Pastry chef Thembekile Letlape Businessman Sibusiso Zitha accused of the murder of pastry chef Thembekile Letlape has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. Zitha appeared in the High Court in Johannesburg on Friday. He had been convicted of the murder of his former partner whose body was found at their place of residence in Fourways…
Thabo Bester in court The final pre-trial hearing in the case of the escape of murder and rape convict Thabo Bester from prison is expected to take place in the Free State High Court on Friday. Bester’s co-accused and girlfriend, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, her father Zolile Sekeleni and former prison guards Senohe Matsoara, Teboho Lipholo…
SAPS ‘shooting’ graphic The Department of Transport has expressed shock at the assassination of the Gauteng chairperson of the National Taxi Alliance, Thamsanqa Moyo. Moyo was shot along the Soweto Highway near Diepkloof on Thursday. A group of assailants travelling in vehicles, including a minibus, opened fire on Moyo’s bakkie as he was driving from…
FILE | Former ANCYL Secretary Sindiso Magaqa. The Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal is expected to hear closing arguments in the bail application of a former municipal manager accused of killing former councillor and African National Congress Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa, on Friday. The state is opposing Zweliphansi Sikhosana’s bail, arguing that he would…
File image: Celebrity Chef, Thembekile Letlape. The High Court in Johannesburg is expected to hand down sentencing in the Thembekile Letlape murder case on Friday. Businessman Sibusiso Zitha was convicted of murdering his pastry chef in May last year. During court proceedings, Zitha cried while testifying for mitigating circumstances. He told the court that the…
[File image] College students going about their day. Parents of learners at the Wedela Technical School in Gauteng are worried about their children’s future. The learners have been boycotting classes since Tuesday this week. They accuse school management and the provincial Education Department of failure to address a lack of water and electricity at the school….
SAPS Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lt-General Shadrack Sibiya Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has testified how Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala boasted to a businessman about how Shadrack Sibiya would succeed Lt. General Godfrey Lebeya as the next Hawks Head. Mkhwanazi adds that the telephone call occurred while Matlala was in prison. He has concluded Day 2…
Katiso “KT” Molefe appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg, August 20. Businessperson Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe is expected to be back in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Thursday morning. Molefe and three co-accused face charges related to the murders of DJ Sumbody, whose real name is Oupa Sefoka, and Hector ‘DJ Vintos’…
Businessman Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala in court South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says firearms allegedly linked to controversial businessmen Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala and Katiso KT Molefe can be connected to 18 serious murder and attempted murder cases. Cat Matlala is currently facing three attempted murder charges for the foiled hit on socialite Tebogo…
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga briefing the media Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga has defended the Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Rudzani Maphwanya, in relation to the alleged political statements he made during his trip in Iran. The minister says there’s no evidence before her that the chief of…
