Outside the Cape Town High Court in the Western Cape. The case of alleged underworld crime boss, Jerome Booysen and 11 co-accused is expected to resume in the High Court in Cape Town on Monday morning. Last week, the prosecution called a witness who deals with intercepted calls. The court is dealing with a trial-within-a-trial. The…
A graphic calling for human trafficking to be stopped Security Strategist and retired Interpol Ambassador Andy Mashaile says human trafficking syndicates are using people’s desperation for jobs by luring them into all sorts of illegal activities. This comes after suspicious employment opportunities were advertised by social media influencers on TikTok, Instagram and other social media…
FILE | Crowd gathers as forensic personnel investigate after the deaths of patrons found inside the Enyobeni Tavern, in Scenery Park, outside East London in the Eastern Cape A medical expert is expected to conclude her testimony in the Enyobeni inquest when it resumes in the East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane in the…
Five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the High Court in Pretoria. The High Court in Pretoria is on Monday morning expected to hear an application of one of the accused to have the charges against him dropped in the former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial. Mthokoziseni Maphisa and four others…
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has achieved its second consecutive clean audit report from the Auditor-General, marking a significant milestone in the government’s efforts to strengthen financial management and good governance. A clean audit outcome confirms that the…
Rescue teams comb Bloubergstrand Beach searching for a man missing in the surf An extensive search has been launched for a man who has disappeared in the surf at Bloubergstrand Beach at Table View in Cape Town. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says rescue crews were activated following eye-witness accounts of the…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia City of Cape Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Acting National Police Minister Firoz Cachalia to find urgent solutions to the resource crisis faced by the Police Anti-Gang Unit. Hill-Lewis says the lack of vehicles, firearms and even bulletproof vests is of concern given the ongoing gang violence plaguing the…
[File image] Members of the ZCC church during the Motsepe Foundation National Day of Pray at the FNB Stadium. The Zion Christian Church (ZCC) has distanced itself from posts on various social media platforms by a woman claiming to have been sent by the leader of the church. ZCC spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe says the woman…
KwaZulu-Natal authorities say they have traced the company that the truck driver, believed to be responsible for the crash on the Bergville Interchange on N3, worked for. Four people died and several others were critically wounded when a truck rammed into a stationary minibus taxi that was parked in the emergency lane. It is reported…
Police tape at a crime scene. A 26-year-old man will appear in the Temba Magistrate’s Court, north of Pretoria, on Monday morning for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend, Kgaugelo Marota and attempting to murder his current partner in Carousel View, Hammanskraal. The 20-year-old’s lifeless body was found lying on the ground, with multiple stab wounds, on…
