Picture shows court gavel The Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Middelburg is expected to sentence a farm owner, his son and six farmworkers on Thursday. They assaulted and killed two men at the Pampoenskraal farm in Mkhondo in Mpumalanga in 2020. The farm owner, Werner Potgieter, his son Cornelius Greyling and the farmworkers forced Sthembiso Thwala, Sifiso Thwala and…
Head of IDAC Advocate Andrea Johnson The Advisory Panel tasked with interviewing six candidates vying for the top job of NPA head has revealed that it received 281 public comments on the candidates. Of those 281 comments, 209 were solely dedicated to one of the candidates, current IDAC (Investigating Directorate) Head, Advocate Andrea Johnson. Of the 209…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says two employees in her department have been suspended after being linked to the leak of seven papers in the 2025 National Senior Certificate examinations. She says the Gauteng Basic Education Department alerted her office to unusual similarities in candidates’ scripts during the marking process. Addressing the media in Parliament, Gwarube says, “Based on the interviews…
The Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto. The parents of a four-year-old girl from Eldorado Park in Johannesburg will be back in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto this morning. They are charged with the murder of their daughter in August. The child’s father is facing charges including murder, rape, assault and child abuse, while the mother’s charges include failure to report sexual offences against…
The search for the country’s new National Prosecuting Authority Head continues on Thursday. The Advisory Panel tasked with the search for the new National Director of Public Prosecutions is interviewing six candidates who met the minimum requirements for the top post. Livestream:
Crime scene cordoned off. Lobby group AfriForum says it has asked police watchdog Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to urgently explain why it has taken years for it to finalise its investigation into the killing of Emmanuel Mbense. Fifty-one-year-old Mbense was tortured to death allegedly by officials from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), the…
CONTRALESA president Chief Lameck Mokoena The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA) has urged those who are tasked with the selection of the new Head of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) to ensure that they recommend a person with good credentials. A panel is interviewing six candidates to replace Advocate Shamila Batohi, whose office term will…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube briefs the media following the identification of a breach during the marking process of the 2025 National Senior Certificate examinations.
Shebe Maburna’s bail application expected to conclude Thursday
Picture shows a traffic dominated by taxis 19 taxi operators arrested in connection with the ongoing taxi violence on the Malamulele-Giyani route in Limpopo. They are expected to appear in a local magistrate’s court this Thursday. The suspects have been linked to cases of intimidation, robbery and assault. This comes as rival taxi associations operating between…
