Five people, including two children, have died after a devastating fire ripped through a three-storey residential building in Doornfontein, Johannesburg on Saturday, with authorities continuing efforts to establish what sparked the blaze. The fire broke out shortly before midday at a privately owned building on Davies Street, according to the City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services, prompting a major emergency response. Firefighters evacuated residents from the building and battled the flames for several hours before bringing the fire under control.…

A farm owner in the Vorstershoop policing area of the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality in the North West has been fined R250,000 for allegedly employing 23 suspected undocumented foreign nationals. The 23 suspected foreign nationals, aged between 21 and 49, are expected to appear before the Ganyesa Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 29 June 2026. According to the provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Anne Magakoe, the arrests were made following an intelligence-driven operation conducted in the Vorstershoop policing area. “During the operation, police…

Community members and organisers from different parts of Soweto marched to Moroka Police Station on Sunday to hand over a memorandum of demands, saying they want government to address issues affecting townships, the economy and the future of local communities. The marchers, who gathered at Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown before proceeding to the police station, were joined by hundreds of residents. Many businesses in parts of Soweto remained closed during the demonstration. Community leader Lumkile Mkhaliphi said he was…