The Nkabinde Enquiry will continue on Friday with the cross-examination of former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigator Inspector Sharmilla Williams. Williams, who completed her testimony on Thursday, was part of the team that probed the 2008 killings of senior police officers and members of the taxi associations, which were allegedly carried out by the…
Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission Suspended SAPS head of organised crime, General Richard Shibiri, is expected to return to the stand at the Madlanga Commission of inquiry on Friday to face cross-examination. General Shibiri has testified about his relationship with attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. He told the Commission that he met Matlala…
Bullets seen on above image. A baby was wounded, and one person was killed, during a shooting in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Thursday night. Police say three other people were wounded in the same incident. According to the police, a group of unknown suspects opened fire at the victims who were standing on the corner of…
SAPS rape graphic. The Gauteng Department of Education has expressed deep concern following the arrest of a mathematics educator at Ivory Park Secondary School, north of Johannesburg, for allegedly raping a Grade 12 learner. The incident, which took place in December last year when the learner was in Grade 11, was formally reported by the…
Destruction at the Aquila Substation KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi has condemned the destruction of electricity infrastructure, which has left areas in Richards Bay and Empangeni without power. The Aquila and Grantham substations were damaged by suspected criminals on Wednesday. The department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the deliberate destruction of the control…
Former MP Vincent Smith Former Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Smith has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by the High Court in Johannesburg. This is after reaching a plea and sentence agreement with the state. Smith pleaded guilty to several charges, including corruption and fraud. Other charges were of money laundering and the Contravention…
Cattle grazing on a farm. The Western Cape government has urged the national Department of Agriculture to urgently finalise the implementation of the livestock movement-permitting system. Premier Alan Winde met with his provincial and municipal leaders earlier this week for an update on the province’s response to the national outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disease. Winde says…
File image| Raindrops on a car’s windscreen. Gauteng motorists have been urged to exercise caution after persistent rainfall left many roads across the province wet and slippery, increasing the risk of crashes. Provincial Traffic Police spokesperson Sello Maremane says traffic officers are monitoring conditions and remain on standby to respond to any weather-related emergencies. …
File: A person drinking water from a tap. National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi has issued a stern warning to so‑called water mafias and officials within the Department of Water and Sanitation, accused of colluding with criminal networks operating in South Africa’s water sector. Mothibi was speaking at the launch of the Water…
State Prosecutor Adv George Baloyi. The state in the late former Bafana Bafana Captain Senzo Meyiwa trial continues to grill one of the accused about images downloaded from his phone. Bongani Ntanzi is under cross-examination at the High Court in Pretoria where he is on trial alongside four others. The five accused have been charged…
