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The pre-trial hearing of businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, together with his four co-accused, commences this morning at the High Court in Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:

The suspect was arrested for fraud and contravention of the Health Professions Act. The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has exposed another individual operating as a medical practitioner without being registered with the Council. The female foreign national was arrested in Midrand, Gauteng, where she was temporarily standing in for General Practitioner Dr…

File: Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, Advocate Thembeka Ngcukaitobi is expected to continue his cross-examination on Friday morning at the Nkabinde Enquiry. Former KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Moipone Noko is set to conclude her testimony on the 23 dockets linked to former Hawks head Johan Booysen and the Cato Manor unit. The Enquiry is examining whether…

South African Police Service Section Head for Quality Management, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, better known as the Madlanga Commission will resume its public hearings with South African Police Service Section Head for Quality Management, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng at 9:30. Matjeng…

Court gavel and handcuffs Three suspects are expected to appear at the Veeriniging Magistrate Court in the Vaal on Friday facing a string of charges that include murder, attempted murder, carjacking and possession of a hijacked motor vehicle. This follows a shooting incident that took place on Tuesday at R59 Road in Meyerton where a…

Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala together with co-accused appear in the High Court in Johannesburg on January 29, 2026. The pre-trial hearing of businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and his four co-accused is expected to resume on Friday morning at the High Court in Johannesburg. Matlala is facing eleven counts of attempted murder, and a string of…

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza. The ANC Study Group on the Ad Hoc Committee has defended National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza’s decision not to issue a subpoena to forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan and businessman Brown Mogotsi, saying the attacks on her are misdirected. The two have requested to testify virtually citing serious security concerns. Parliament’s…

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy during a scholar transport inspection operation in Potchefstroom, North West Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says over 290 private scholar transport vehicles have been impounded across the country. This is in efforts to re-establish regulation and professionalism in the scholar transport sector. Speaking during the Department of Transport scholar transport inspection operation in Potchefstroom…

Houses submerged in flood waters Scores of flood victims in Mthatha are still stranded in a mass care centre in Northcrest in the Eastern Cape. While the floods claimed more than hundred lives, it also displaced more than 120 victims. The victims were moved to the Northcrest Church building, after last year’s floods with a…

Lions lying in the grass. Four lions have been spotted roaming the Makhushane and Mabikiri areas outside Phalaborwa in Limpopo. In a statement, the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipal authorities are warning the community members and livestock farmers to be cautious. It’s not clear where the lions have escaped from as there are game parks as well as…