Oupa Sindane intends pleading not guilty to extortion charges
Gavel and block in a court. Businessman and taxi owner Oupa Sindane says he intends…
Oupa Sindane intends pleading not guilty to extortion charges
Gavel and block in a court. Businessman and taxi owner Oupa Sindane says he intends pleading not guilty on all charges. He is applying for bail in the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg, alongside co accused Joe Sibanyoni, Daniel Masilela and Phillimon Msiza. The 50-year-old Sindane handed himself over to police Friday morning and…
eThekwini reassures residents water is safe to drink despite odour
Water in a glass. The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says the water is safe to drink despite the earthy or musty taste and odour of the water in the south and central parts of the Durban metro. The municipality says the water complies with quality and safety standards. The metro says the taste and smell is due to an organic compound caused by…
Chaskalson presents evidence debunking Mogotsi’s undercover claims
Brown Mogotsi appears before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 15 May 2026. Madlanga Commission Chief Evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson has presented evidence in Pretoria indicating that alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi was never an undercover agent. Chaskalson submitted an affidavit from a colonel in the Crime Intelligence division, stating that Mogotsi had never formed…
Musician Shebe Maburna case postponed to 28 May
Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke seen in the dock at the Polokwane Regional Court. The case of Limpopo musician, Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke, has been postponed to 28 May 2026 in the Polokwane Regional Court. The matter has been postponed to allow the defence team to familiarise itself with the 11 additional charges. Shebe Maburna is…
Defence calls Col Mahlangu as witness over Ntanzi’s detention in 2020
Accused number two in the former Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Bongani Ntanzi speaks to his lawyer. The defence, in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, has called Bongani Ntanzi’s fifth witness, Police Colonel Michael Mahlangu to testify about Ntanzi’s detention at the Pretoria North police…
Punjab Kings face pressure after five straight IPL defeats
Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians on the field Punjab Kings set the early pace in the Indian Premier League by going seven matches unbeaten, but a run of five straight defeats has left their playoff hopes in the balance and assistant coach Brad Haddin concedes they have failed to deal with the pressure. Tilak Varma’s…
Multi-agency team delivers aid to flood-hit Breede Valley community
Aerial view of the Breede River A team of people from multiple agencies, including the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services and Law Enforcement, are busy coordinating efforts to deliver food supplies and blankets to an isolated farming community in the Breede Valley area. Floods washed away a low-lying bridge, cutting off the…
Ntuli disputes claims of Mbalula’s role in Phala Phala vote
African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli, says Fikile Mbalula couldn’t have instructed caucus members not to support the panel report into the Phala Phala matter as he was not the party’s secretary general at that time. The remarks come after the former National Assembly speaker,…
Mogotsi refuses to answer questions to avoid ‘incrimination’
Brown Mogotsi appears before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 15 May 2026. Proceedings at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria have taken a dramatic turn after alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi refused to answer questions. Mogotsi, who had earlier been ordered by the commission to continue giving evidence after his recusal application against chief evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson was…
Motsoaledi visits family after fatal Limpopo crash
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi speaks at a government function. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has visited the bereaved family of pedestrians killed in a crash involving his official vehicle in Bela Bela, Limpopo, to pay his condolences. A woman and her child strapped on her back, were run over by the minister’s vehicle driven by…
