JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – Orlando Pirates finally ended a long wait for league‑cup glory when they edged Marumo Gallants 1–0 after extra time to lift the 2025 Carling Knockout Cup at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday night. The match was goalless after 90 minutes, a tense, tightly contested final, with Gallants defending deep and…
PRETORIA (CONVERSEER) – Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo, king of the AbaThembu, has ignited a firestorm of debate after leading a delegation on a recent visit to Israel and upon return unleashing a blistering attack on his own government’s foreign policy and the South African media. The visit, hosted by Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar, saw…
JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – The government of South Africa has revoked the 90-day visa-exemption previously granted to holders of ordinary Palestinian passports, following what officials say was a deliberate abuse of the system. The decision comes after the arrival last month of 153 Palestinians in Johannesburg on a chartered flight from Kenya. The charter flight landed…
BOKSBURG (CONVERSEER) – The ANC heads into a high-stakes National General Council (NGC) meeting in Boksburg tomorrow, where its decision to govern in a national unity arrangement with the DA and eight other parties will come under the spotlight. It is the party’s first major review since losing its parliamentary majority in 2024, a defeat…
POLOKWANE (CONVERSEER) – Orlando Pirates will take on Marumo Gallants tonight in the Carling Knockout Cup final at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, with kick-off at 18h00 tonight. Pirates secured their spot in the final with a 1–0 semi-final victory over Richards Bay, while Gallants advanced after a dramatic 4–2 penalty shootout win…
PRETORIA (CONVERSEER) – A devastating early‑morning shooting at an illegal shebeen inside a hostel in the Saulsville township, west of Pretoria, has left at least 12 people dead and 14 more hospitalised after gunmen opened fire on patrons. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), a total of 25 people were shot. Ten victims…
CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – Marius van der Merwe (right), identified as Witness D, was shot dead outside his Brakpan home on Friday night, weeks after providing explosive testimony to the Madlanga Commission regarding alleged corruption and abuse within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department. Van der Merwe had reportedly declined an offer of state protection, believing…
CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – A high-level police manhunt is underway following the killing of Marius van der Merwe (pictured), known as Witness D in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Police have confirmed that an AK-47 rifle was used in the attack. The National Commissioner of Police, General Fannie Masemola, is expected to brief Justice Mbuyiseli…
CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – During a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance meeting on Friday, allegations of irregularity surfaced concerning a major transaction involving the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). ATM party leader and Member of Parliament, Vuyo Zungula, alleged that Lindiwe Masina Dlamini, the PIC’s Head of Legal, granted a R1.4 billion legal indemnity to a…
By Our Reporter CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the killing of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, a key witness before the Madlanga Commission, describing the attack as “heinous” and a direct assault on the integrity of South Africa’s justice system. Van der Merwe, publicly known as Witness D, was shot outside…
