Chief Justice Mandisa Maya. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has issued directions in former President Jacob Zuma and the uMkhonto weSizwe(MKP) party’s legal challenge against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister on special leave. The said directions set a number of deadlines for interested parties, namely those who wish to oppose the application must…
[FILE IMAGE]: Suspect being handcuffed and arrested. A 35-year-old man has appeared before the Botshabelo Magistrates’ Court in the Free State in connection with the murder of his elderly father. Lefu Phosholi was arrested this past Saturday after being sought by police since his disappearance on the 2nd of July. It is alleged that the…
Outgoing Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane at the 3rd Annual Making Education Fashionable event at the Durban ICC, 21 June 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed the removal of Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Nkabane’s deputy Buti Manamela, as the Minister and Nomusa Dube-Ncube as…
EFF Leader Julius Malema. The case against EFF leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard Adrian Snyman for discharging a firearm in public area has been postponed to the 29th of August for judgment. The state and defense presented their closing arguments on Monday in the East London Regional Court, in the Eastern Cape. The duo…
[File image] Nomusa Dube-Ncube speaking at an event. Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they are investigating a case of arson after a fire at former Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube’s house in Gillits, west of Durban. The fire services say three vehicles were destroyed and sections of the servant’s quarters damaged. “Police in Hillcrest have opened a case…
[File Image] Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. The State in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has resolved to allow all five accused on trial for the 2014 murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa to wear protective…
FlySafair customers wait in long lines at the airport as some of the flights are cancelled. FlySafair has had to cancel 26 flights which account for 13% of its operations amid the wage dispute with pilots. The pilots have rejected the airline’s 5,7% wage increase offer, sticking to their demand of a 10,5% hike. The…
[FILE IMAGE]: Judge Dhaya Pillay. Judge Dhaya Pillay has disputed reports of long waiting periods during the May 2025 provincial and national elections. Pillay is seeking another seven-year stint as an IEC Commissioner having first been appointed to the position since 2018. She is one of eleven candidates being interviewed over the next two days…
RAF board seen at a taxi rank. Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), Songezo Zibi, says the inquiry into the affairs of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) will continue despite the dissolution of the board of the entity. The committee has set the ball rolling on setting up an inquiry to investigate…
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa says the party welcomes the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave. Hlabisa was addressing members of the media in Durban on matters pertaining South Africa’s governance. Ramaphosa’s decision follows allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla…
