Peet Viljoen Denied Bail and Remains Behind Bars After Court Rules He Is a Flight Risk
Disbarred attorney and reality TV personality Peet Viljoen was denied bail by Magistrate Nicca Setshogoe at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday 17 August 2026. His wife Mel…
Cat Matlala Tells Madlanga Commission He Hates Brown Mogotsi and Refuses to Answer Questions About Senior Police Figures
Alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appeared before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry at the Brigette Mabandla Judicial College in Pretoria on Sunday 17 August 2026, saying he hates Brown…
Woman Killed After Rock Thrown From Bridge Smashes Through Car Windscreen on R24 in Bedfordview
A woman was killed after a large rock thrown from the Van der Linde Bridge on the R24 freeway in Bedfordview smashed through her car windscreen on Friday 14 August…
SAMA32 Homecoming Edition: HLE Sweeps the Night as Maskandi and Gospel Dominate Sun City
The 32nd South African Music Awards celebrated at the Sun City Superbowl in the North West Province on Saturday 15 August 2026. Gospel star HLE won Album of the Year…
Reiger Park Suspect Reegan Cheslyn Collins Faces Court on Four Murder Charges While Out on Bail for Other Murders
Reegan Cheslyn Collins, 23, appeared in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday 12 August 2026 on four counts of murder linked to the Reiger Park attack that killed two Anti-Gang…
Madlanga Reprimands Fadiel Adams as Testimony Postponed to 19 August After Late Statement
NCC leader Fadiel Adams made a brief appearance before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday 11 August 2026 before Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga postponed his testimony to 19 August after…
Snow Blankets Parts of South Africa as SAWS Issues Orange Level 6 Warning for Eastern Cape
Snow blankets the Drakensberg Gardens north of Underberg in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday 10 August 2026 as one of the most widespread winter snow systems of 2026 sweeps across South Africa.…
DA Manifesto Promises Private Sector Led Municipal Services and End to Cadre Deployment
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis launched the party’s 2026 local government election manifesto at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg on Saturday 8 August 2026, promising to bring private sector companies…
Pitso Mosimane Returns as Bafana Bafana Coach After SAFA NEC Approves Appointment
Pitso Mosimane has been approved as the new Bafana Bafana head coach by SAFA’s National Executive Committee at an extraordinary meeting at SAFA House on Saturday 8 August 2026. A…
Operation Ubuntu Marches Across South Africa Against Xenophobia
Organisations and individuals under the banner of Operation Ubuntu marched across South Africa on Saturday 8 August 2026 to denounce xenophobia, with the South African Human Rights Commission expressing its…