Marius van der Merwe funeral The funeral service of slain Madlanga Commission witness, Marius van der Merwe has concluded at Medley House in Brakpan, Gauteng. Van der Merwe, also known as Witness D, was shot dead outside his Brakpan home just over a week ago. His assassination came just weeks after he testified before the commission in…
Operation “malayisha” in Limpopo Limpopo’s Transport Department has taken more than 100 vehicles off the road due to overloading and unroadworthy at the Mantsole Traffic Control Centre. The route links Gauteng, North West and Limpopo as well as the Groblers Bridge into Botswana. Department spokesperson Matome Taueatsoala says the vehicles include buses, minibus taxis and…
Limpopo musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna at Polokwane Magistrate Court The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Limpopo has welcomed the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court’s decision to deny prominent Lekompo musician, Lehlogonolo Chauke popularly known as Shebe Maburna, bail. Shebe Maburna was arrested after he allegedly shot and wounded a fan in Ladanna Polokwane in October this…
The virtual Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as the interim Chairperson of Southern African Development Community (SADC), is addressing the opening and participate in a virtual Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government. LIVESTREAM:
FILE| Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber addresses an event. Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber says South Africa will not allow people to abuse the immigration laws of the country. Schreiber made the statement after seven Kenyans who were granted tourist visas were arrested after they were found to be working in Johannesburg. He…
Funeral service of Madlanga Commission’s Witness D. Marius Van Der Merwe, who testified as Witness D before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, will be laid to rest on Wednesday, two weeks after he was brutally shot and killed outside his home in Brakpan, Gauteng. LIVESTREAM:
NPA head advocate Shamila Batohi. The revised schedule of the remaining witnesses for the Nkabinde Inquiry is expected to be submitted to the panel by the end of Wednesday. Inquiry spokesperson Tiyisela Mpuzana says this follows National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head advocate Shamila Batohi, excusing herself from the ongoing cross-examination this week, without submitting a…
Five people were killed and several injured when the temple collapsed in Verulam. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says preliminary findings indicate that poor-quality concrete and weak reinforced columns were used in the construction of the collapsed four-storey temple in Verulam, north of Durban, last weekend. Five people were killed and several injured….
A board showing the Pretoria High Court. Five vehicles belonging to alleged illegal mining kingpins who are currently appearing in the Pretoria High Court have been seized by the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU). The High Court granted the NPA a preservation order valued at over R12.1 million to preserve movable and…
Thandiswa Mazwai – Sankofa won the Best African Adult Contemporary Album award. Award-winning musician and producer Zakes Bantwini has publicly questioned the relevance and credibility of the South African Music Awards (SAMAs), arguing that the institution has become disconnected from the artists and cultural movements it was created to honour. This year’s 31st Annual SAMAs…
