Former COPE Deputy President Willie Madisha. The former deputy leader of the Congress of the People (COPE), Willie Madisha, has remembered the late Mosiuoa Lekota as a man who never compromised on what he believed in. Lekota, who is the former leader of COPE, died earlier on Wednesday morning at a hospital in Midrand, Johannesburg,…
Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze speaks during a media briefing. Embattled Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze says now is not the time to panic, after the club slumped to their fifth defeat in six matches following a 1–0 loss to Richards Bay FC Tuesday night. In what turned out to be one of Chiefs’ worst…
Head of Crime Intelligence Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo. Suspended organised crime head General Richard Shibiri says he is the one who gave crime intelligence head General Dumisani Khumalo the names of the Big Five cartel members. General Shibiri has concluded his evidence for the day and will return to the commission on Friday to face…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the International Relations Department is in the process of identifying a number of South Africans who are trapped in the Middle East. This follows the escalation violence in the region. Ramaphosa says government is committed to ensuring that South Africans who are stranded are…
Adv Molatlhwa Michael Mashuga looks on during Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee proceedings. Former senior state prosecutor Advocate Molatlhwa Mashuga says he was under consistent attack by private investigator Paul O’Sullivan due to his investigations against him. Mashuga told the Ad Hoc Committee that some of O’Sullivan’s modus operandi was to use media houses to tarnish…
Suspended SAPS Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri. Suspended national head of organised crime in the South African Police Service, Major-General Richard Shibiri has denied referring to entertainment blogger Musa Khawula as ‘chomi’ in a WhatsApp text message. Testimony before the Madlanga Commission alleges that attempted murder accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala used his links with…
Inside the High Court in Pretoria where the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is taking place. The State prosecutor in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Advocate George Baloyi says there are over 1 700 calls were made between accused two Bongani Ntanzi and his girlfriend while he was in prison. This despite claims by Ntanzi that…
Oil tanker at a port The war in Iran and the resulting surge in energy prices will impact emerging markets well beyond inflation to broader pressures on external balances, currencies and capital flows, analysts warn. Brokerages, including J.P Morgan and Bernstein, expect Brent prices to rise above the $100 mark if the conflict continues as Tehran…
New All Blacks Coach, Dave Rennie Former Chiefs coach Dave Rennie has been named as the replacement for Scott Robertson as coach of the All Blacks. He will take New Zealand to the Rugby World Cup in Australia next year. The 62-year-old former Wallabies coach beat out Jamie Joseph for one of the biggest jobs…
Brothers Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande are accused of orchestrating AKA and Tibz murders. The Ndimande brothers, accused of murdering rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motshoane – in a dramatic turnaround – informed the Durban Magistrate’s Court that they plan to apply for bail. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, through their lawyer, made…
