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The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues on Tuesday morning at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM: 

A firefighter works at the scene of a deadly fire which occurred in the early hours of the morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 31, 2023. The trial of the man accused of setting alight the Usindiso building in the Johannesburg CBD is expected to continue in the High Court sitting at Palm Ridge on…

Matric exams well wish. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says her department is fully prepared to administer the 2025 matric examinations. Over 900 000 candidates will sit for the examinations which will start on Tuesday. Gwarube briefed the media in Skukuza, Mpumalanga on Monday, on her department’s state of readiness for the exams “All nine…

Students attending school. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has appealed to the public to support matric learners as they start their final exams on Tuesday. More than 188 000 matric learners in Gauteng will started their National Senior Certificate exams. The province aims to maintain its strong performance after achieving an 88.4% pass rate last year….

Western Cape High Court, where the trial of alleged underworld kingpin Jerome Booysen is being held. The murder trial of alleged underworld figure Jerome “Donkie” Booysen is expected to resume in the Western Cape High Court today. Booysen and eleven co-accused face multiple charges, including the murder of alleged steroid smuggler Brian Wainstein in 2017….

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appearing at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 08 July 2025. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal will on Tuesday hear closing arguments in the sexual harassment case involving Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge. A court official, Andiswa Mengo, lodged a complaint against Mbenenge in 2021. She claims the Judge President…

Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Muzi Sibiya. Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has admitted to knowing the father of Constable Sizwe Zungu, however, maintains he did not know the key state witness in 2014. Muzi Sibiya has been under cross examination at the High Court in Pretoria…

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how the head of organised crime, Major-General Richard Shibiri, tried to interfere in the murder case of Vereeniging engineer, Armand Swart. Witness A has told the commission that General Shibiri called him and witness B to tell them that the suspects arrested for Swart’s murder were very dangerous…

Officials from Zimbabwe and Malawi embassies and the Limpopo government meet in Siloam, Limpopo on October 20, 2025. The governments of Zimbabwe and Malawi have pledged to cover all repatriation and medical expenses for victims of the bus accident that killed 44 people on the N1 near Louis Trichardt, Limpopo. The Office of the Premier…

Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Judgment has been reserved in Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala appeal against the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court’s decision to deny him bail. The defence argued that it is in the interest of justice for Matlala to be granted bail. However, the state opposed the defence’s advances at the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday. Matlala is…