Want to comment on posts, engage with fellow readers, and submit stories, letters, feedback and more?
News
-
Police emergency line fails to answer nearly 1.8m calls
Nearly 1.8 million SAPS 10111 calls were abandoned in 2025/26, including more than 377 000 at Cape Town’s Maitland call centre.
Source:
-
Mayfair substation fires leave SABC without power for four days
SABC headquarters and thousands of residents remain without electricity after two weekend fires at the Mayfair substation damaged critical infrastructure.
Source:
-
Applications for newer Smart ID cards have never been easier
South Africans can now apply for a Smart ID Card at more than twice as many locations, following the expansion of Home Affairs’ Digital Partnership with Absa.
Source:
-
Isuzu confirms former payroll administrator was dismissed in 2025 after fraud probe
Isuzu Motors South Africa has confirmed it dismissed payroll administrator Natasja Slabbert in early 2025 after internal disciplinary proceedings linked her to the R10.5 million fraud for which a Gqeberha court convicted her this month. The company said it could…
Source:
-
Tsolo man sentenced to 27 years for girlfriend’s murder
The NPA has welcomed a 27-year prison sentence imposed on Meloxolo Pasiya for the 2021 murder of his girlfriend, Nwabisa Gwabeni, in Tsolo.
Source:
-
Rob Evans murder trial: Witness recalls Vanessa’s final family visit
Theresa Cunliffe told the Gqeberha High Court she saw Vanessa van Rensburg the day before her death, and that Evans called at 03:00 to say she had passed.
Source:
-
Opinion | Beyond the ballot: Do we understand what we are voting for?
Opinion piece by journalist Namhla Monakali: beyond the 2026 election results, do voters understand the policies they are voting for?
Source:
-
SAFTU rejects 3.5% salary increase
SAFTU rejects Ramaphosa’s 3.5% pay increase for political office-bearers but backs the 4% rise for judges, calling it indefensible amid mass unemployment.
Source:
-
Court grants R6.2 million forfeiture order in alleged piracy case
The High Court in Gqeberha has granted a R6,2 million forfeiture order against Damian Grundlingh, investigated for alleged illegal MultiChoice streaming.
-
Residents spend R400,000 repairing more than 1,000 potholes on R330
Residents have spent about R400,000 repairing more than 1,000 potholes on the R330 between Humansdorp and Cape St Francis, but warn the road remains dangerous ahead of the December holiday season
Source:
Share your news with us.
Do you have feedback you’d like to share?
Let us know what’s on your mind.