The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management says all roads that were closed this morning in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda region following a taxi blockade that left commuters frustrated, have been reopened. The department says the roads were reopened following engagements with the protesting operators, but has however urged motorists to continue driving with caution. The blockade affected major transport corridors including the R503 between Hartbeesfontein/Tigane and Klerksdorp, as well as the R30 towards Orkney. Several internal…

A female lawyer has been shot dead in the Johannesburg CBD after she was attacked while on her way to work on Monday morning. The incident occurred at the corner of Fox and Joubert streets near Gandhi Square at around 9am. Eyewitnesses told Newsnote that the woman was shot three times, including in the head. Her body was found lying a few metres from nearby offices before it was later removed from the scene. Sources at the scene claim the…

Secretary-General of the African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula, has criticised what he described as a “scandalous” decision involving African football leadership, claiming that Morocco was awarded a continental title through a boardroom decision rather than results on the pitch. Mbalula made the remarks during the ANC-led People’s March held at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein on Saturday, where thousands gathered to defend South Africa’s Constitution. Addressing the crowd, he argued that Senegal had been unfairly deprived of their title and…