[FILE IMAGE]: A person stands behind bars. The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced former Human Resources Manager at the New Hope School to six years imprisonment for fraud. Christopher Fischer defrauded the school for learners with special needs of R6-million. He had faced 11 counts of fraud committed between July 2018 and April…
FILE | Baby wrapped in a blanket A 37-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged kidnapping of a nine-day-old baby in Bellville, Cape Town. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says the baby’s mother reported the incident after the child went missing at a local shopping complex at the weekend. He says officers later found…
Drops of water running from a tap. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in Phoenix, north of Durban, is calling for the immediate resignation of eThekwini Municipality City Manager Musa Mbhele and the head of Water Services Ednick Msweli. IFP councillor Dr. Jonathan Annipen is accusing Mbhele, Mswele and other top city officials of neglecting to…
Social grant beneficiaries The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) is calling on government to increase social grants. The IEJ has cautioned that the current grant amounts are far below the national poverty line, leaving millions unable to afford their most basic needs, including food. According to Statistics South Africa, the minimum required to afford basic daily nutrition currently stands…
About 8000 Gauteng Education Assistants will not receive their stipends on time. This is due to an ongoing data verification process. The Gauteng Education Department says participating schools have confirmed placements for Education Assistants and submitted their validated data. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) wishes to notify the public, particularly Education and General Assistants,…
Accused in Mark Lifman’s murder appear in court Two men accused of the murder of alleged underworld crime boss and businessman, Mark Lifman, will appear in the George Regional Court in the Western Cape today. Lifman was gunned down in the parking lot of the Garden Route Mall in November last year. The accused were arrested…
The Randburg Magistrates’ Court The Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg will today hear the bail application of 12 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members accused of killing Hawks Specialist Investigator, Lieutenant-Colonel Frans Mathipa. He was shot and killed while travelling on the N1 near Hammanskraal in August 2023. At the time of his death,…
Police making an arrest Over 15 000 people have been arrested in the past week as part of the police’s nationwide Operation Shanela. Police also seized 2 349 rounds of ammunition and 115 firearms. Suspects have been arrested for various serious and violent crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, rape as well as business and…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge listens as the Judicial Conduct Tribunal continues. WARNING: This report may contain information that might upset some readers and viewers. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge has heard that the complainant, Andiswa Mengo tried to resist the alleged advances, but…
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul. The Northern Cape government has established a Commission of Inquiry to deal with traditional leadership disputes. Some communities in the province have been embroiled in chieftaincy disputes, prompting the establishment of the commission. The provincial Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs says it is confident that this…
