Zovuyo Mbana was reported missing, and her body was found along the N6 in EC set alight. The Magistrate’s Court in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape is expected to rule on the bail application of a school principal and church leader, accused of murder and defeating the ends of justice. George Plaatjies faces charges…
Media practitioner Makhudu Sefara. The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) chairperson Makhudu Sefara has stepped aside as chairperson pending an investigation. This follows allegations of misappropriation of lottery funds made against Sefara and others by the Special Investigating Unit. In a statement, SANEF says an urgent meeting was held earlier on Tuesday in which…
Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matondze appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze are expected to be sentenced on Wednesday at the Alexandra Regional Court in Johannesburg. Earlier this month, Mugabe pleaded guilty to being illegally in the country as well as pointing a firearm. However, the admission of guilt for…
IDAC Head Adv Andrea Johnson testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee at Parliament on November 6, 2025. None Profit Organisation (NPO) Public Interest SA says it has formally registered a criminal complaint against the Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Advocate Andrea Johnson. In a statement, Public Interest SA says the complaint has…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube addresses the 2030 Reading Panel annual event on February 24, 2026. Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has commended Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube for demanding accountability in the awarding of a R285 million textbook tender. Gwarube has written to the National Treasury after reports that publishing company Lighthouse Publishers Limited was…
Lottery balls The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recovered over R3 million in stolen lottery funds meant for community development. In 2018, Todi Media was granted R1,5 million for a media project, while Zibsiflo received R1,7 million intended for women’s soccer clinics in the Free State. Investigations revealed the funds never reached their intended beneficiaries…
Late football star Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. Livestream:
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina and Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero launch the Brixton Reservoir and Water Tower Project. Livestream|
FILE | Sunday Times Editor Makhudu Sefara. The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has welcomed the decision of its chairperson, Makhudu Sefara, to step aside pending an investigation into allegations of lottery funds misappropriation. This follows the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) revelation that a company linked to Sefara had improperly benefited from stolen lottery…
A car is retrieved from the Komati River, where the owner is believed to have drowned, April 2026. Police divers in Mpumalanga will continue their search for a 59-year-old man who was swept away in the Komati River in Komatipoort. Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says the man’s vehicle got stuck in the river while he…
