A lock on a prison cell. After a four-year delay in bringing his case to court, 46-year-old pastor Musawenkosi Menyuka has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Mtubatuba Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Thembelihle Nxumalo was found with multiple stab wounds in 2020 after being reported missing at the Mtubatuba Police Station….
A marriage certificate. The Constitutional Court has ruled that a spouse cannot enter into an antenuptial contract in a bid to override their initial and existing marriage property regime, whether it be civil or customary marriage. The court on Wednesday decided to not uphold a decision by the High Court in Pretoria to declare a section of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act…
Crime scene tape Police are on their way to a crime scene in Jeffsville, Atteridgeville in Pretoria where five men have been shot and killed outside a local tuck shop. #sapsGP [BREAKING NEWS] Five men have been shot and killed outside a tuck shop in Jeffsville, Atteridgeville. More details to follow. Media Enquiries: #SAPS Gauteng…
Police officers and protestors seen outside Addington Primary School in Durban. Clashes have erupted over learner placements at Addington Primary School in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Police fired tear gas and used a water cannon to disperse the crowd. Various organisations are accusing the school of prioritising children of foreign nationals instead of South Africans. WATCH…
SAPS officers outside Addington primary school. A large police contingent has been deployed to the Addington Primary School in Durban. This as various organisations continue their protest, calling on the school’s management to make South African learners a priority over foreign nationals. Supporters of the lobby group March and March, as well as the…
FILE | Court room. The scholar transport driver who was involved in a crash in which 12 learners were killed in Vanderbijlpark, Johannesburg, is expected to appear in a local magistrate’s court on Thursday. The 22-year-old man is facing 12 counts of culpable homicide as well as reckless and negligent driving. Three learners are still…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa says parents shouldn’t have to bury their children. This as the country mourns the deaths of 12 learners who were killed when the scholar transport minibus they were travelling in crashed into a truck in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg on Monday. Three of the learners are still in hospital….
Sporong informal settlement residents in Randgate communit hall Tensions remain high at the Randgate community hall in Kagiso, west of Johannesburg, where about 500 residents of the Sporong informal settlement have sought shelter. They say they fled their homes two weeks ago following intimidation from illegal miners commonly known as Zama Zamas. Residents say there is a…
Strong winds and hot weather have exacerbated the fires, in Franschhoek, into day 5. The fire in Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands District Municipality has now been burning for five consecutive days. WATCH | The Cape Winelands District Municipality says a fire burning above Franschhoek remains out of control. pic.twitter.com/FD6H2E355j — SABC News (@SABCNews) January…
Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel speaks to the media outside the Booysen’s Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel says criminals who are seeking to extract revenge or eliminate opponents are starting to target courts. This comes after two people were killed and three others were wounded…
