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Judge Phillip Loubser is expected to deliver judgment on the trial within a trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal case in the Free State High Court on Wednesday. LIVE STREAM: 

[File] Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, known as Shebe Maburna in court The case against a Limpopo musician accused of attempted murder and assault has been postponed to next month by the Polokwane magistrate’s court.   The accused, Lehlogonolo Chauke, known as Shebe Maburna, had his case postponed for the arrangement of a regional court date where he will be tried. …

Lekompo musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke popularly known by his stage name, Shebe Maburna in court A prominent Lekompo musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna is expected to appear in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Wednesday. Shebe Maburna has been in custody since his arrest in November last year. He is facing charges…

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:

FILE | Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended deputy national police commissioner for crime detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya has laid out allegations of criminality and charges he says have been laid against him during the course of his career. He has been testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Sibiya says…

Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein. The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has dismissed corruption co-accused Moroadi Cholota’s bid to stop her prosecution. The court has ruled in her trial in which she sought to avoid prosecution in the R255-million asbestos roof removal corruption case. The Constitutional Court referred the matter back…

Picture of sanitary pad and pantyliner A study by the University of Free State has found hormone-disrupting chemicals in every sanitary pad and pantyliner tested from brands sold in South Africa.   They include those labelled organic or chemical-free.   The university’s scientists have warned that millions of women face regular exposure.  They have called for clearer labelling,…

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission will today continue hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM: 

Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Three people, including an infant, have been shot dead in Athlone on the Cape Flats.  Police say according to preliminary reports, three suspects opened fire on people at Sunbird Court, before fleeing the scene on Monday.  Two women aged 25 and 36, as well as a nine-month-old baby were killed, two men were wounded.   The…

Former National Director of Public Prosecution Advocate Shamila Batohi seen during a media briefing. Former North West deputy director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Sello Maema, will continue to testify before the Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria on wednesday. On Tuesday, he said former National Director of Public Prosecutions advocate Shamila Batohi took the decision to have…