Gavel in a court room. The Mankweng Magistrate’s Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo has granted R2 000 bail each to three men accused of abducting an elderly man and taking him to an initiation school. The men, including a traditional healer, were arrested yesterday. They have been charged for the alleged attack on three men…
Judicial watchdog Judges Matter has expressed concerns about what it calls a trend in which commissions of inquiry function like trials. It says this prolongs the investigative process. The remarks follow President Cyril Ramaphosa’s establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegation that criminal syndicates have infiltrated criminal justice institutions….
Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi briefing media in Durban. Corruption Watch says the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the alleged infiltration of law enforcement agencies by criminal syndicates must have clearly defined timelines, and ensure the protection of whistle-blowers appearing before it. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of the Inquiry on Sunday night in the…
(File Image) A health officer checks a cattle in a farm to measure against foot-and-mouth disease. The Department of Agriculture has confirmed outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, in the Free State. The CEO of the Southern African Agri Initiative Francois Rossouw has urged the government to step up measures to control the recent foot and mouth…
Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya In just over two days after President Cyril Ramaphosa placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence, National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has announced the suspension of his deputy and Crime Detection head, Shadrack Sibiya. Lieutenant-General Sibiya and Minister Mchunu are implicated by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla…
Televangelist, Timothy Omotoso. The Gqeberha High Court heard a request for clarification from the state on factual findings in the Omotoso case acquittal judgment. Judgment in the application by the state for clarification on the acquittal of televangelist, Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho has been set down for Tuesday, next…
Former South African news presenter Riaan Cruywagen As we celebrate 75 years of news on the SABC’s platforms, we revisit one of the most hilarious moments in South African television news history. Riaan Cruywagen is synonymous with professionalism and perfectionism – the ultimate South African news presenter. Cruywagen perfectly presented the Afrikaans television news for…
Police and protestors Police in the Northern Cape have arrested seven people, including a minor for public violence following their participation in a failed Kimberley shutdown. They remain in custody after they allegedly blockaded the N8 near the Kimberley Airport around Greenpoint. Their action comes after a few residents marched to the offices of Premier…
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development MEC, Sambatha Madoda. Lack of maintenance in government buildings in the North West led to the closure of Agricentre in Mahikeng, which is the provincial office for the Department of Agriculture. This comes after the Department of Labour recommended that the building be closed because it does not comply…
Police vans at the scene of an arrest. Limpopo police say they have arrested four suspects in connection with the apparent abduction of a 72-year-old elderly man to an initiation school. Matlankane Mathobela had been abducted to an initiation school at Ga-Mamatsha village east of Polokwane a week ago. Mathobela alleges that he was assaulted…
