Tensions escalated dramatically in Orlando West today following a community demonstration that culminated in violent clashes, gunfire, and the destruction of at least ten vehicles believed to belong to foreign nationals. The unrest began earlier today when a large group of Soweto residents gathered outside the Orlando West Home Affairs
Tensions have reached a boiling point and public fury is mounting across the Durban community in KwaZulu-Natal following the shocking shooting of a South African citizen. The incident, which took place under circumstances still being investigated by law enforcement, has sparked widespread anger, leaving community members “breathing fire” as they
Chaos and violence erupted across the Durban Central Business District (CBD) as intense anti-illegal immigrant protests left parts of the city engulfed in flames. Demonstrators took to the streets in large numbers, demanding that the Department of Home Affairs Refugee Centre immediately halt the documentation and processing of undocumented foreign
POLOKWANE: Limpopo musician Lehlohonolo Katlego Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, is back before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court to launchl his fifth bid for bail. Chauke remains incarcerated as an awaiting-trial prisoner while facing, 21 charges His latest bail application is being brought on new facts, with his legal representatives,
The Department of Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre on Moore Road (Che Guevara Road) has been forced to shut down after members of the anti-illegal immigration group, March and March, took matters into their own hands, turning away hundreds of foreign nationals who had lined up to register for asylum.
POLOKWANE: Three South African Police Service (SAPS) members, including a female officer, have been arrested in Limpopo following separate investigations into allegations of theft and corruption. The three officers were arrested on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, by the SAPS Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit, assisted by the Polokwane Tactical Response Team. In
LIMPOPO: The Hawks have arrested an additional suspect in connection with an alleged R45 million tender corruption and money-laundering investigation involving Mogalakwena Local Municipality. The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation (SCI) units from Phalaborwa and Polokwane, together with the Hawks Task Team, arrested the 43-year-old municipal employee and a juristic company
The Madibeng Local Municipality in the North West has been issued an urgent legal ultimatum following allegations that it reinstated an official in direct defiance of a Pretoria High Court ruling. A formal letter of demand, dated October 7, 2026, was served via sheriff to the Acting Municipal Manager, W
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has dismissed speculations regarding the health of its leader, former President Jacob Zuma, confirming that he is in good spirits and excellent health following a scheduled medical visit yesterday. According to official party statements, the 84-year-old statesman attended a local facility for his standard routine
Former South African President and uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) leader, Jacob Zuma, has reportedly been admitted to a hospital in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, after falling ill. According to initial reports emerging late on Tuesday night, 6 October 2026, the 84-year-old former statesman became unwell earlier in the day while attending
