Tension between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola over political murder dockets seems to have cleared up. This emerged on Tuesday, 2 September 2025 when Masemola and Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia issued a joint statement to say they were working together and had dealt with the matter. Days before that, Cachalia and…
School learners across South Africa have been wreaking havoc all week, with the latest incident occurring on Thursday at a school in the Eastern Cape.A Grade 9 learner from Enkwenkwezini Senior Secondary School in Alice, in the Amathole West Education District, was assaulted and stabbed with scissors by two fellow learners.The Eastern Cape Department of…
BHISHO-The Bisho High Court in the Eastern Cape has sentenced a former 51-year-old police Sergeant for killing a man he accused of dating his wife.Dumile Elephant Ndlovu was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for murder and assaulting his wife with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.Spokesperson of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Lizzy…
MATATIELE-THE community of Maluti outside Matatiele in the Eastern Cape remains in shock following the tragic deaths of three close relatives whose lives were cut short in a horrific fire at their home. Motseki Kgumamang (21), Karabo Manyokole (23), and Lebamang Manyokole (33) all died on the incident.Their four-roomed RPD house was engulfed by fire….
Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has admitted that “certain issues could’ve been avoided” by administrators in the Department of Justice in relation to the delays in ensuring the Madlanga Commission had the necessary resources to start on 1 September 2025. At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, 26 August, Kubayi said that she had placed the…
The inaugural fundraising event by MaXhosa Africa, the Lindelwa Foundation Auction Dinner, successfully raised over R1 million. Named in honour of Lindelwa Ngxokolo, a passionate community leader and the mother of the founder, Laduma Ngxokolo, The Lindelwa Foundation serves as the official social impact arm of MaXhosa Africa. Held at their Johannesburg creative space, which…
It is alleged that the pair were involved in a smash-and-grab incident involving Ian Cameron, Nicholas Gotsell and Lisa Schickerling. The trio were on their way back from an oversight to the police training college in Philippi, Cape Town when the incident happened. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said Klaas was shot when one of…
STERKSPRUIT- Learners at St Teresa Secondary School in the Joe Gqabi District, Eastern Cape, are attending school on empty stomachs after the suspension of the School Nutrition Programme (SNP). The Eastern Cape Department of Education has confirmed the disruption, attributing it to an administrative issue stemming from the school’s unauthorised contract with a service provider—a…
KINGSTOWN- Police in the Eastern Cape are searching for unknown gunmen who killed five people in separate incidents. The shootings were less than five hours apart. Eastern Cape police spokesperson, Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, said the motive for both incidents is not known at this stage. In the first incident, the bodies of three…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that taxpayers will foot a R740 million bill to fund the National Dialogue, saying the event will be conducted at minimal cost and will be hosted at free venues such as community halls, schools and churches. Speaking at the launch of the inaugural National Convention of the National Dialogue at…
