Dambuza-Mayosi, Savage appointed as Constitutional Court justices

FILE| Inside the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein in Johannesburg. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Nambitha Dambuza-Mayosi and Katharine Savage as justices of the Constitutional Court. Their appointments are with effect from the first of next month. The pair was on the shortlist of candidates who were interviewed in October last year for two permanent vacancies at…

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Red-hot PSG beat Liverpool 2-0 in quarter-final first leg

Paris St Germain’s Desire Doue celebrates. Holders Paris St ​Germain were a cut above Liverpool as goals by Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia spurred them to ‌an easy 2-0 home win in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Doue and Kvaratskhelia struck either side of halftime to give Luis Enrique’s side a solid…

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Nkabinde criticises Adv. Riley for unnecessarily delaying proceedings

Nkabinde Enquiry Chairperson of the Nkabinde Enquiry, retired Justice Bess Nkabinde, has criticised Western Cape Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shareen Riley, for unnecessarily delaying the proceedings.   The Nkabinde enquiry is looking into the South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office.   Riley’s testimony was rescheduled on Wednesday after she requested…

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State opposes bail for four alleged drug mules

Four suspects arrested for drug trafficking appear before the court. The state has argued that five alleged drug mules arrested at OR Tambo International Airport last month are a flight risk, as they were en route to Hong Kong when they were apprehended. Four of the women appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court for…

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Woman shot execution-style on the Cape Flats

A crime scene where a shooting happened. A 58-year-old woman has been shot execution-style in Delft on the Cape Flats. Police say the incident happened on Thursday night. Serious crime has continued unabated on the Cape Flats despite the deployment of SANDF members to the area to assist police. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says, “Police…

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