[FILE IMAGE]: uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. State witness Sarah-Jane Trent has admitted during cross-examination in the Durban High Court that she was also acting on behalf of non-profit organisation, Forensics for Justice when she laid a charge against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. In her evidence-in-chief, Trent said she laid a criminal charge against…
Graphic depicting a bail application The two teenagers accused of killing 19-year-old Lusanda Mathabela at her home in Mataffin, Mbombela, in Mpumalanga have abandoned their bail application. Eighteen-year-olds Katlego Mokoena and Lungelo Sithole appeared briefly in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court. They accused of breaking into the home of Mathabela and stabbing her to death on…
FILE | An illegal mining site Large scale illegal chrome mining in Modderspruit near Rustenburg in the North West has divided the once peaceful community. Many residents allow groups to mine on their property for compensation, while others complain that the deep open pits are a danger, especially to children. Homes are also damaged and…
FILE | Minister Enoch Godongwana Over the medium term, South Africa’s debt-service costs will increase by 3.8 percentage points annually, a significant reduction from 7.4 percent growth projected amid in the 2025 Budget, this is according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Tabling this year’s Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament, in Cape Town, he…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana at a pre MTBPS press conference. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has set a new inflation target of three percent, with a one percentage point “tolerance band.” Delivering the Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday, Godongwana says the one percentage point band allows flexibility to accommodate any unexpected…
Australia’s Will Skelton Australia’s hopes of bringing in Will Skelton for the remaining two tests in their end-of-season tour have been dashed after the totemic lock suffered an ankle injury playing club rugby in France. Skelton’s heft and physicality have added greatly to Australia’s forward power when he has been available this season, but the…
Court gavel and book The murder trial of Alberto Matthews, accused of killing his ex-wife Mandy Bailey nearly two years ago, is nearing conclusion. The Northern Cape High Court heard closing arguments in the matter on Wednesday. The State argued that Matthews admit that he was at the murder scene and that two witnesses corroborated…
ANC Ekurhuleni secretary, Jongizizwe Dlabathi The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng has denied protecting the suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Yesterday, the City of Ekurhuleni announced the suspension of Mkhwanazi, following testimonies from two of his colleagues at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. They revealed Mkhwanazi’s alleged corruption and political…
A view shows a plant of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine on May 15, 2022. The African National Congress (ANC) is calling on government to spare no effort in establishing the circumstances surrounding 17 South Africans reportedly trapped in the war-torn Donbas region of…
EMPD vehicle City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says there’s a process under way to root out the City’s Metro Police (EMPD) officials found guilty of committing crimes. The Madlanga Commission has heard that almost 300 officers have criminal records or are awaiting trial for serious offences. On Tuesday, EMPD Deputy Chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi…
