The minister says the three were removed from Parliament in August 2024.Macpherson also wants the court to order them to pay for litigation costs. He says no individual is above the law when it comes to unlawfully occupying state property. [STATEMENT] I’ve authorised formal eviction proceedings, including a cost order, against three former MK MPs who have been unlawfully occupying …

The MMC for Public Safety in the City of Johannesburg, Mgcini Tshwaku, says authorities will investigate whether proper construction inspections were conducted following the collapse of a two-storey building in Ormonde that claimed six lives. Three survivors were pulled from the rubble, one of whom is being treated in hospital. Three others are still missing. The incident occurred at Amethyst Business Park. Tshwaku says: “We need to check because at a certain stage of construction, an …

Six people have died following a building collapse in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg.It has been confirmed that 12 people were in the building.According to EMS, two people remain trapped, one person has been rescued and three haven’t been not locatedThe incident occurred at Amethyst Business Park this afternoon. BREAKING NEWS | Several people are reported trapped under a building following …

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors. The hikes will take effect from the 4th of March 2026. The department says higher shipping rates as well as the geopolitical uncertainty caused by escalating tensions between the United States are some of the main factors behind the increase. …

A KwaZulu-Natal-based travel agency says it has helped bring at least 150 South Africans back home in the past 48 hours, as tensions escalate in the Middle East.  This follows the United States and Israeli air strikes on Iran over the weekend.   The attacks killed the country’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, along with senior security officials, including the defence minister. Iran has …

University of Johannesburg (UJ) based economist Dr Ntokozo Nzimande says the negative impact the Israel-Iran conflict might have on South Africa’s economy includes government pausing the decrease of interest rates, as well as the increase in transport and food prices. Nzimande has been responding to Israel and the United States (US) air bombardment of Iran, which killed, among others, that …

The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. Livestream| Khampepe Commission of Inquiry: 02 March 2026: www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-trc-cases-khampepe-commission-of-inquiry-7/

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. Livestream| Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial, 02 March 2026: www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-02-march-2026/

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry resumes its public hearings this Monday morning with Brown Mogotsi back on the witness stand. The Commission was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa following allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, last year. Livestream| Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, Day 70: www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-madlanga-commission-of-inquiry-02-march-2026/

The South African government has urged all its citizens currently in the Middle East Region to contact the respective embassies accredited to their countries of residence to ensure that they are registered with and that their whereabouts are known to embassies. Citizens are stranded in the region and are unable to return home due to the closed airspace. The conflict …