Dr Marelize Vergottini

The Last Door Is Closing on Our Schoolchildren

South Africa is not simply facing a teacher shortage. It is witnessing the erosion ofREAD MORE

The leader of the March and March Movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma
March and March Leader Questions Pakistan Association South Africa’s ‘Cosy’ Partnership With SAPS

The leader of the March and March Movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, says the Islamic Republic of Pakistan played no role in the liberation of South Africa…

Tembisa Hospital
Tembisa Hospital Looting: Maumela’s Luxury Ferrari on the Block After Special Tribunal Ruling

A Ferrari bought for more than R11 million and linked to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela can now be sold after the Special Tribunal ruled that…

Peter Nonyane
TMPD Weighs Suspension of Fraud-Accused Constable Peter Nonyane After Arrest

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) is considering suspending Peter Nonyane, aka Greater Gagash Municipality, following his arrest by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation,…

March and March Takes Anti-Illegal Immigration Protest to SADC Summit
March and March Takes Anti-Illegal Immigration Protest to SADC Summit

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Durban on Monday as the March and March Movement staged an anti-illegal immigration demonstration within close proximity of the 46th…

General Fannie Masemola
SAPU Urges Ramaphosa to Reinstate Masemola as Questions Mount Over IDAC Case

The South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently reinstate suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, saying revelations before…

Newclare Shooting
Four Killed, One Wounded In Newclare Shooting

Four people have been killed and one person wounded in a shooting at a flat in Newclare, west of Johannesburg. Sophiatown police are investigating four…

Orlando Pirates
Pirates Dethrone Chiefs as Early-Season PSL Race Takes Shape

The Betway Premiership has wasted little time reminding South African football fans why it remains one of the most unpredictable and fiercely contested leagues on…

E-hailing Driver Robbed on Camera as Social Media Erupts Over Alleged Zimbabwean Suspects
E-hailing Driver Robbed on Camera as Social Media Erupts Over Alleged Zimbabwean Suspects

A video showing a female e-hailing driver being robbed by three men has sparked widespread anger on social media, with the incident emerging against the…

Charlotte Tibane with Peter Nonyane

‘Greater Gagash’, Wife to Apply for Bail on Friday in R1.75m Estate Fraud Case

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer, Peter “Greater Gagash Municipality” Nonyane and his wife, attorney Charlotte Tibane are set to return to the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court on Friday for a bail application.

This follows their arrests in connection with an alleged multi-million-rand fraud and money laundering scheme involving two deceased estates.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed on Monday that the pair appeared before the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court and were remanded in custodyREAD MORE

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Dr Marelize Vergottini

The Last Door Is Closing on Our Schoolchildren

South Africa is not simply facing a teacher shortage. It is witnessing the erosion of the entire system of care that should surround a school, and teachers are being crushed beneath the weight of everything falling through the gaps. We are losing teachers, the social workers who support them and the non-governmental organisations to which they refer vulnerable children. These are not three separate crises. They are one crisis — and it is unfolding now.

Much of theREAD MORE

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The leader of the March and March Movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma

March and March Leader Questions Pakistan Association South Africa’s ‘Cosy’ Partnership With SAPS

The leader of the March and March Movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, says the Islamic Republic of Pakistan played no role in the liberation of South Africa from apartheid.

She then questions on what basis the Pakistan Association South Africa is having a “cosy” partnership with the SAPS.

Ngobese-Zuma then flagged the partnership, saying it is raising suspicions that Pakistanis now enjoy more government protection than South Africans.

She was addressing a READ MORE

Tembisa Hospital

Tembisa Hospital Looting: Maumela’s Luxury Ferrari on the Block After Special Tribunal Ruling

A Ferrari bought for more than R11 million and linked to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela can now be sold after the Special Tribunal ruled that keeping the luxury vehicle under preservation was no longer financially prudent.

The Ferrari SF90 Stradale forms part of a collection of luxury assets preserved in connection with the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) investigation into alleged corruption and maladministration at Tembisa Hospital, where about R2 billion is alleged to have been looted through irregularREAD MORE

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Peter Nonyane

TMPD Weighs Suspension of Fraud-Accused Constable Peter Nonyane After Arrest

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) is considering suspending Peter Nonyane, aka Greater Gagash Municipality, following his arrest by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, on allegations of fraud.

Nonyane, who has built a sizeable social media following under the name “Greater Gagash Municipality”, was arrested by the Hawks in Tshwane on Friday, 14 August 2026.

According to the TMPD, Nonyane, the store manager at Seventeen Lifestyle in Pretoria, remains in custodyREAD MORE

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March and March Takes Anti-Illegal Immigration Protest to SADC Summit

March and March Takes Anti-Illegal Immigration Protest to SADC Summit

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Durban on Monday as the March and March Movement staged an anti-illegal immigration demonstration within close proximity of the 46th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit.

The protest took place near Durban City Hall, a few hundred metres from the venue where SADC heads of state and government were meeting at the International Convention Centre (ICC) for the regional summit.

Police and private security personnel maintained a strong presence around the protestREAD MORE

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General Fannie Masemola

SAPU Urges Ramaphosa to Reinstate Masemola as Questions Mount Over IDAC Case

The South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently reinstate suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, saying revelations before the Madlanga Commission have raised serious questions about the legal basis and handling of the case against him.

SAPU says Masemola should be restored to his position while the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) reviews the criminal charges brought against him by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).

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Newclare Shooting

Four Killed, One Wounded In Newclare Shooting

Four people have been killed and one person wounded in a shooting at a flat in Newclare, west of Johannesburg.

Sophiatown police are investigating four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder following the shooting on Saturday, 15 August 2026.

Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko said police received a complaint of a shooting in Newclare at about 9.34 pm.

“Upon arrival at the scene, community members pointed out a flat where they allegedREAD MORE

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Orlando Pirates

Pirates Dethrone Chiefs as Early-Season PSL Race Takes Shape

The Betway Premiership has wasted little time reminding South African football fans why it remains one of the most unpredictable and fiercely contested leagues on the African continent.

Just three matchdays into the 2026/27 season, the early battle for supremacy has already produced a dramatic change at the summit, with defending champions Orlando Pirates knocking Kaizer Chiefs off the top of the table.

The Buccaneers made the biggest statement of the weekend on Sunday when they sweptREAD MORE

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E-hailing Driver Robbed on Camera as Social Media Erupts Over Alleged Zimbabwean Suspects

E-hailing Driver Robbed on Camera as Social Media Erupts Over Alleged Zimbabwean Suspects

A video showing a female e-hailing driver being robbed by three men has sparked widespread anger on social media, with the incident emerging against the backdrop of renewed calls for undocumented foreign nationals to leave South Africa.

The video, which is circulating widely across social media platforms, appears to show the woman being confronted after responding to what had been a requested ride.

According to the footage, one of the men tells the driver that she isREAD MORE

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