The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has launched an urgent probe into the KwaZulu-Natal construction sector, following explosive revelations that highly-rated contractors have failed to deliver on critical infrastructure projects. The board says that this is now costing the province an estimated R4.6 billion. Meanwhile, Transport MEC Siboniso Duma, has alleged that some of these…
IPHC leader Michael Sandlana. The leader of a breakaway faction of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), Michael Sandlana, is expected to apply for bail in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria. Sandlana is charged alongside Pretoria High Court Judge Portia Phahlane, her son Kagiso, and his spokesperson Vusi Ndala in a corruption and…
FILE | Businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe appears before the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Murder-accused businessman Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe and his co-accused, Michael Tau, Tiego Mabusela, and Musa Kekana, will appear again in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court today for the centralisation of dockets. Molefe and the three face charges related to the murders of Oupa…
Court gavel hammer The family of student activist Caiphus Nyoka, who was brutally murdered in 1987, says they hope justice will prevail and that the two accused will receive a heavy sentence. This comes after the Johannesburg High Court found two of the three apartheid-era police officers guilty of the murder. Nyoka, who was a…
27 year-old Andani Madzhie accused of killing a rape victim The murder case against a 27 year-old man accused of killing a rape victim in a case involving a self-proclaimed pastor, has been postponed to Tuesday next week in the Mutale magistrate’s court outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. The accused, Andani Madzhie, has been charged with the murder of Ndinainwi Mabuke at Thengwe village last month. Madzhie, who…
City of Tshwane City of Tshwane Mayor Dr. Nasiphi Moya says shutting down notorious brothels around Pretoria forms part of the city’s 10-point safety and crime-combating strategy for the festive season. Metro Police, with the support of other law enforcement agencies, recently closed two illegal brothels in the Tshwane area and arrested several suspects, including foreign nationals. A group…
Inside the High Court in Pretoria Police have confirmed a case of conspiracy to commit murder has been registered and being investigated after three men were removed from the High Court in Pretoria during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial on Tuesday. The men were seated in the public gallery inside court. The trial adjourned…
Heavy rain The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level 4 and level 2 warning across the country on Tuesday. The forecast includes severe thunderstorm and fire danger alerts, which will result in potential risks such as flooding, hail, strong winds and dangerous fire conditions. The South African Weather Service urges people to…
Retired Ekurhuleni City Manager Dr Imogen Mashazi. Retired Ekurhuleni City Manager Doctor Imogen Mashazi has conceded that she did not take appropriate action against suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) chief Jabulani Mapiyeye. Her comments come after a video of a march of EMPD members was played at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. This…
File: The late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain, Senzo Meyiwa The High Court in Pretoria is expected to hear arguments on the admissibility of a statement by Sifiso Gwabini Zungu when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes on Tuesday morning. Zungu is the third witness to be called by the defence to testify in…
