Elderly man arrested in Free State Police in the Free State have arrested an 80-year-old man for murder and defeating the ends of justice following the discovery of the body of a man on a farm between Kroonstad and Welkom on 20 August 2025. The arrest followed after an alleged a tip off from the…
Chairs and tables in a classroom. Two Lesedi Secondary School learners accused of fatally stabbing another learner have been released on bail by the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrates’ Court in Gauteng. Twenty-year-old Grade 12 learner Mlehalinye Montasi was freed on R6,000, while 19-year-old Kgotlhello Mathabathe who is in Grade 10 was granted R3,000 bail. They are both charged with premeditated murder after allegedly…
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Businessman Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala is expected back in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday for a bail application. Matlala, his wife and three others are facing charges of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Matlala allegedly ordered a hit on his…
MEC for Economic Development and Tourism Ms. Jesta Sidell. Former Tourism Deputy Minister Amos Fish Mahlalela is touted to lead the new board of the embattled Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Provincial Economic Development and Tourism MEC Jesta Sidell made the announcement during a media briefing in Mbombela. The briefing was to outline activities to…
A home where four members from one family were killed during the mass murder in Lusikisiki. The trial of the six men accused of the Ngobozana Massacre in Lusikisiki has been postponed to Wednesday. The accused who turned state witness, Lwando Anthony Abi, continued with his testimony today at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki. Abi told the court that he transported accused persons…
South Africa’s manufacturing slowed down again in August due to weaker demand. In a setback for the South African manufacturing sector, the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index slid back into contraction by 1.4 points to 49.5 points in August. The decline reversed some of the previous months’ gains that saw the index climb above 50 points….
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court in Johannesburg. The Alexandra Magistrates’ Court in Johannesburg has heard that businessman Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala has a fraudulent identity document from Eswatini. Matlala appeared in court today for a bail application. The matter has been postponed to Monday next week. He faces charges of conspiracy to…
Prof Glenda Daniels, SA Editors Forum’s Secretary General. Women journalists in certain African countries have encountered extreme online harassment due to their journalism and/or for having a public profile, according to a 2014 study (Barton & Storm). This has not abated, with 73% of women journalists saying they experienced harassment and bullying on platforms such…
Johannesburg’s newly constructed Lilian Ngoyi Street pictured on 01 September 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has criticised Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero over the Lilian Ngoyi Street upgrade, saying it has missed deadlines and incurred budget overruns. This is after City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero announced that the street would be reopened next week. The…
A member of the EFF holds up a poster saying “arrest this murderer” during a protest outside the medical practice of a doctor in Kroonstad whose grandson is accused of killing a man on their farm. Dr Koos Troskie, the grandfather of the suspect accused of killing and burying a person in a shallow grave…
