FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa A former municipal manager of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality has been arrested by the political killings task team in connection with the murder of the ANC Youth League Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. Magaqa was a councilor in the municipality, when gunmen opened fire on…
Flysafair strike continues The trade union Solidarity says that FlySafair‘s pilots are willing to reconsider their wage demands if the current scheduling system is also addressed. The pilots are seeking more predictable rosters and at least one guaranteed weekend off per month. The union representing pilots at Centurion’s CCMA argues that the off days pilots…
Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) has welcomed a briefing by the acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, on the timelines of his Commission, that will investigate allegations of corruption in the police force and judiciary. The allegations by KZN Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi implicated…
Western Cape High Court. The trial within a trial regarding cellphone records in the case of alleged gang boss, Jerome Booysen is set to continue on Tuesday in the Western Cape High Court. Booysen is disputing the use of information of intercepted phone calls during the trial for murder death of steroid kingpin Brian Wainstein….
[File photo] Top US and Chinese economic officials will resume talks in Stockholm on Monday to try to tackle longstanding economic disputes at the centre of a trade war between the world’s top two economies, aiming to extend a truce by three months and keeping sharply higher tariffs at bay. China is facing an August 12 deadline to…
[File image] Police in KwaZulu-Natal are appealing to the public for assistance in tracking down a man suspected of committing a double murder. Twenty-year-old Zethembe Mzulwini was arrested in January for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. He allegedly shot and killed two siblings at their home in Folweni, in southern Durban, in…
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton during practice Lewis Hamilton, last year’s winner with Mercedes, apologised to Ferrari for an unacceptable performance after failing to get through the first phase of Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. The seven-times world champion, who has yet to stand on the podium since his move to Maranello in January, will start…
ActionSA Parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip. ActionSA Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip has opened a criminal case against forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan, citing a string of text messages he considers intimidating and hindering his Parliamentary oversight duties. Trollip laid the charges at Cape Town Central Police Station on Monday morning, saying he feels intimidated by O’Sullivan’s conduct….
Court hearing A 35-year-old man accused of murdering his 79-year-old father at Botshabelo in the Free State has opted to represent himself in court. This is despite caution from the magistrate that he has the option of taking legal aid. Lefu Posholi was arrested last week after being in hiding for more than two weeks….
Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee appears in court The case against Tiffany Meek, accused of killing her son Jayden-Lee Meek, has been postponed to Tuesday for judgment on her bail application. Defence lawyer Noven Naidoo delivered his closing arguments during Meek’s bail hearing at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court earlier today. State prosecutor…
