The three suspects charged in connection with the murder of e-hailing driver Isaac Satlat have abandoned their bid for bail. The Pretoria Magistrates Court has postponed the matter to allow for further investigations. Satlat was allegedly hijacked and strangled to death last week after picking up a man and woman who had requested an e-hailing ride. The attack, which was captured on his dashboard camera, has since been widely circulated on social media. Dikeledi Mphela, Gotsione Machidi and McLaren Mushwana…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent and coordinated action to address escalating conflicts across the continent, warning that instability threatens Africa’s development ambitions. Addressing the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ramaphosa reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to a peaceful, prosperous and integrated Africa in line with the AU’s Agenda 2063 blueprint. He welcomed the AU Peace and Security Council’s latest report but said the continent remains deeply…

The Executive Mayor of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Cllr. Khumalo Molefe, has called for urgent intervention to combat what he describes as a well-organised “water mafia” targeting and destroying municipal infrastructure across the district. Speaking at a media briefing in Mahikeng on Friday, Molefe said criminal syndicates were deliberately sabotaging water and sanitation infrastructure, worsening sewage spillages and deepening water supply challenges in affected communities. He said residents of Seweding Village (Ward 16) and Ramosadi Village (Ward 20)…