South Africa
Campaigning must end at midnight as IEC wraps up special voting - Moepya
IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya says all campaigning must stop at midnight as special voting closes with 1,425,942 votes cast.
By Mashudu Sadike
South Africa
South Africa
Police Ministry assures voters of safe, spotless elections as special votes wrap up
By Mashudu Sadike
South Africa
Police deployed after supporters storm IEC warehouses in KZN
Police were called in after party supporters forced their way into an IEC storage site at Dassenhoek library in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday night, with similar…
By Mashudu Sadike
South Africa
Voting delays Khomotso Phahlane's R54m fraud trial
The R54 million fraud and corruption trial of former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and five co-accused has been postponed to Monday 9…
By Khaza Mathebula
South Africa
281,000 children screened, but zero tracking system for those needing treatment
The Department of Health told Parliament it has no system to track Grade R learners referred for eye, hearing, dental, speech or mental health care after…
By Zama Nteyi
South Africa
Voter arrested for photographing ballot paper
Police in Limpopo arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly photographing his marked ballot paper at a Lulekani voting station, and are searching for a second…
By Khaza Mathebula
South Africa
Health faces R50bn in medical negligence claims
The Department of Health told Parliament that public hospitals face R50 billion in medical negligence claims, down from R58 billion a year earlier.
By Zama Nteyi
South Africa
South Africa hits back after US gives 60-day notice to kill AGOA benefits
Pretoria says it has offered more than enough concessions and accuses Washington of raising new issues mid-negotiation, after the US gave notice it will end…
By Mashudu Sadike
South Africa
Jobless doctors told they're 'loud' and costly to hire
A health official told Parliament that unemployed doctors are "louder" than other jobless health workers and their salaries strain provincial budgets.
By Zama Nteyi
South Africa
No ballot selfies, no peeping: IEC cracks down on secrecy ahead of final special vote and election day
The IEC says photographing a marked ballot is a criminal offence and booths must shield voters' choices, as special voting ends ahead of Wednesday's poll.
By Mashudu Sadike
South Africa
Hawks secure vehicle preservation order in dagga case
The Mpumalanga High Court has granted the Hawks a preservation order over an Opel Corsa allegedly fitted with secret compartments hiding 59 parcels of dagga.
By Khaza Mathebula
South Africa
Two arrested for election-related offences in Limpopo
Police say one man was caught removing election posters in Mankweng and another was arrested after a voter's party T-shirt was burnt in Sekhukhune.
By Khaza Mathebula
South Africa
Dagga trafficker's R100,000 getaway vehicle seized in Hawks crackdown
The High Court has granted a preservation order against an Opel Corsa Utility allegedly fitted with secret compartments hiding 59 parcels of dagga.
By Khaza Mathebula
South Africa
US kicks South Africa out of AGOA, COSATU warns of job bloodbath and blames AfriForum
By Mashudu Sadike
South Africa
Two convicted in Phala Phala farm theft that haunted Ramaphosa presidency
Modimolle Regional Court convicts Imanuwela David and Froliana Joseph over the 2020 theft of US$580,000 from President Cyril Ramaphosa's farm, while a third…
By Mashudu Sadike
South Africa
Court exposes unlawful process behind Sizekhaya's lottery windfall
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has set aside Minister Parks Tau's award of the national lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings.
By Khaza Mathebula
South Africa
DJ Warras murder trial scheduled for next year
The trial of two people accused of murdering DJ Warras will begin in the Johannesburg High Court on February 22, 2027.
By Ngwako Malatji
South Africa
Act on fake documents or we will: AG to DCS
The Auditor-General told the NCOP on 28 October it will act on falsified documents at Correctional Services if the department fails to, after the documents…
By Zama Nteyi
South Africa
Agrizzi to appeal R1.6 billion confiscation order
The former Bosasa COO says the R1.66 billion order reflects contracts awarded to the company, not money he personally received.
By Khaza Mathebula