Batohi withholds name of suspended prosecutor linked to syndicates

Adv. Batohi before the Ad Hoc Committee The head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Advocate Shamila Batohi has refused to disclose the name of a suspended prosecutor who is alleged to be working with criminal syndicates. Batohi is testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in…

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Parly committee to assess Northern Cape health services

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Social Services has begun its three-day oversight visit in the Northern Cape on Tuesday. The committee is in the province to assess the state of health care infrastructure and service delivery in the province. The Select Committee on Social Development begins a three-day oversight visit to the Northern Cape at…

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Second state witness to testify in Zuma-Sambudla trial

A second state witness is expected to take the stand Tuesday morning in the trial of MK Party Member of Parliament Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla in the Durban High Court.    Zuma-Sambudla pleaded not guilty to one count of incitement to commit the offence of terrorism and two counts of incitement to commit public violence on charges…

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LIVE: AKA, Tibz murder suspects extradition to South Africa

The Ndimande brothers, Siyabonga and Malusi, have been extradited from eSwatini and are expected to appear in court on Tuesday. The brothers landed at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport. They were wanted in South Africa for a string of cases, including the murder of musician Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane in…

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Rights group disappointed as Khampepe Commission adjourns

Justice Sisi Khampepe The Foundation for Human Rights has expressed disappointment in what it says is a lack of seriousness on the part of the parties involved in the Khampepe Commission in Johannesburg that is probing the failure to prosecute TRC cases. Inquiry Chairperson Justice Sisi Khampepe adjourned proceedings to the 26th of November after…

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EMPD’s Mkhwanazi assisted in cleaning murder scene: Spies

Ekurhuleni’s Deputy Metro Police Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has heard how Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi was called to assist in cleaning a murder scene in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni. This is according to retired EMPD Deputy Chief Police Officer Revo Spies’ testimony. The said incident is said to…

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