Amber-Lee Hughes in the dock Sentencing arguments against convicted child rapist and murderer, Amber-Lee Hughes, have been adjourned in the High Court in Johannesburg. The 26-year-old former pre-school teacher was expected to take the stand but her defence told the court they were unable to consult with her. Last year, Hughes was convicted of raping…
File image | Taxis seen parked at a taxi rank. Former North West Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Sello Maema, has dismissed the police’s account of their role in the 2008 murders of members of the Kwa-Maphumulo Taxi Association in KwaZulu-Natal. Maema has told the Nkabine Enquiry in Pretoria that cartridges and firearms discovered…
[File Image] Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, says eyewitness Zandile Khumalo was mistaken when she pointed him out from the dock in court. Khumalo was one of…
KZN businessman, Calvin Mathibeli. Police in KwaZulu-Natal have responded to allegations made by KZN businessman Calvin Mathibeli, founder and CEO of Calvin and Family Group. Mathibeli has accused KZN police of plotting to kill him and staging it to appear as though he was fully armed. His claims follow a raid at his offices in…
File: AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo The Eastern Cape Traditional Affairs Department says Abathembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is not empowered to dethrone any traditional leaders without consultation with the Premier. This follows public statements by Dalindyebo that he has removed Chief Mandla Mandela of Mvezo and two traditional leaders, Nkosi Vulisango Pantshwa and Nkosi Vulithuba Sangoni from…
FILE | An initiate in South Africa. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has called on all parties involved in the traditional initiation custom to play part in safeguarding this rite of passage. Hlabisa met with Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committees, traditional leaders, MECs among others to devise strategies aimed at ending initiation‑related…
FILE | Shelter in Johannesburg. Non-Governmental Organisation Helping Hands Assistant Social Worker Dickson Solomons says shelters alone are not the solution. His remarks follow President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) commitment to scale up survivor-centred support, expand access to shelters and one-stop service centres, strengthen mobile and rural outreach, and place social…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
Residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement searching for gold at a kraal Residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs, east of Johannesburg, are continuing their search for gold at a kraal that has allegedly been hijacked by locals following the discovery of gold particles in the area. The settlement has been flooded with residents…
(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral service. The Gauteng Education Department says they will conduct an inquiry into the death of a 10-year-old Grade 5 learner from Reagile Primary School, in the Winnie Mandela area of Tembisa. The learner was killed on Monday after a goalpost fell on him while he was playing on…
