Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. The Madlanga Commission has heard that recommendations for the TMPD-3 tender were made before bids were scored. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson, who is probing suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer, Gareth Mnisi, over alleged tender rigging, says this could constitute fraud. The TMPD-3 tender…
Members of the Boarder Management Authority. The border management authority says it will collaborate with other law enforcement agencies to crack down on officials involved in criminal activities at the country’s ports of entry. The authority says it is concerned about allegations that some of its officials are involved in crimes, including the smuggling of…
[FILE IMAGE] Pitbull dog The owner of a pitbull that had mauled an eight-year-old boy to death is set to be sentenced in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court today. Keabetswe Moroane’s dog attacked Olebogeng Mosime in November 2022. Moroane has been convicted of culpable homicide after the court found that she failed to properly secure the…
A graphic about gender-based violence Police in KuGompo City have confirmed a gender-based violence incident in which a 26-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her 29-year-old boyfriend in Rainy village in Libode. Fikiswa Madolwana’s body was allegedly loaded into a wheelbarrow and taken into a nearby forest, where she was buried in a…
Lehlogonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke in court Musician Lehlogonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke had brought a medical doctor to testify in his new bail application in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. The witness, Dr Malose Chaba, has treated Chauke for head injuries after a car crash in July two years ago. The musician has been in…
An empty court room. The trial of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome “Donkie” Booysen and his co-accused is expected to continue in the Western Cape High Court. Booysen is facing charges, including the killing of steroid smuggler Brian Wainstein in 2017. A key state witness known as Mr X is currently under cross-examination. Mr X…
Tablets, blood samples and a file written food poisoning. Six people have died after an alleged food contamination incident at Mmotong-wa-Bogobe village, outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The victims include a seven-year-old girl. More than 70 people have been taken to hospital. Those affected ate food allegedly laced with poison during a funeral service over the…
Police seized cannabis valued at more than R289,000. Police in the Northern Cape have seized hydroponic cannabis valued at more than R289,000 in Springbok. Officers from the Highway Patrol and K9 units acted on information about a suspicious parcel at a courier outlet. The package, believed to have been sent from Durban, was intended for…
FILE | National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola addresses a media briefing. The National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola will be back in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on the 13th of next month. Fifteen other accused will also appear on that day. Masemola, who appeared in court on Tuesday, is facing charges related to violating the…
Suspended Tshwane Chief Financial Officer Gareth Mnisi continues testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Live stream below:
