Xi Steers China-U.S. Relations Toward Stability

BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Washington for a state visit and a high-stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

With the upcoming visit, the two presidents are expected to complete reciprocal visits within months. The trip will be Xi’s second state visit to the United States following his first in 2015.

More than a decade on, the world’s most important bilateral relationship has followed a bumpy course. HowREAD MORE

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is conducting a search and seizure operation at the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) premises in Centurion, Pretoria, as part of an investigation into a training contract estimated at R130 million.

The operation is being carried out under a warrant granted by the Special Tribunal on September 17, 2026, with assistance from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks.

The investigationREAD MORE

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has had its electricity supply disconnected after an outstanding municipal account of more than R37.2 million prompted City Power and the City of Johannesburg to cut power to the institution’s premises.

The disconnection was carried out on Monday, September 21, following the non-payment of the municipal account.

City Power said its team arrived at the premises on Monday morning to execute the disconnection but was initially refused access.

The power utility, togetherREAD MORE

A 59-year-old senior police officer holding the rank of Lieutenant General has been arrested on charges relating to alleged sexual offences involving a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman.

The arrest, which took place on Monday, September 21, has triggered renewed calls for accountability within the South African Police Service, with civil rights organisation Not In My Name International demanding stronger measures to prevent abuse of power by police officers.

According to the SAPS, the senior officerREAD MORE

Criminal charges against suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola have been formally withdrawn in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court in connection with the controversial Medicare24 tender case.

Masemola arrived at court on Tuesday morning as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) moved to formally withdraw the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) charges against him.

The withdrawal follows a review ordered by National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi, who concluded that there were noREAD MORE

Ten suspects have been arrested, and nine firearms recovered following a shootout between police and suspected criminals in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg.

The suspects, aged between 30 and 54, were arrested on Monday night after police members encountered a suspicious Hyundai H100 fitted with blue lights and a siren while conducting patrols in the area.

The incident happened at about 7.36 pm on September 21.

According to Gauteng police, officers became suspicious of the vehicle afterREAD MORE

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has suspended Palm Ridge senior prosecutor Advocate Richard Chabalala pending an internal investigation, following allegations that he demanded R400,000 from a Limpopo businessman to make a fraud case disappear.

The suspension marks a significant development in a case that has been under scrutiny after Howard Mashaba accused Chabalala of accepting a portion of the alleged bribe, saying it was a requirementREAD MORE

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate six projects in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and the Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency over allegations of serious maladministration, corruption and irregular expenditure.

The investigation follows the signing of Proclamation 350 of 2026, which gives the SIU a mandate to investigate procurement and contracting linked to several projects in Buffalo City.

SIU spokesperson Selby Makgotho said the unit would investigate allegationsREAD MORE

Fifty former matric learners from Baphutheng Senior Secondary School in Limpopo are heading to the High Court in Polokwane this week after their 2024 National Senior Certificate results were withheld following findings of “group copying”.

In a statement, SECTION27 says it will represent the former learners when the matter is heard in the Limpopo Division of the High Court on Wednesday, September 23.

The learners are challenging decisions by the former Acting Head of Department of theREAD MORE

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it is closing in on those responsible for a series of killings involving women in Gauteng, but has warned that investigators will not rush arrests at the expense of building cases that can stand in court.

Deputy National Commissioner for Policing Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili said on Monday that specialised detectives, forensic experts, intelligence officers and other specialists were working around the clock to establish whether there areREAD MORE