September 30, 2024

Police minister Senzo Mchunu says police would struggle to fight crime if communities did not actively join hands to fight criminals. We speak to a crime analyst on ways to limit vulnerable citizens dying like flies. Dr Chris de Kock unpacks the ways crim

Weapons used in wars being seized from criminals
September 30, 2024

Police minister Senzo Mchunu says weapons SAPS are confiscating from criminals includes military weapons.

Why sangomas can't help themselves
September 28, 2024

Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala, cultural and African spirituality expert, unpacks why South Africans are battling with the rise of sangomas, why they too experience pain and grieve even though they have spiritual powers and what encourages the rate o

'Call me honourable': Gayton McKenzie tips his hat to Ramaphosa
September 27, 2024

Minister Gayton McKenzie says it is cold outside the government of national unity and he is happy to be led by President Cyril Ramaphosa.