Honeydew Crime Surge Prompts Urgent Intervention From Gauteng Legislature

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called for urgent intervention in the Honeydew policing precinct after the local police station was ranked the worst-performing in the province and fourth worst nationally.

The ranking is based on the first quarter crime statistics for the 2026/27 financial year. The committee conducted an oversight visit to Honeydew Police Station following the release of the figures.

The latest statistics show increases in several serious and violentREAD MORE

The deadly crash of an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 in Miami has reignited a heated debate on aviation safety in South Africa, with social media users questioning criticism levelled at Airlink pilots after their controversial low-altitude flyover at a packed Cape Town stadium.

At least five people were killed and five others injured when the Amazon cargo aircraft overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday.

The Boeing 767 300 freighter, operating as Prime AirREAD MORE

Pitso Mosimane’s return to the Bafana Bafana hot seat will be put to an immediate test when South Africa begins its 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign later this month, with the newly appointed coach wasting little time in putting his stamp on the national team.

Mosimane, who was officially unveiled as Bafana coach this week, announced his first preliminary squad on Friday, selecting a 35-man group for crucial qualifiers against Guinea and Eritrea.

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The argument over Eskom’s transmission assets has settled into two camps. Eskom chair Mteto Nyati warns that transferring the grid now could weaken Eskom’s balance sheet and land the state with a R110bn bill. Others say ownership hardly matters, since the grid remains a public asset either way, and the real question is whether constitutional accountability follows it once it is within an independent transmission company.

Both deserve a hearing. Neither gets at what will decide whetherREAD MORE

As we celebrate Administrative Professionals Day on September 2, it is worth reflecting on how much the administrative profession has changed, and how much change there is still to come. For a long time, the image of an administrative professional was relatively simple: answering the telephone, managing diaries, arranging meetings, taking minutes and keeping the office running.

Those responsibilities still matter. However, today, administrative professionals are doing much more. We coordinate projects, manage stakeholders, support decision-making, organise conferencesREAD MORE

The Polokwane Magistrate Court has refused bail to Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane and attorney Charlotte Tibana, warning that their release could jeopardise the State’s investigation into alleged fraud involving millions of rands from deceased estates.

Tibana, 33, and Nonyane, 36, appeared before Magistrate Godfrey Netshiozwi on Friday, 4 September 2026, for their bail application.

At the heart of Netshiozwi’s decision was his concern that the two accused could interfere with witnesses,READ MORE

GUANGZHOU, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) — The Asia-Pacific Media Forum kicked off on Saturday in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. Ahead of the event, participating guests visited cities in Guangdong, including Guangzhou, Dongguan and Zhuhai.

African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency

GUANGZHOU, Sep. 5 (Xinhua) — The Asia-Pacific Media Forum kicked off on Saturday in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. From Sept. 3 to 4, the forum held four sub-forums in Guangzhou, Dongguan, Zhuhai, and Shenzhen in the province.

African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is set to investigate five tenders awarded by the Eastern Cape Department of Public Works and Infrastructure after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation authorising a probe into allegations of corruption, maladministration and the improper use of public funds.

The investigation follows the signing of Proclamation 344 of 2026 by Ramaphosa, giving the SIU powers to investigate the procurement and contracting processes linked to five projects and to recover anyREAD MORE

HANGZHOU, Sep. 04 (Xinhua) — China stands ready to work with all Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies to build a more stable food security system, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong said on Tuesday.

Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 11th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province.

StressingREAD MORE