Ntanzi alleges confession was pre-written in Meyiwa trial
Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, seen in the dock. The…
Ntanzi alleges confession was pre-written in Meyiwa trial
Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, seen in the dock. The second accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, claims investigators already had documents in a brown envelope when he was allegedly forced to sign confession statements. Ntanzi is under cross-examination at the High Court in Pretoria, where he…
Mother and four-day-old baby die in Springs house fire
[File image]: Firefighters fighting off a fire. Gauteng police are conducting investigations after a mother and her four-day-old baby have died in house fire in Springs on the Eastrand. The Ramasedi family is devastated after a fire claimed the life of 37-year-old Moipone Ramasedi and her baby, Naledi. The two perished when flames engulfed their…
SIU freezes R76.5m in assets linked to Eskom procurement scam
Electricity pylons are seen along the cooling tower of the defunct Orlando Power Station in Soweto. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a court order to freeze tens of millions of rands in luxury assets linked to a multi-million rand Eskom procurement scam. In a statement, the SIU says it has successfully frozen 17…
IEC says preparations for 2026 local elections well on track
New local government election logo. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says preparations for the 2026 local government elections are well in advance. The Commission says this includes the technical logistics and outreach community requirements for the polls. A senior IEC delegation briefed the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on its 2026/2027 annual performance plan and…
ANC Mpumalanga calls for investigation into Manamela’s claims
The flag of the African National Congress. The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga calls on the national government to investigate allegations made by the suspended provincial police commissioner, Daphney Manamela. Manamela held a media briefing over the past weekend in Mbombela, revealing that senior police officers interfered with certain investigations in the province. She…
Auditor-General flags concerns over SAA operations
A South African Airways aircraft is seen at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa January 12, 2020. The office of the Auditor General says it has concerns about the continuing operations of South African Airways (SAA). The Auditor General, Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy, and the board, as well as the executive of SAA,…
TMPD tender recommendations came before bid scoring, commission hears
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. The Madlanga Commission has heard that recommendations for the TMPD-3 tender were made before bids were scored. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson, who is probing suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer, Gareth Mnisi, over alleged tender rigging, says this could constitute fraud. The TMPD-3 tender…
BMA targets border officials linked to smuggling
Members of the Boarder Management Authority. The border management authority says it will collaborate with other law enforcement agencies to crack down on officials involved in criminal activities at the country’s ports of entry. The authority says it is concerned about allegations that some of its officials are involved in crimes, including the smuggling of…
Owner of a pitbull that mauled a boy in FS set to be sentenced
[FILE IMAGE] Pitbull dog The owner of a pitbull that had mauled an eight-year-old boy to death is set to be sentenced in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court today. Keabetswe Moroane’s dog attacked Olebogeng Mosime in November 2022. Moroane has been convicted of culpable homicide after the court found that she failed to properly secure the…
Suspect confesses to girlfriends murder, points police to grave
A graphic about gender-based violence Police in KuGompo City have confirmed a gender-based violence incident in which a 26-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her 29-year-old boyfriend in Rainy village in Libode. Fikiswa Madolwana’s body was allegedly loaded into a wheelbarrow and taken into a nearby forest, where she was buried in a…
