Matipandile Sotheni, who is accused of killing whistle-blower Marius van der Merwe The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Gauteng is expected to add more charges against the man accused of killing whistle-blower Marius van der Merwe, also known as Witness D. Matipandile Sotheni appeared briefly in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Friday, and the matter…
File: Phala Phala farm in Limpopo The Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo has dismissed the defence lawyers’ application to have charges against the three accused in the Phala Phala case dropped. Magistrate Peter Manthata has ruled that the accused have cases to answer. He’s also questioned how one of the accused, Imanuwela David, amassed wealth…
Rainy weather image. Gauteng Traffic Police have urged motorists to remain vigilant ahead of the long weekend as rainy weather conditions persist across the province. The weekend includes Freedom and Workers’ days. High traffic volumes are expected on major routes, including the N1, N3 and N12, as travelers make their way to various destinations. N3…
Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear in the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg. The Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg has heard that the victim in the case of Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused was paid R250 000 in exchange for silence. The investigating officer says the man who had been shot and wounded in February was…
Former South African Police Service (SAPS) Special Task Force member Mathipandile Sotheni, accused of Marius ‘Witness D’ Van der Merwe’s murder, is applying for bail at the Boksburg Magistrates Court. Live stream below:
Deputy Chief of Police at the Tshwane Metro Police Department, Umashi Dhlamini Suspended Tshwane Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Umashi Dhlamini has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that his brothers had a close relationship with the late alleged Big Five cartel leader, Jothan “Mswazi” Msibi. Dhlamini testified that he has known Msibi since childhood,…
Former football star Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. Live stream below:
Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear in the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg on March 24, 2026. Bellarmine Mugabe, the son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze are expected to be sentenced in the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg on Friday morning. The two appeared in court last week,…
[FILE] Court gavel The Douglas Regional Court in the Northern Cape has sentenced a woman to 14 years’ imprisonment. Kayleen Johnson had been convicted of stabbing a 15-year-old girl to death and assaulting two women. This followed an altercation that happened in 2023, in which Johnson had assaulted two other women when she had been…
The three accused in the theft of $580 000 from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala Farm appear in the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo. Live stream below:
