The case against Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been postponed to next Tuesday by the Alexandra Regional Court. The pair face charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm, and contravening the Immigration Act, following the alleged…
Matipandile Sotheni, former police officer accused of killing Marius van der Merwe The Independent Policing Union of South Africa (IPUSA) has called for the implementation of exit vetting. This follows the arrest of a former Special Task Force member, Matipandile Sotheni, for the murder of former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer and whistleblower Marius van…
[FILE] Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Two people have been shot and killed in a suspected taxi-related incident in Delft on the Cape Flats. Police officers responded to the scene, near the Palm taxi rank, where the bodies of a man and woman were found with multiple gunshot wounds. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg,…
The Lusikisiki crime scene cordoned off. A trial within a trial of six men accused of the murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki is expected to resume on Tuesday at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. The State has called two witnesses, Sergeant Nqaba Gqala and Captain Yalekile Sonkqayi. Gqala is the officer who took accused number two, Aphiwe Ndende,…
Road damaged due to flooding Persistent rainfall in three districts in Limpopo continues to damage critical infrastructure. Vhembe and Mopani Districts have been the hardest hit, with some areas receiving over 100 mm of rain in the last 48 hours. The heavy downpours have wreaked havoc, with bridges collapsing and cutting off communities. A bridge…
The Special Task Force (STF) is the SAPS elite unit. Crime expert Willem Els has raised concerns that some Special Task Force members are now being recruited by organised crime syndicates because of the skills they possess. The remarks come in light of the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Marius van der…
Accused number two in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi seen appearing in court. The second accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, has told the court that he is not the author, nor the source of the statement that was read during his bail application. Ntanzi and his four co-accused are appearing…
Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused are appearing at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The pair was arrested following a shooting incident at the Mugabe residency in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, that left a gardener in hospital. LIVE STREAM:
Bellarmine “Chatunga” Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Mutonje. Bellarmine Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, are back in the Alexandra Regional Court on Tuesday morning, where plea negotiations are expected to begin. They are accused of shooting a 23-year-old gardener at the Mugabe residence in Hyde Park in February….
The remains of Khoi and San descendants Descendants of Khoi and San people whose bodies had been exhibited overseas and who are to be reburied next week in the Namaqualand have called for the reburial to be postponed. Khoi and San communities say they have not been properly consulted about the process, and they…
