July 2026

Pule aims to steady embattled SASSA, acknowledges criticism over Cabinet return

Facing mounting complaints over long queues and confusion surrounding grant reviews, Social Development Minister Dina Pule unveiled a turnaround plan for the embattled South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), aiming to improve

July 21, 2026

News·Politics

Guard tells Matlala trial of AK-47 ambush: ‘It was an ugly fight, it was bad’

A security guard who returned fire during an alleged assassination attempt told the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday that he emptied 15 rounds from his pistol at three attackers armed with AK-47

July 21, 2026

Crime·News

Holomisa calls on private sector to help rebuild SA’s military infrastructure

Deputy Defence and Military Veterans Minister Bantu Holomisa has called for the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to modernise South Africa’s ageing military infrastructure. Holomisa argued that government can no longer rely

July 21, 2026

News·South Africa

Ramathuba declares crackdown on undocumented migrants and those harbouring them

Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has intensified the province’s campaign against undocumented immigration, warning that South Africans who provide accommodation to undocumented foreign nationals will also face the consequences of the law.

July 21, 2026

News·South Africa

Former Apartheid Police Officers’ Sentencing in Caiphus Nyoka Murder Case Delayed

The sentencing proceedings of two former apartheid police sergeants convicted of the premeditated murder of student activist and Congress of South African Students (COSAS) member Caiphus Nyoka have been postponed after one

July 21, 2026

Crime·News

Man Jailed For Two Life Terms For Raping Boys Aged 7 And 11

A 40-year-old man from Sedan Village has been sentenced to two life terms of imprisonment by the Nkowankowa Regional Court f raping two minor boys. This was said by Limpopo National Prosecuting

July 21, 2026

Crime·News

Judge assures ‘Cat’ Matlala and co-accused of fair trial as State opens case

Judge Cassim Moosa on Monday went to considerable lengths to assure alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused that they would receive a fair trial as the closely watched

July 20, 2026

Crime·News

Seputla Sebogodi’s Family at War With ANC Heavyweight Over Burial Plans

A bitter family fight has broken out between the family of the late actor Seputla Sebogodi and his new wife, ANC heavyweight Machwene Rosina Semenya, over where he should be buried. Africa

July 20, 2026

News·South Africa

Matlala trial to proceed despite defence lawyer’s diary clash

The trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused will proceed after the Johannesburg High Court rejected an attempt to postpone the matter because of a defence advocate’s

July 20, 2026

Crime·News

Woman’s body found hidden in pit toilet, police hunt murder suspect in Limpopo

Police have launched a manhunt after the body of a 40-year-old woman was found concealed inside a pit toilet at her home in Ha-Lambani Mahagala, outside Thohoyandou, on Sunday. Limpopo Police Spokesperson

July 20, 2026

Crime·News

July 2026 - Page 12

Guard tells Matlala trial of AK-47 ambush: ‘It was an ugly fight, it was bad’

Holomisa calls on private sector to help rebuild SA’s military infrastructure

Ramathuba declares crackdown on undocumented migrants and those harbouring them

Former Apartheid Police Officers’ Sentencing in Caiphus Nyoka Murder Case Delayed

Man Jailed For Two Life Terms For Raping Boys Aged 7 And 11

Judge assures ‘Cat’ Matlala and co-accused of fair trial as State opens case

Seputla Sebogodi’s Family at War With ANC Heavyweight Over Burial Plans

Matlala trial to proceed despite defence lawyer’s diary clash

Woman’s body found hidden in pit toilet, police hunt murder suspect in Limpopo

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