Three men are accused o assaulting and murdering a 12 year-old boy in the Eastern Cape WARNING: This story may offend sensitive listeners, including children. Three suspects who were arrested for the murder of a 12-year-old Centane boy remain in custody, after making a brief appearance at the Centane Magistrates’ Court in the Eastern Cape….
US Embassy Organisations from Eswatini, including the Swaziland Youth Congress (SWAYOCO) and the People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) will march to the US Embassy in Pretoria on Friday. They are protesting reports of a $500 million deal between King Mswati III and the United States to house convicted US criminals in eSwatini. The groups say their…
File image | Taxis at taxi rank. The Western Cape Government says since the start of the 30-day suspension of a number of taxi routes, there have been no reported incidents of violence on the routes in Mfuleni, Khayelitsha, Somerset West, Nomzamo, and Lwandle. The routes were temporarily closed from this week due to violence…
Convicted murderer and serial rapist Thabo Bester The lawyer for convicted murderer and serial rapist Thabo Bester has withdrawn from his case. Advocate Lerato Moela officially withdrew during the pre-trial hearing, which is under way in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein. Bester’s new lawyer, Advocate MoAfrica Wa Maila, has notified the High Court…
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi speaking at JCPS Cluster and Brand South Africa Cluster Media Roundtable, 19 September 2025. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says she’s hopeful that the Madlanga Commission will yield positive results in rooting out corruption in South Africa’s justice system. Kubayi was speaking during a media roundtable by the Justice,…
Police handcuffs a suspect’s hands. A 34-year-old man from Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal has started to serve a life term after the High Court in Polokwane sentenced him on Thursday. Nkosinathi Hadebe had been found guilty of multiple counts of murder, attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearms. He had killed a taxi owner in Botlokwa…
[File image]: Nafiz Modack in a court room. Alleged gang boss, Nafiz Modack, has been sentenced to an effective 7-year direct imprisonment by the Cape Town Regional Court. Modack was found guilty of corruption in June after he allegedly paid R146,000 to a high-ranking police officer, Kolindren Govender, to recover his stolen vehicles, using state…
Lebombo Border Post between SA and Mozambique. Hawkers from neighbouring Mozambique who frequently cross the border to buy goods in South Africa are accusing the security cluster at the Lebombo Border Post, in Mpumalanga of extortion. They say this happens even when they submit all required documents to border officials. They claim that they are…
[File image]: Sentech tower in Gauteng. The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, says he has spoken to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board and the senior management as part of solving the debt owed to Sentech. Malatsi was speaking to the SABC on the sidelines of handing over of the digital…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa The ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to clarify his comparison of DA versus ANC-led municipalities on an interview with the SABC on crucial issues that have been making headlines, following his speech when addressing ANC coucillors in Gauteng. He says his remarks do not give ammunition to the GNU partner. “There…
