Empty benches inside the court. The Randfontein Magistrate’s Court has dismissed the State’s request for a postponement in the bail matter involving two farmers, Riaan Hoeksma and Gregory Wicks. They are accused of illegal electricity connections. A third suspect Harry Ngwenya, an Eskom employee, is also appearing alongside the two after being arrested on Monday….
Outside High Court in the Western Cape. The legal counsel of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome Booysen has described a state witness known as Mr X as an untruthful witness. This emerged during the trial of Booysen and others in the High Court in Cape Town. Booysen and 11 co-accused face charges relating to the…
Heavy flooding is seen within a camp in the Kruger National Park precinct in this image captured on 16 January 2026. SanParks has called for both private and public support to help restore the Kruger National Park. The park is gradually recovering from damage caused by recent devastating floods that significantly impacted the northern region…
Scene of the shooting A man, believed to be in his 30s has been killed in what is alleged to be a drive-by shooting at Westville in Durban. It is alleged the victim was travelling alone in his vehicle when he was shot at. Emergency services say due to the severity of the multiple gunshots…
Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital. The Kimberley Magistrate’s Court has transferred the R51 million tender fraud case in the Northern Cape to the high court for pre-trial in April. Nine accused are allegedly linked to tender fraud for the construction of the Northern Cape Mental Hospital. They face fraud, corruption and money laundering charges, amongst others. The accused, who include…
South African money Security personnel contracted to safeguard the Nkomazi Municipal infrastructure have downed tools. They allege that they have not received their January salaries. Their company is contracted to secure the water pump stations and reservoirs on 65 sites in different villages in the Nkomazi area. The workers say that their employer claims that…
Amber-Lee Hughes in the dock Sentencing arguments against convicted child rapist and murderer, Amber-Lee Hughes, have been adjourned in the High Court in Johannesburg. The 26-year-old former pre-school teacher was expected to take the stand but her defence told the court they were unable to consult with her. Last year, Hughes was convicted of raping…
File image | Taxis seen parked at a taxi rank. Former North West Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Sello Maema, has dismissed the police’s account of their role in the 2008 murders of members of the Kwa-Maphumulo Taxi Association in KwaZulu-Natal. Maema has told the Nkabine Enquiry in Pretoria that cartridges and firearms discovered…
[File Image] Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, says eyewitness Zandile Khumalo was mistaken when she pointed him out from the dock in court. Khumalo was one of…
KZN businessman, Calvin Mathibeli. Police in KwaZulu-Natal have responded to allegations made by KZN businessman Calvin Mathibeli, founder and CEO of Calvin and Family Group. Mathibeli has accused KZN police of plotting to kill him and staging it to appear as though he was fully armed. His claims follow a raid at his offices in…
