The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg in the North West. The North West provincial authorities want the national government to invoke Section 139(7) of the Constitution at the troubled Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality. The municipality is currently under mandatory intervention in accordance with Section 139(5) of the Constitution. However, the entity is still not functioning…
Alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg. The bail application of alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg, will resume at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court this morning. Liebenberg, his wife Desiree and seven others face multiple charges including fraud, racketeering and theft. The case relates to an alleged R4 billion investment scam. It’s alleged Liebenberg used social media and radio interviews to lure unsuspecting victims to invest…
South African Police Service constable badge. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will not be opposing bail in the theft case against 10 police officers arrested in Ekurhuleni. The officers made their first appearance at the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg, and began their bid to be released on bail pending investigations. The officers…
More than 600 000 online school applications for grades one and eight have been recorded in Gauteng. The provincial education department opened the online system for parents and guardians to apply for placements at their preferred school less than two weeks ago. Department spokesperson Steve Mabona says parents still have until the end of the…
Mobile police stations unveiled by the KZN Premier Thami Ntuli. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says the government is committed to fighting crime in the province. Ntuli was speaking during the handover of four mobile policing stations. He says the mobile police stations will be strategically placed in communities. The areas include Inanda, KwaMakhutha, Bulwer, and…
A picture of a court hearing form with investigation written at the top together with a gavel, block, pen and glasses Gauteng police investigating the murders of women discovered between Watloo and Denneboom, east of Pretoria, say the suspect arrested in connection with the discovery of a fifth body is not yet linked to the…
Graphic for ‘Life imprisonment.’ The Taung Regional Court in North West has sentenced 48-year-old Kabelo Mogongwa to life imprisonment for the murder of his 38-year-old girlfriend, Tsholofelo Emphokile. He was also sentenced to an additional five years’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm. Both sentences will run concurrently. In delivering judgment, magistrate Bhuti Zulu highlights…
Fake News graphic Analysts have cautioned the public against spreading fake news on social media platforms after the widespread circulation of a video on TikTok showing a man impersonating a National Defence Force General, calling for a protest at the Union Buildings. The SANDF distanced itself from the video and said the man was not…
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) says it is committed to rooting out corruption amid news of the arrest of ten police officers in Johannesburg. The officers were arrested during a raid by the tactical response team. Six of the arrested officers are from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department, while the other four…
NPA’s spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) says investigations are still underway to determine what substance was consumed by the toddler whose mother had been arrested for giving him a pipe to smoke. A mother and three other accused are behind bars after a video that went viral of them…
