“Having regard to the election results and information subsequently available, I have reason to be concerned that my vote may not have been properly recorded, included or counted in the final results declared for the relevant voting station,” Zelt Marais stated in a sworn affidavit. Marais opened a case of election fraud against the Independent … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally received an independent panel report investigating how the Iranian navy participated in the multinational Exercise Will of Peace 2026 off the South African coast despite an earlier presidential instruction prohibiting it. Panel Submission After Extension The Presidency confirmed receipt of the document following a probe launched in February 2026. Justice … Read more
Allegations that two Hanover Park healthcare workers were drunk while on duty have sparked concern among residents, prompting an official investigation by the provincial Health Department. A video circulating on social media appears to show a man and woman allegedly intoxicated at the Hanover Park taxi rank on Tuesday, 15 September. Video Evidence Sparks Community … Read more
Kumsa Papu, a 40-year-old mother of two from Belhar, was allegedly stabbed multiple times and killed by her boyfriend in Mandalay, Mitchells Plain, during the early hours of Sunday morning, according to Western Cape police and her family. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg stated that emergency personnel responded to a crime scene in Wild Plum Street … Read more
Nomakhwezi Zitha, a 56-year-old woman from Delft, was found tied up and severely tortured at a house in Samora Machel after leaving home for work and never returning, according to Western Cape police. Following her disappearance, Zitha had reportedly been house hunting, and family statements shared on social media indicated she had been in contact … Read more
The South African Police Service (SAPS) 10111 emergency number experienced an outage in Cape Town starting at 16:00 on Tuesday, forcing call operators to rely on backup phones while technicians worked to restore the system. Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi confirmed that teams from Telkom and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) … Read more
A 16-year-old Malmesbury teenager arrested in an FBI-tipped raid faces 11 charges linked to the violent extremist network known as “764,” following an international investigation into online child exploitation and coercion, according to court and police records. National police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda van Wyk stated that the operation followed intelligence from the FBI, the US … Read more
A second-hand 2021 Haval H6 2.0T Premium purchased for R359,000 in cash has spent 162 days in repair workshops, according to owner Mario Angrisano, after a cascading series of electrical and mechanical failures culminated in a total engine collapse. The Brackenfell resident, 54, bought the luxury SUV from Kia Tyger Valley on December 29, 2023, … Read more
A toddler has died following a drowning incident in a stormwater pond in New Horizons, Plettenberg Bay, on Friday. The child, who was in the care of his grandmother at the time, fell into the muddy water while playing with two other children. Police have opened an inquest docket to investigate the circumstances of the … Read more
An Elsies River family has successfully reunited a pensioner with R2 000 in cash after he accidentally left the money behind at an Absa ATM. The incident, which occurred on 2 July at a machine on Halt Road, was resolved after a two-week search conducted via social media by resident Nadine Witbooi and her uncle, … Read more