Image of prison cell The Circuit High Court sitting at George in the Western Cape has sentenced a man to life in prison for hacking his wife to death with a panga in 2022. 34-year-old Rodney Witbooi was also sentenced to 15 years for attempted rape, 15 years for attempted murder, seven years for…
Outside the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. Some alleged instigators who were members of the social media groups which incited public violence during the 2021 July civil unrest had international links to countries like Cuba. This was the testimony of the state’s first witness, Hawks Major-General Gopaul Govender, who is the National Co-ordinator for Unrest Investigations. Govender…
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk in action with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland Action. Manchester City crushed rivals Liverpool 3-0 in a high-stakes Premier League clash on Sunday, with Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku scoring to seal a win that could prove pivotal in the title race. The game was City boss Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th…
A Shein logo is seen as customers shop in the first physical space of Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein on the day of its opening inside the Le BHV Marais department store, the Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville, in Paris, France The French Finance Ministry on Friday halted the suspension proceedings of Chinese online retailer Shein initiated two days ago after the…
The Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system will consider its interim report on the work completed to date. Live proceedings below:
Road block with Johannesburg Metro Police Department members stopping traffic under the Road Traffic Infringement Agency. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says the constant postponements in the roll-out of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto), proves that the system is unworkable in its current form. The Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, has…
Motorists have been urged to delay travel on the N3, in the Free State following an accident involving 3 vehicles and 4 fatalities. Four people have been killed in a crash involving two cars and one heavy motor vehicle on the N3 south, 13 kilometres south of Villiers, in the Free State. N3 Toll Route…
Benches inside of a court. The state is meticulously continuing with its case to prove the relationship between alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack and his co-accused, Zane Killian. Earlier, the prosecution put it to Modack that he had enlisted the services of Killian to ping the phone and location of anti-gang unit member, Charl Kinnear,…
Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia. Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, says a plan has been put in place to tackle gang violence in Westbury and Reiger Park, including an increased deployment of officers on the ground. Cachalia was speaking following a meeting in Westbury attended by top police brass, including National Police Commissioner,…
Two teenagers have been arrested for rape. Another teenager in Limpopo has been arrested for allegedly raping his younger sibling. Police say a 13-year-old boy allegedly raped a five-year-old child at their home at Mundzedzi Village outside Louis Trichardt. Police Spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the incident allegedly happened inside the house. At Makumeke village outside…
