Crowds protest following the murder of 14-year-old Lukhina Fose. The family of Likhona Fose says while they accept the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court decision to grant bail to the man accused of her murder, they wish he remained behind bars while investigations continue. They say all they want is justice for their child. Their comments come…
SANDF soldiers. Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Angie Motshekga, tabled her department’s Budget Vote in Parliament. Out of the R57 billion Budget, R8,3 billion has been allocated for amongst others accommodation, leases and municipal services. Tabling the Budget Vote earlier today, Motshekga said the department’s priority is to ensure that soldiers are properly equipped. “And…
Crime scene from a fatal shooting with vehicles lights. ANC in Tshwane says it is dismayed by the brutal murder of its Mamelodi Ward 10 councillor. Thabang Masemola was killed in a hail of bullets by unknown gunmen who opened fire on him on Tuesday. The motive for the killing is not yet known. ANC…
SA Police Service badge. Police in Northern Cape has refuted social media claims that an associate linked to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is employed at Kuruman Police Station as a police captain. Matlala’s name has been hogging the headlines since Sunday’s press conference by KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner Lieutenant-General, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, linking him to high profile politicians. The…
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge continues today. Live proceedings below:
Prison cell Controversial businessman Vusimusi “CAT” Matlala has been found with a cellphone inside his cell at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Services in Pretoria. The Correctional Services Department says this happened at the weekend. It has led to Matlala being moved to the C-Max section of the prison and is considered a high-risk inmate. Matlala is facing attempted murder charges; and is now linked to alleged corruption involving the Police…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has vehemently denied ever meeting controversial businessman Vusimuzi “CAT” Matlala. This is contained in a statement Mchunu has just released. The statement further reads, “The Minister did however, initiate a review of the SAPS tender awarded to him when suspicions of possible wrongdoing surfaced. It was the…
FILE | Supporters of former president Jacob Zuma block the freeway with burning tyres during a protest in Peacevale in KwaZulu-Natal on 09 July 2021. A former manager at a retail store in Durban is today expected to continue to testify in the trial of the alleged instigator of the July 2021 civil unrest, Bonginkosi Khanyile….
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 08 July 2025. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge will continue Wednesday morning. Mbenenge is accused of sexually harassing Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo through in-person interactions and electronic communication between June 2021 and…
Mduduzi Mnisi, who faces charges of premeditated murder of teenager Likhona Fose, appears at the Roodepoort Magistrate Court on 18 June 2025. The case against Mduduzi Mnisi, who is accused of murdering 14-year-old Likhona Fose, is expected to resume in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Gauteng’s West Rand Wednesday morning. It is the continuation of…
