Ex-Mpumalanga cop pleads guilty to wife’s murder

Mpumalanga Division of the High Court. A former police officer accused of stabbing his wife to death in Barberton in 2023 has pleaded guilty to the murder at the High Court sitting in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. Lucky Maduna stabbed and killed Nonkululeko Mtsweni with a broken beer bottle and injured her friend during a birthday celebration held at the…

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KZN Transport to fight corruption in the issuing of driver’s licences

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport Siboniso Duma at the scene of the horrific accident. KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma says his department will continue to fight corruption in the issuing of driver’s licences.   The department is considering introducing an initiative to fight what it describes as criminal syndicates.  Duma says they are seeking to encourage those who obtained licences fraudulently to…

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SAHRC to investigate Gauteng’s water crisis

File: A person drinking water from a tap. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will next month investigate the water crisis in Gauteng. It has invited all municipalities and water boards in the province to appear before it. The SAHRC says it has received many complaints about the persistent and widespread water shortages affecting communities across the province. SA Water Crisis | Water disruptions persist across Gauteng: It will…

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Suspects in R10m insurance fraud case back in court

Rachel Kutumela and her co-accused in court for a bail application hearing after being accused of insurance fraud and murder of nine people. Eight accused in an insurance-related murder will this morning apply for bail in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. The matter was postponed on Tuesday to allow the accused to get legal…

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