A panel chaired by the Chief Justice Justice Mandisa Maya, comprising of the Public Protector, Adv Kholeka Gcaleka, Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Adv Nthabiseng Sepanya-Mogale and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Chairperson Chris Nissen conducts interviews for three vacancies in the Electoral Commission (IEC) on July 21, 2025. The judicial watchdog says…
The National Dialogue of South Africa The Presidency says the total cost of hosting the National Dialogue will only be made known after the conclusion of the National Convention’s road map of the roll-out of the event. It was responding to the public criticism of a reported R700 million reported cost of the event. [WATCH]…
Inanda Police Station Learners at J. G. Zuma High School in Inanda, North of Durban have returned to school this morning. Today’s day started as a normal day with school activities and strict security measures on the premises. This follows violence between the notorious East and West gangs last week, of whom many members are…
Pethe Simiao appears in the Protea Magistrates’ Court on October 25, 2024. The lawyer for the man accused of raping and murdering six-year-old Amantle Samane says he will plead guilty on Friday to avoid wasting the court’s time. Pethe Simiao, a Mozambique national appeared in the High Court in Johannesburg this morning. He is facing…
Suspect is expected to appear in the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court in the Overberg in the Western Cape today. A 37-year-old man is expected to appear in the Hermanus Magistrates’ Court in the Overberg in the Western Cape today for allegedly gunning down a woman. Police spokesperson, Novela Potelwa, says the 59-year-old woman sustained gunshot wounds…
About 464 suspected illegal miners are expected to make their second appearance in the Barberton Magistrates’ Court in Mpumalanga today. They were arrested at the Sheba gold mine two weeks ago. #sapsMP [BREAKING NEWS] Approximately 1,000 illegal immigrants and illegal miners are currently being retrieved from a mine in the Barberton area. SAPS is…
Inanda police station Clashes between two notorious gangs in Inanda, north of Durban, have led to the closure of a school in the area. Weekend classes were also cancelled to ensure the safety of learners and teachers. The fight between the gangs resulted in the death of a young man last week. The Inanda township…
The Lusikisiki crime scene cordoned off. The trial of six men accused of killing eight people in Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki will continue in the Mthatha High Court, Eastern Cape today. The incident happened in September last year. A forensic investigator testified on Friday that forty rifle cartridges, dozens of bullet fragments and DNA samples…
Media briefing on the state of readiness to host the first national convention of the National Dialogue of South Africa. Live proceedings below:
Judge’s chair and gavel in a courtroom. A traditional healer from Mozambique suspected to be in the country illegally is today set to appear before the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s Court, north of Pretoria. The suspect faces charges of kidnapping, defiling a corpse as well as contravening the Immigration Act. During his arrest on Wednesday in Winterveld,…
