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Prison cell Controversial businessman Vusimusi “CAT” Matlala has been found with a cellphone inside his cell at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Services in Pretoria.  The Correctional Services Department says this happened at the weekend. It has led to Matlala being moved to the C-Max section of the prison and is considered a high-risk inmate. Matlala is facing attempted murder charges; and is now linked to alleged corruption involving the Police…

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has vehemently denied ever meeting controversial businessman Vusimuzi “CAT” Matlala. This is contained in a statement Mchunu has just released. The statement further reads, “The Minister did however, initiate a review of the SAPS tender awarded to him when suspicions of possible wrongdoing surfaced. It was the…

FILE | Supporters of former president Jacob Zuma block the freeway with burning tyres during a protest in Peacevale in KwaZulu-Natal on 09 July 2021. A former manager at a retail store in Durban is today expected to continue to testify in the trial of the alleged instigator of the July 2021 civil unrest, Bonginkosi Khanyile….

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 08 July 2025. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge will continue Wednesday morning. Mbenenge is accused of sexually harassing Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo through in-person interactions and electronic communication between June 2021 and…

Mduduzi Mnisi, who faces charges of premeditated murder of teenager Likhona Fose, appears at the Roodepoort Magistrate Court on 18 June 2025. The case against Mduduzi Mnisi, who is accused of murdering 14-year-old Likhona Fose, is expected to resume in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Gauteng’s West Rand Wednesday morning. It is the continuation of…

Homeless person’s belongings seen on pavement Night shelters in Cape Town are reporting being overstretched. This as many people seek accommodation following the inclement weather of the past few weeks. Heavy rains and extreme cold have affected thousands of people in the city. The Elim Night Shelter in Elsies River on the Cape Flats says…

[FILE IMAGE]: Lt Gen Mkhwanazi. Union federation, Cosatu, has joined calls for an urgent, independent commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption involving senior police officials, members of the judiciary and members of correctional services. This follows allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi implicating Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner of…

Free State MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation and some learners marking the 100-day launch of END GBVF. Free State MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture has made a clarion call for the public to stand together against Gender-based Violence (GBV) and femicide. MEC Ntombizanele Sifuba launched the 100-day programme ‘END GBV,’ aimed at…

A medical doctor with a stethoscope in his hand. The National Healthcare Professionals Association has called for urgent reforms to the operations of the regulatory bodies of private medical schemes. This follows the findings by the Section 59 Investigation Panel looking into allegations of racial discrimination by medical schemes against black healthcare providers. The panel…

Fire destroys informal settlement The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance has dispatched disaster response teams to assist residents affected by the fire at Dakota Informal Settlement in Isipingo, south of Durban. Scores of families have been left destitute after a fire broke-out during the early hours of this morning. Fire at Dakota informal settlement in…