Shepherd Bushiri during a church service The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has expressed shock following the leaking of one of the state witness’s affidavits in the case involving Malawian fugitive, Shepherd Bushiri and his co-accused businessman Willah Mudolo, to the media. The case involves allegations of financial misconduct and fraud, dating back to 2021, surrounding…
The North West University campus The construction of North West University’s Desmond Tutu school of medicine has started, at the institution’s Potchefstroom campus. The project is a collaborative effort between the university, the North West Department of Health, and the private sector. The former Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla, granted written permission to the university…
City of Polokwane A concerned Polokwane resident who published material on his social media platforms revealing allegations of tender fraud, has defended his position. Thapelo Molepo leaked documents which detailed alleged tender irregularities within the Polokwane Municipality amounting to more than R700 million. The leaked documents suggest that some of the tender beneficiaries of the…
X-SAPS file image A 39-year-old man, Clifford Ngwenya, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ermelo Regional Court in Mpumalanga for raping his former landlord in 2021. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Provincial spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa, says Ngwenya denied the rape allegations. He claims that Ngwenya and the victim met at a tavern and…
A Hawks vehicle Johannesburg’s City Power is refuting reports that its headquarters were raided by the Hawks on Friday afternoon. They have, however, confirmed that the Directorate of Investigating Priority Crimes visited its premises to deliver a formal request for information about the business. Some media outlets reported that a raid and seizure took place…
Graphic depicting a fatal shooting Police are investigating a triple murder after two men and a woman aged between 19 and 20 were gunned down in their home in Lower Cross Road in Philippi East, on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Andre Traut, says a fourth person was injured and taken to the hospital. Traut…
Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. Western Cape police say they’ve received and on Friday pursued information in the Middelpos informal settlement at Saldanha Bay on the West Coast as part of their continuous investigation into the disappearance of 7-year-old Joshlin Smith Joshlin was six years old…
The grieving family of Solomon Mphaka a 6-year-old boy who died after being struck by a stray bullet in the head at Juju Valley outside Polokwane, Limpopo says it will get closure once police make an arrest. The Grade 1 learner has been laid to rest in Moletji outside Polokwane on Saturday. Family spokesperson Saxen…
[File Image] Over 1000 underprivileged children have taken to the skies this week as part of the 10th anniversary of The Children’s Flight, a life-changing initiative giving many of them their first-ever experience in a helicopter. The annual event took place at Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria through a partnership between the City of Tshwane…
EFF leader Julius Malema The Economic Freedom Fighters will today celebrate its 12th anniversary at the Khayelitsha Rugby Stadium in the Cape Flats, Cape Town. The celebrations come at a time where the party has faced a leadership shake-up where some top officials have resigned from the organization. The EFF’s programme is expected to begin…
