North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has urged eligible residents to participate in the 2026 Local Government Elections, emphasising the importance of exercising their constitutional right to vote. Mokgosi cast his ballot in Vryburg, under the Naledi Local Municipality, on Wednesday, 4 November, where he encouraged residents to make their voices heard through the ballot. Speaking after voting, the Premier said every vote contributes to shaping the future of communities, the province and the country. He also reiterated that the provincial…
Members of the March and March movement claim to have discovered large quantities of suspected drugs at Parklane Flats in Pinetown on 20 May 2026. Led by activist Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Phakel’umthakathi, the group marched through the area demanding stricter controls on undocumented foreigners, citing links between illegal immigration, crime, and drug trafficking in Durban’s western suburbs. Videos and photos circulating rapidly on social media show protesters entering the Parklane Flats complex – a building reportedly known locally for drug-related…
A tenth victim has died after a devastating head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bus on the R39 road between Standerton and Morgenzon on Thursday morning. The crash, which occurred around 05h15, claimed the lives of all ten occupants of the minibus taxi, including the driver. Eight people died at the scene, while the ninth succumbed to injuries while being transported to hospital. A tenth person later died in hospital. According to Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security…
The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management has expressed concern over a rise in violent crime in the province following the murder of Mahikeng community activist Thato Molosankwe. Molosankwe was shot and killed at his home in Lomanyaneng near Mahikeng in the early hours of Wednesday morning, an incident that has sparked renewed calls for stronger policing and improved intelligence capacity. Committee chairperson Freddy Sonakile has urged law enforcement to work swiftly to apprehend…