Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court The legal team of attempted murder accused Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, have asked the Alexandra Regional Court north of Johannesburg, to impose a suspended sentence on the accused. Mugabe and Matonhodze entered into a plea agreement with the state. Mugabe pleaded…
SAWS has warned of an approaching cold front which will be accompanied by wet and windy conditions from Friday to Monday The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of an approaching cold front which will be accompanied by wet and windy conditions and expected to affect large parts of the country from Friday until…
Stop rape sign. A 28-year-old woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of her eight-year-old brother in Madadeni, KwaZulu-Natal. She was sentenced to an additional five years for showing pornographic material to the child. The incidents happened between 2022 and 2024. The court heard that the accused lived with the minor and…
Eastern Cape Division of the High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge. Parliament has confirmed it has not yet received the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) report which found Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge guilty of gross misconduct. The JSC report overturned an earlier report by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal, which had found Mbenenge to have…
Customers queueing at Eskom’s customer service centre in Zola, Soweto. Eskom has signed a three-year wage agreement with two of its labour unions, the National Union of Mineworkers and Solidarity. The agreement includes a 7% annual salary increase over three years, starting from July 2026, along with increases in housing benefits and a once-off payment…
Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala says the government is planning to evict people who have illegally occupied more than 40 state-owned properties in the North West. Zikalala announced Operation Bring Back in Potchefstroom. The operation is part of a nationwide plan to reclaim unlawfully occupied and hijacked government properties. Zikalala says…
Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande accused in the murders of Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane The case against Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, accused in the murders of Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, has been formally transferred to the Durban High Court. The brothers face several charges, including double…
A person in handcuffs following an arrest. Six suspects who allegedly shot at police and evaded arrest last month have been apprehended in Umhlali on the north coast of Durban. Police say the suspects were wanted for serious crimes, including murder, as well as house and business robberies. They are believed to have been terrorising…
Attempted murder accused Bellarmine Mugabe has pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and contravening South Africa’s immigration laws. His co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, defeating ends of justice, illegal immigration, and possession of ammunition. The pair is appearing in the Alexandra Regional Court north of Johannesburg. This relates to a shooting incident…
Female Killed in Durban North Crash A driver was killed in a head-on collision involving two vehicles on the M4 Northern Freeway near the Broadway off-ramp in Durban North. Spokesperson for a private ambulance service, Garrith Jamieson, said emergency responders arrived on the scene to find both vehicles extensively damaged. “Paramedics arrived on the scene to…
