FILE | Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The case against controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused has been transferred from the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court to the High Court in Johannesburg for trial. Matlala and his co-accused will now face 11 attempted murder charges as well…
University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg Wits University says a Student Representative Council member accused of raping a female student has been suspended. The incident is said to have happened over the weekend. The university says the decision to suspend follows internal consultations and engagements with the Wits Investigations Office and the Gender Equity Office….
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the High Court in Johannesburg on October 20, 2025. The attempted murder case against controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused is expected to resume at the Alexandra Magistrates Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. Matlala is accused of attempting to murder his former girlfriend Tebogo Thobejane in…
Shacks destroyed by a fire in Limpopo. About 168 people have been temporarily accommodated at a local community after their shacks burnt down at Plastic View informal settlement in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. Volunteers have been providing families with groceries, school uniforms and other basic necessities. There were no injuries in the fire. The Mayor of Maruleng…
rain drops seen from a car windscreen The North West Cooperative Governance department says disaster management teams are on high alert to respond to any eventuality following heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. The department urges residents across the province to exercise extreme caution after the South African Weather Service placed the province under a Yellow…
Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues in the Pretoria High Court. Livestream:
FILE| Entrance of Wits University in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Wits University students in Johannesburg held a protest on Monday night against gender-based harm. The protest follows allegations that a newly elected member of the Student Representative Council (SRC) raped a fellow student. The university says the incident has been reported to its Gender Equity Office, which…
Western Cape Minister of Mobility Isaac Sileku has welcomed the postponement of the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO). Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has announced that the rollout of the demerit system, which was due to start next month, has been postponed to July next year. Seleku says the postponement provides…
Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Muzi Sibiya appears at the High Court in Pretoria on November 10, 2025. Cross examination of Muzi Sibiya, accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues on Tuesday. Sibiya has been confronted by his late lawyer Thulani Mngomezulu’s claims that Longwe Twala shot himself…
Signage warning motorists on a closed road. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department has announced temporary road closures around Nasrec, south of Johannesburg this Saturday. The closures, which will be from 9am to 1pm, are part of traffic measures leading up to the G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held at the Nasrec Expo Centre later this…
