Bellville Court The Bellville Commercial Crimes Court in Cape Town has sentenced attorney Phuti Mothemane to nine years’ direct imprisonment for corruption. The sentence is suspended for five years on condition that he’s not arrested on a similar charge during the period of suspension. He’s also been sentenced to three years of correctional supervision, which…
An empty classroom. The Western Cape Department of Education says eight boys from Milnerton High School have been suspended. In a video doing the rounds on social media, it can be seen how a learner is assaulted by other boys with objects like hockey sticks and belts. Department spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says the eight boys…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola speaking at an event. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has lamented community reluctance to come forward after witnessing crimes where they live. Masemola is currently in Westbury, Johannesburg, where a mass shooting on Tuesday claimed the lives of two teenagers and left five others wounded. Masemola says that the…
Judge President Selby Mbenenge at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal in Johannesburg on 21 October 2025. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has told the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that the case against him lacks evidence of sexual harassment and cautioned against setting a bad precedent by relying on speculation. The tribunal, which sat down in Johannesburg…
Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi speaking during a function. Public Service and Administration Minister, Chief Mzamo Buthelezi, says there will be serious repercussions for those found to be ghost workers in government departments. Buthelezi says at the moment, the department is busy compiling a comprehensive report to determine the financial costs of ghost employees. The investigation is…
A physical bullying video from Milnerton High School has caused outrage on social media. The United Democratic Movement (UDM) in Parliament says it has taken immediate action against the recent physical bullying at Milnerton High School in Cape Town. A video doing the rounds on social media shows how learners are assaulted by other boys…
Kaizer Chief defender Luke Fleurs. Six men accused of the murder of Kaizer Chiefs’ soccer player, Luke Fleurs, are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, in Johannesburg, on Wednesday. The 24-year-old soccer player was shot and killed in a botched hijacking before his car was stolen at a petrol station in Roodepoort…
University of Fort Hare’s main campus in the Eastern Cape. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education says it will recommend that Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela place the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in Dikeni, Eastern Cape, under administration. The committee says the move would help restore stability and improve relations between the…
The North Gauteng High Court has sentenced parolee Prayer Kgatle to life imprisonment plus 49 years after he was found guilty of raping an 11-year-old girl at the Anlin residential complex in Pretoria in 2023. 30-year-old Kgatle also received a 15-year jail term for housebreaking with intent to rape, 12 years for housebreaking, 12 years…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is placed on special leave, has bemoaned the fatal shooting that claimed two teenagers dead and five others injured in Westbury, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday afternoon. Mchunu was responding to a question on the Westbury incident from one of the panelists at the Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee hearings in Cape…
