Gardee family files case over police interference in daughter’s case

Hillary Gardee’s picture at a memorial. The Gardee family has opened a case of defeating the ends of justice against the police officers accused of interfering with their daughter’s murder case. On Sunday, the suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner, Daphney Manamela, alleged that some police officers manipulated the investigations of certain cases to protect perpetrators. The…

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N1 crash leaves two dead, others injured

Glasses seen at an accident scene. Two people have died when a bus they were travelling in overturned on the N1 between Louis Trichardt and the Hendrik Verwoerd Tunnel in Limpopo. The bus crash happened after midnight on a sharp curve on the mountainous road. Traffic officers, police and emergency services are attending to the…

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Gun Free SA warns that everyday disputes can turn deadly

FILE| Gun and bullets. Advocacy group Gun Free South Africa says it is concerned about how quickly everyday disputes can turn fatal. This comes as a 58-year-old man is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court following a road rage incident in Emmarentia in Gauteng on Sunday. The suspect faces charges of murder and attempted murder after…

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Mnisi questioned on Nkosi’s possession of tender report

Suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi testfies before Madlanga Commission. The Madlanga Commission has heard that Sergeant Fannie Nkosi was in possession of a confidential draft report relating to the multi-million rand security tender. Suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer, Gareth Mnisi, has previously testified that documents related to tenders at the City of Tshwane…

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Four UN Secretary-General candidates to face public dialogues

An infographic of the four candidates for the position of the UN Secretary-General. Four candidates for the position of United Nations Secretary-General will participate in interactive dialogues with member states and civil society starting Tuesday as efforts to select the organisation’s first female leader ramp up. The dialogues were first introduced during the selection of…

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Manamela should have gone to Madlanga Inquiry, Ad Hoc Committee: SAPS

Suspended Provincial SAPS Commissioner in Mpumalanga, Daphney Manamela addressing the media in Mbombela, April 19, 2026. The South African Police Service says the suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Daphney Manamela should have approached the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry or Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee to give testimony. Manamela made serious allegations of corruption, political interference, and the protection of criminal elements within the SAPS at…

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Suspended CFO Mnisi rejects claims of using Sgt Nkosi as intermediary

Suspended Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi  Suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi has rejected Advocate Matthew Chaskalson’s assertion that he used Sergeant Fannie Nkosi as an intermediary to communicate with suspended Tshwane Deputy Police Chief Umashi Dhlamini due to alleged involvement in illegal activities. Mnisi has been accused of alleged tender manipulation at the City of Tshwane.  Chaskalson put it to Mnisi that he relied on Nkosi to relay messages to avoid…

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Shebe Maburna bail hearing postponed to Thursday

Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke in the dock at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. Limpopo musician, Lehlohonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke’s bail application has been adjourned until Thursday. Marburna has appeared before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. Shebe Maburna wants to be granted bail so that he can seek medical care for his leg injury. He sustained a fracture…

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