Kaizer Chief defender Luke Fleurs. Six men accused of the murder of Kaizer Chiefs’ soccer player, Luke Fleurs, are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, in Johannesburg, on Wednesday. The 24-year-old soccer player was shot and killed in a botched hijacking before his car was stolen at a petrol station in Roodepoort…
University of Fort Hare’s main campus in the Eastern Cape. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education says it will recommend that Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela place the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in Dikeni, Eastern Cape, under administration. The committee says the move would help restore stability and improve relations between the…
The North Gauteng High Court has sentenced parolee Prayer Kgatle to life imprisonment plus 49 years after he was found guilty of raping an 11-year-old girl at the Anlin residential complex in Pretoria in 2023. 30-year-old Kgatle also received a 15-year jail term for housebreaking with intent to rape, 12 years for housebreaking, 12 years…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is placed on special leave, has bemoaned the fatal shooting that claimed two teenagers dead and five others injured in Westbury, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday afternoon. Mchunu was responding to a question on the Westbury incident from one of the panelists at the Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee hearings in Cape…
Graphic depicting a shooting scene. Two teenagers have been killed in a shooting incident in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Four other teenagers are receiving medical attention for gunshot wounds. Police say preliminary reports suggest that the shooting was gang-related. The Provincial Anti-Gang Unit is on the scene together with SAPS Forensic Services. Gauteng police spokesperson,…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. The Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has expressed serious concern following new disruptions to air traffic, which has impacted several local carriers. Local airlines, including Airlink, have experienced flight disruptions to a number destinations due to suspended instrument flight procedures. The affected airports included Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport KMIA, Pietermaritzburg, Richards…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 21 October 2025. The evidence leader in the Judicial Conduct Tribunal for Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says his case is not simply about sexual advances, but about abuse of power. The tribunal, sitting in Johannesburg today, is hearing closing arguments…
Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial Muzi Sibiya. The accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Muzi Sibiya, says he plans to appeal his convictions for possession of drugs and ammunition. The drug charge dates back to 2019, when Sibiya was found in possession of ten sachets of drugs in Tembisa. Sibiya…
SAFA House. The South African Football Association (SAFA) has shown no financial growth over the last two decades and it’s on the brink of bankruptcy. Chairperson of the Association’s finance committee, Mxolisi Sibam, says SAFA’s annual turnover is R250 million and more than 25% of it goes to staff salaries. Sibam has proposed salary adjustments…
Commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. EFF leader Julius Malema’s name has been mentioned at the Madlanga Commission. Witness A has testified that Malema is close friends with suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. However, nothing about Witness A’s testimony links Malema to the allegations being investigated by the commission. Witness A says…
