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The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is continuing  in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. LIVESTREAM:

Tembisa Hospital entrance. A Hawks member and a Tembisa Hospital official are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Monday facing charges of corruption. They allegedly attempted to bribe another Hawks officer who was part of a team investigating tenders at the hospital. Earlier in the year, the Special Investigating Unit revealed that…

Ukrainian soldiers ride atop an armored fighting vehicle at an unknown location in eastern Ukraine A family member of one the 17 South African men trapped in Ukraine has criticised the government for failing to repatriate them.  Yesterday, former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube, opened a criminal case against her sister, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla…

FILE PHOTO | Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather. Three people are believed to be missing and several others left destitute in areas in the uMshawathi Municipality near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. This is after heavy rains flooded their homes. The severe weather conditions follow a South African Weather Service’s orange level five…

FILE | A man holds Senzo Meyiwa’s picture during his memorial at the Moses Mabida Stadium in Durban. A new witness is expected to be called in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. This is after Absolom Zungu the second witness that the defence had called, concluded his…

National Director of Public Prosecution Advocate Shamila Batohi seen during a media briefing. The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, is expected to continue to testify before the Nkabinde Inquiry when it resumes its hearings in Pretoria on Monday. The inquiry is looking into suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew…

The strong foreign media presence at the G20 Leaders’ Summit helped draw global attention to South Africa’s economic hub, Johannesburg. For the past two days, journalists at the Nasrec Expo Centre had to simplify complex policy discussions and share key outcomes. Some foreign journalists were excited to be in South Africa and to share the…

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. South African Police Service (SAPS) National Spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, has confirmed that an inquiry docket has been opened at the Sandton Police Station for investigations on Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. Mathe adds that the docket has been handed over to the Hawks Crimes Against the State (CATS) component for further investigation while emphasising the…

Residents of Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, say the now-ended G20 Leaders’ Summit has had a positive impact on their community, despite disruptions caused by road closures. WATCH | The community around Nasrec, where the G20 Leaders’ Summit is being held, is pleased with the improved functionality and security in their area and hopes this continues…

[File Image]: A South African court room pictured above. The 30-year-old Mluleki Nkosi, who confessed to killing his sister and burying her body in a shallow grave at his homestead in Nkohlahalo, KaBokweni, Mpumalanga, is expected to appear in the local court on Monday. It is alleged that Nkosi was in a heated argument with…