Attempted Hit in Boksburg Targets Man Implicated at Madlanga Commission

Police are investigating an attempted murder after a man linked to testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry survived a shooting incident in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, early on Thursday.

The shooting occurred in Van Dyk Park, within the Dawnpark policing precinct, on 5 February 2026. The victim, identified as Wiandre Pretorius, was not injured in the attack.

Gauteng SAPS spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed the incident, saying a case of attempted murder had been opened.

“The police are investigating an attemptedREAD MORE

Despite reporting a healthy profit for the 2024-2025 financial year, the Umngeni-Uthukela Water Board is facing significant strain due to massive unpaid debts owed by three major municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.

The bulk water supplier revealed its financial results in Durban on Thursday, highlighting that overdue municipal payments are suffocating its operations.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Thami Mkhwanazi, revealed that the board is currently owed R3.1 billion in overdue debts.

The largest debtors are the Ugu District Municipality and theREAD MORE

Nigeria’s number one goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has severed ties with South African club Chippa United.

The Chilli Boys confirmed Nwabali’s departure on Thursday. “Chippa United FC confirms that Stanley Nwabali has formally submitted a request to depart the club,” said the club.

“After careful consideration, the club has agreed to grant his release. We would like to thank Stanley for the years of service, commitment and professionalism he has shown during his time at Chippa United. His contribution to theREAD MORE

The National Lotteries Commission has welcomed the expansion of the Special Investigating Unit investigation into its affairs, saying it will allow law enforcement agencies the space and time to complete their work without interference.

In a statement issued on 5 February 2026, the NLC noted Proclamation R293 of 2025, signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, which amends Proclamation R32 and broadens the scope and timeframe of the SIU’s investigation into the commission. The amended proclamation empowers the SIU to investigate additionalREAD MORE

A new Pan African podcast series titled Difference She Makes has been launched on the Legally Clueless platform, placing women legal professionals at the centre of conversations about law, power and institutional change across Africa. The six part weekly series brings together leading women lawyers and legal practitioners from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to examine how justice systems evolve and how reform is shaped and sustained in practice.

The series is hosted by Kenyan media personality, social activist andREAD MORE

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday heard testimony alleging that senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers used state resources to silence social media commentator Musa Khawula after he published posts implicating alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala in serious criminal activities.

Testifying under the pseudonym Witness F, a senior police officer told the commission that in October 2024, he was instructed by suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya to assist in the arrest of Khawula on charges ofREAD MORE

In the western part of the state of Para in Brazil, environmentalists have recorded an increase in the population of Amazonian freshwater turtles. This is the result of the work of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) and local communities, according to Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS.

During the reproductive cycle in the Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve in the municipality of Oriximina (Parana state), more than 80,000READ MORE

Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has announced a 38-member squad in preparation for an Alignment camp for the COSAFA Women’s Championship and the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

The team will go into camp on Friday, 13 February, in preparation for the two tournaments to be played this year. The WAFCON is scheduled to take place in Morocco from 17-3 April 2026, while the COSAFA Women’s Championship will be held in Polokwane, South Africa, from 18 February –READ MORE

The National Leader of the DA, John Steenhuisen, has confirmed that he will not seek re-election to lead the liberal party for the third time, stating that he was doing so with a clean heart.

Speaking at a media briefing in Durban on Wednesday, Steenhuisen said he will now focus fully on his role as Minister of Agriculture, particularly on combating the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak affecting the country.

He said it would not be ideal for him to split hisREAD MORE

In 2026, young drama theatre actors from BRICS+ countries will once again come to Moscow to participate in the InteRussia Theatre Arts Fellowship programme. The programme is organised by the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts – GITIS in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund, the TV BRICS International Media Network and the Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation “Mezhdunarodniki”. The fellowship is held as part of Rossotrudnichestvo’s flagship initiative “New Generation” with the support of the Presidential Grants Foundation.

The programme is designed forREAD MORE