Vusi “Cat Matlala’s case and three others appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court north of Johannesburg, July 11, 2025. Embattled businessman Vusimuzi “Cat Matlala’s case has been postponed to August. Matlala and his three co-accused appeared briefly in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court north of Johannesburg. The four face multiple charges, including the attempted murder of…
Trees ravaged by strong winds. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued a level two warning for damaging waves along parts of the Western Cape and Namaqua coastline for this weekend. A cold front is also expected to bring large south-westerly waves of up to 5.5 metres, with strong winds of up to 60…
Embattled businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala is expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrates Court in Johannesburg this morning. He is facing charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering after an alleged attempted hit on his former partner. Vusimuzi Matlala remains in the Kgosi Mampuru C-Max Prison awaiting trial. It is alleged…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise the issue of political killings and to ensure that allegations made by provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi are investigated. Ntuli was addressing the media during a raid at two major shops, alleged to be hiring undocumented immigrants in Umbilo, Durban….
The man whose matric certificate was allegedly used in a forgery case involving Eastern Cape Health Department Deputy Director for Communications, Sizwe Kupelo, has expressed surprise over the matter. In an affidavit read at the East London Special Commercial Crimes Court, Cinga Dyantyi says he had never lost his matric certificate and was shocked when…
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has outlined his department’s priority of electrifying households that still remain without power, 31 years into the country’s democratic dispensation. Following the tabling of his department’s budget vote in Parliament yesterday, Ramokgopa says unelectrified households, particularly in areas including informal settlements, deep rural areas and newly formed housing developments, now account…
Randburg Magistrate’s Court. The Randburg Magistrates Court has granted bail to the 12 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Special Task Force members accused of the murder of Hawks investigator Frans Mathipa. The twelve are also charged with the alleged kidnapping of Ethiopian national and alleged ISIS leader, Abdella Abadiga, and his bodyguard in December…
A man throws water on a shack fire. A family of five has died during a shack fire in Olievenhoutbosch in Centurion, Pretoria, this morning. It is not clear what caused the fire. But a member of the community says the deceased includes a mother, her children and grandchildren. BREAKING NEWS: A family of five…
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS, or UNAIDS, will today launch the 2025 Global AIDS Update report. LIVE STREAM:
Mduduzi Mnisi accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose appears before the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on 09 July 2025. Mduduzi Mnisi, the man accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose, is due back in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court today. He was granted bail of R5000 on Wednesday. He is charged with the premeditated murder of…
