EC Judge President Selby Mbenenge Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has called his third witness, Unathi Sogoni in the landmark sexual harassment probe against him. Sogoni is a stenographer at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Makhanda. Sogoni says she is a former friend of Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo, who is…
Person behind bars The High Court in North West has sentenced four people to various jail terms after finding them guilty of charges, including murder and kidnapping. Their convictions stem from a robbery that took place at the home of one of the four in Rabusula Village near Hammanskraal, in June 2014. Investigations revealed that…
Suspect in Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Muzi Sibiya. Accused one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Muzi Sibiya has been demonstrating to the court how he was allegedly assaulted by the police. All the legal representatives of the accused, the prosecution and Presiding Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng are at a municipal property in Ekurhuleni where the…
SAPS arrest graphic Police have arrested 14 suspects in connection with various shooting incidents in Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats. Five people were killed and seven others wounded in the area yesterday. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says 43 houses in Beacon Valley, Tafelsig and Portlands were searched. He says suspects aged between 20…
[File image] The Randburg Magistrate’s Court. The bail application of 12 SANDF Special Task Force members accused of the murder of Hawks investigator Frans Mathipa is under way in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The bail hearing was rolled over to today to allow for the verification of the address of one of the…
Frost on grass. The South African Weather Service has forecast extremely cold temperatures in the Free State from this weekend to Wednesday next week. It says temperatures will peak at 12 degrees Celsius. Provincial authorities have advised residents and farmers who keep small animals to take precautions. Forecaster Muneiwa Singo explains, “These cold temperatures are…
Deputy President David Mabuza facilitating a dialogue with Members of the National House of Traditional and Khoisan leaders, 11 March 2022. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says, despite the death of former deputy president David Mabuza, those accused of corruption alongside him should be held to account. Conservationist Fred Daniel is seeking over R1…
A refugee illegally crosses the border from Zimbabwe into South Africa. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it will start dialogue with other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries on the issue of illegal immigration. This comes as the country grapples with challenges of illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. Recently, anti-migrant groups…
[File image] Bullets seen at a crime scene. Two suspects have been gunned down and two others wounded in a failed cash-in-transit heist near Msinga in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Police say the incident follows a shootout between the suspects and officers. Provincial police spokesperson Jay Naicker says the officers were mobilised after a tip-off. “A Mercedes-Benz…
[File photo] Victims of the Enyobeni tavern tragedy. The Enyobeni tavern manager is expected to continue to testify in the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court, Eastern Cape, in the inquest into the deaths of 21 teenagers. Siyakhangela Ndevu will testify for a third consecutive day in the court in East London. The inquest is seeking to establish if anyone can be held liable for…
