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The state claims there is constant interference of state witnesses in the case involving the suspended Deputy Police Commissioner on Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya. Sibiya made a brief appearance in the Randburg Magistrate's Court facing charges of rape, human trafficking and sexually grooming of 16 year old girl. He will appear in court on 29 Sepptember for bail hearing. Thab...

Two sixteen-year olds have been killed and three others critically injured after gunmen opened fire on a group of teenagers inside a house at KwaBester, Area 10, near Ntuzuma, north of Durban. Police say about five teenagers were inside the house when unknown attackers entered and opened fire. One of the victims, Ntando Kwazi Njova, had turned 16 just a day before the shooting. Gcinokuhle Malinga...

Different views exist among the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has flouted his constitutional responsibilities. This accordingly, by not acting against former Police Minister Bheki Cele. In 2022, the now retired Lieutenant-General Francinah Vuma accused Cele of political interference, after Vuma launched investigations into senior police officials in relations...

Rassie Erasmus has made wholesale changes to the Springbok team for Saturday's Test against Australia in Perth. There are 13 changes to the starting XV that beat the All Blacks in Baltimore, with only Eben Etzebeth and Ethan Hooker keeping their places. Andre Esterhuizen will captain the Boks for the first time, becoming the 68th player to lead South Africa. And there's a milestone for Jasper Wies...

Former Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says he was never involved in, or made aware of, secret negotiations between the ANC and the apartheid government concerning post-TRC prosecutions. Testifying at the TRC cases inquiry, Radebe says he first became aware of talks between the ANC leadership and the apartheid regime while he was imprisoned on Robben Island. He says Nelson Mandela later briefed some...

The Kruger National Park has been accused by young people in Nkomazi of disregarding them for employment. The unemployed youth of Nkomazi have embarked on a protest march to hand over a memorandum of grievances, calling on the management to also hire young people from their communities. For more on this Sakina Kamwendo spoke to  Nkomazi Youth Activist, Sibusiso Mhlanga

North West businessman and self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi has been denied bail in his fourth application. The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court found that the addresses presented by Mogotsi did not constitute new facts, as they had already been considered in his previous bail applications. He faces multiple charges including unlawful possession of a firearm. Presiding magistrate...

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli is today convening the revived Multi-Party Political Intervention Committee ahead of the November 4 local government elections. The committee brings together provincial government, law enforcement, intelligence services, the IEC and political parties. The meeting comes amid concerns over political killings in the province and recent clashes in Inanda involving...

Water restrictions are on the cards in the Western Cape as dam levels decline ahead of the hot summer months. The latest figures show the Cape Town Water Supply System at 76.6 percent, compared with 92.3 percent at the same time last year. Thee waterskloof Dam, the system's largest, is at 76.8 percent. DWS says water users must conserve supplies as rainfall remains uncertain. For more on this Saki...

WESTERN CAPE Police are investigating a triple murder after three men were shot dead in Gugulethu’s KTC informal settlement this morning. Police say the victims sustained multiple gunshot wounds to their upper bodies and heads and were declared dead at the scene. Authorities say the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the motive remain under investigation. Colonel Andrè Traut e...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Angie Motshekga has welcomed more than 2,500 new soldiers, who have completed their basic military training at 3 SAI in the Northern Cape. They are joining an SANDF under increase pressure to assist the police stem the tide of crime, including in hotspots in the Western Cape, where gang violence remains a major challenge, despite the deployment of soldi...

The Mathebula family from Homu 14, A village near Giyani in Limpopo is in mourning. This after the discovery of the body of the 28-year old, Vutomi Mathebula in the Kempton Park in the Ekurhuleni Metro in Gauteng. Her decomposed body is among those found dumped in the area. She had been reported missing towards the end of March, this year. Our reporter, Avhapfani Munyai has the deta...

US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III says America will not release the names of South Africans who will be affected by the visa restrictions. Accordingly, the US state department plans to imposed this visa restrictions on government officials and South African civil servants, who shape the land expropriation laws. This also includes those, who continue to promote the "kill the boer...

Analysts expect the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to increase interest rates by a quarter of a percent when it announces its decision on Wednesday (23 September) amid inflationary pressures and uncertainty due to the ongoing US-Iran war.  The expected hike is also supported by elevated levels of inflation which currently sits at four-point-three percent, a figure above the bank's t...

This Monday, SAfm anchor Sakina Kamwendo once again spoke to  Zimele Mbanjwa, FNB Wealth and Investments analyst, for the latest market update.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has directed the Construction Industry Development Board to investigate allegations that Morial Infrastructure Group obtained multiple construction gradings on the same day. The allegations suggest the company may not have met the requirements for those gradings, which were allegedly used to secure government contracts. The investigation fol...

Taxi boss and businessman Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni is testifying before the Madlanga Commission. Sibanyoni says Gubis 85 provided VIP protection services to his taxi association and related entities from March 2024, at a monthly fee of 145-thousand rand, VAT inclusive. He says the arrangement was commercially reasonable and necessary due to credible threats to his safety. He also revealed that he r...

Taxi boss and businessman Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni continues testifying before the Madlanga Commission. Sibanyoni addressing his position on key messages and interactions involving Sergeant Nkosi. He says he knew Nkosi as a social acquaintance and acknowledges that Nkosi visited his home on about 12 occasions in a social capacity.

National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, told the TRC Cases Inquiry she's unable to assist the Commission without a record, agenda, or minutes of two alleged meetings she called while she was the  Acting Minister of Justice in 2006. Didiza says she has no independent recollection of these meetings, as they allegedly happened twenty years ago. She appeared briefly before the TRC Case...

There is pressure on Sundowns after their 2-1 win against Al Ahly in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Miguel Cardosa will lose 12 players for international duty this week. SAfm sports anchor Jon Gericke has more

The case against the alleged Cato Manor serial rapist has been postponed in the Durban Magistrates Court to Monday, the 28th of September. This is to allow the state to find out if there are any outstanding charges against the 46-year old man. The 46-year old man made his first court appearance in connection with the 15 rapes committed between 2014 and 2025. Meanwhile, another serial rapist - who...

The water crisis in the embattled Thaba Chweu Municipality in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, persists. This, despite an undertaking to address the problem some five years ago. Residents have raised concerns over the water quality and sewage pollution. Recent water samples tested showed unsafe levels of coliform bacteria and alkalinity recorded at a warning level. The tests also showed no chlorine level. M...

The newly-registered United Democratic Front Party has unveiled its provincial election manifesto for the Western Cape. It took place in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats at the same venue where the now disbanded UDF was initially launched. Despite issues with the IEC, the party says they are ready to compete in the local government election on November 4th.

The killing of women took the centre stage at the EFF's Western Cape election manifesto launch in Delft, Cape Town. Party leader, Julius Malema, condemned the recent killing of women in Ekurhuleni, describing it as a declaration of war. He has called on communities to help police find those responsible. Mkhokheli Bandla filed this report... 

The IFP has urged South Africans to trust the party with their vote come the 4 November local government elections. Party Leader Velenkosini Hlabisa did this as he unveiled the IFP's Manifesto to thousands of supporters gathered at the Princess Magogo Stadium in KwaMashu north of Durban today (20/08). Senior political journalist Busi Bopela reports…