12+ hour, 38+ min ago   (1282+ words) Six Nigerian nationals (in white) were extradited to the US on Friday for their alleged involvement in romance scams targeting more than 100 US women. The process was facilitated by the Hawks and INTERPOL South Africa. Image: Directorate for Priority Crime…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago   (414+ words) By Dr Zizamele Cebekhulu-Makhaza, Chairman of Safer South Africa Foundation. For the last few months, the Madlanga Commission has captured the public’s attention, exposing allegations of serious wrongdoing that have shaken confidence in the very institutions entrusted with enforcing the…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1092+ words) Experts argue that South Africa’s role in the international drug trade is growing and that the country is facing an organised crime crisis that can no longer be ignored. South Africa has landed among the world’s top organised crime hotspots,…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1104+ words) After undergoing complex spinal fusion surgery, Bellville resident Rencia Gillespie has returned to hiking in the Cape mountains. Gillespie, third from the bottom, is pictured wearing khaki pants and a pink top. For retired nurse Rencia Gillespie, severe back and…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (731+ words) In Bapong, a mining village in North West province, several homes are now surrounded by massive pits dug by illegal miners using excavators. Residents say they were offered money in exchange for access to mine chrome, with some allegedly agreeing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (595+ words) Transnet and Eskom have denied allegations of targeting black security service providers from benefiting from opportunities. File picture: Supplied South Africa’s state-owned rail freight and logistics company, Transnet, and power utility Eskom have both refuted alleged exclusion of black security…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (708+ words) A subpoena is no longer just a warning at the Madlanga Commission, with North West businessman Suliman Carrim now facing criminal charges for failing to appear, while Major-General Feroz Khan’s hospitalisation has put another witness’s absence under the spotlight. This…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (755+ words) Forty-one City of Johannesburg ambulances worth about R41 million have sat idle for six years, while the city waits for Gauteng to decide whether it can put the vehicles back on the road to provide emergency medical services to residents. The…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (619+ words) The Constitutional Court has dismissed Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki’s bid to have Justice Sisi Khampepe recused from the TRC inquiry. The Constitutional Court has dismissed former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki’s bid to have retired Justice Sisi Khampepe…...