City Power Recovers R1.5 Million in High-Debt Crackdown Across Johannesburg

City Power, Johannesburg’s municipal power utility, successfully recovered a staggering R1.5 million from a single client during a recent cut-off operation in the Inner-City Service Delivery Centre (SDC). The operation, focused on high-debt defaulters, was carried out on Thursday across multiple locations, including Bellevue, Berea, Jeppestown, Houghton Estate, Yeoville, Parktown, and the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD). The crackdown is part of City Power’s ... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, November 7th, 2024

South Africa Shuts Key Border as Violent Post-Election Protests Rock Mozambique

South Africa has temporarily closed the Lebombo border crossing with Mozambique following violent unrests linked to disputed election results in Mozambique. The Border Management Authority (BMA) commissioner, M... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, November 6th, 2024

Johannesburg’s Looming Water Crisis: Level 1 Restrictions and Growing Concerns of ‘Day Zero’

Gauteng’s residents, long reliant on assurances from Rand Water that a “Day Zero” scenario was unlikely, now face an unsettling reality as Level 1 water restrictions come into force. This initial ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, November 4th, 2024

Cape Town Underworld: The Rise and Fall of Mark Lifman

Cape Town’s criminal underworld lost one of its most notorious figures this Sunday when businessman Mark Lifman was shot dead outside the Garden Route Mall in George. Lifman, aged 57, was walking alone throug... Read more »
By Daniel Raynolds On Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

UN Secretary-General Under Extreme Scrutiny After Meeting with Putin at BRICS Summit

The debate surrounding UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s recent attendance at the 2024 BRICS summit—that took place in Kazan, Russia, between October 22 and 24—reveals deep fractures in how inte... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

Head of Ekurhuleni Police Suspended for Allegations of Running Unofficial Police Unit.

Isaac Mapiyeye, the suspended head of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), faces serious allegations of running an unofficial “police” unit of unpaid volunteers, known as the Commun... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 28th, 2024

Alleged Misuse of Police Vehicles Sparks Debate Over Resource Allocation

A recent incident involving a police vehicle from Bramley Police Station allegedly operating far outside its designated area has sparked considerable debate over the use of law enforcement resources in South Af... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, October 25th, 2024

Three Arrested for Mass Shooting in Cape Town

Cape Town — In a tragic mass shooting that claimed seven lives in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, police have arrested three suspects as the province reels from a string of violent incidents believed to be gang-rela... Read more »
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By Lara Issa On Saturday, October 5th, 2024

Urgent Need for Peace Amidst Israel’s Ground Invasion of Lebanon

On October 1, 2024, Israel launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon, marking a dramatic escalation in the long-standing conflict with Hezbollah. This military operation, catalyzed by a series of devasta... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Monday, September 9th, 2024

Popular KZN Stick Fighter Bhejane Msomi Dies in Murder-Suicide Shooting

Bhejane Msomi, a popular stick fighter from KwaZulu-Natal, has allegedly died in a murder-suicide incident that took place in his hometown of Highflats on Monday, 09 September 2024. According to various sources... Read more »