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Life Esidimeni families picketing outside the NPA offices. Calls for broader accountability have emerged following the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to pursue criminal charges in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. 141 mental healthcare patients died in 2015 and 2016 after being transferred from Life Esidimeni to unregistered and ill-equipped NGOs. Families and opposition parties say full criminal accountability is essential to ensure…

Mpumalanga roads have been severely damaged by heavy rains. kaHhoyi residents say the government has failed them. Motorists and residents of KaHhoyi village in the Nkomazi area in Mpumalanga have raised concerns about the bad condition of the main road in the village. The road is impassable, and public transport has stopped using the road,…

Resident of Ntshongweni, KwaZulu Natal say they want street lights as crime continues to rise in the area A man has been brutally murdered in Ntshongweni, in the Outer West of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. According to eyewitnesses, the two men were allegedly drinking on Saturday when they got into a physical fight, which the attacker lost….

FILE| Rain droplets seen on the image The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) says no major flood-related incidents have been reported across the city so far. This comes as Johannesburg continues to experience widespread thunderstorms and persistent rainfall, with more rain expected on Tuesday, raising concerns over flooding in low-lying areas. Related video|…

City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Service (EMS) rescuers attending to a building collapse in Ormonde on March 2, 2026. A Bryanston based property developer company, New Order Investments, that was allegedly involved in the recent building collapse in Ormonde, allegedly owes the City of Johannesburg R19.5 million in electricity and rates arrears. A two-storey building under construction at the Sixth…

Fannie Nkosi appears in court, April 13, 2026. Bail application of Sergeant Fannie Nkosi of Gauteng South African Police Service (SAPS)’s Organised Crime Unit will continue on 20 April. The state has opposed his bail application, stating that their evidence against him clearly showed that he was involved in protecting criminals involved in serious and…

North West businessman Suliman Carrim appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. A fleet of cars belonging to Suliman Carrim’s security company, Fusion Tactical, has been seen entering Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, where the North West businessman has been admitted. Carrim allegedly suffered a heart attack at a gym in Sandton this morning. He is set to appear before…

Matipandile Sotheni is accused of killing Marius van der Merwe The case against the former police officer accused of killing Marius van der Merwe, also known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, has been postponed to Friday next week for a formal bail application. Matipandile Sotheni appeared briefly in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court. Sotheni is accused…

Fannie Nkosi appears in court, April 13, 2026. Suspended Organised Crime Unit Member, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, has told the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court that he will plead not guilty to all charges against him. Nkosi was arrested on April 2 after a raid at his house in Pretoria. He faces charges of theft, defeating the…

The Life Esidimeni online memorial and advocacy project. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed it will prosecute individuals implicated in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. The decision follows years of investigation and an inquest into the deaths of at least 141 psychiatric patients in 2015 and 2016. Patients died after being unlawfully transferred from licensed care facilities to unregistered and ill‑equipped NGOs….