The TRC Inquiry, which is tasked with probing alleged efforts to stop the investigation or prosecution of TRC cases is on Friday hearing oral arguments in an application for the recusal of its Chairperson, Retired Justice Sisi Khampepe. The applications are made by former President Mbeki and former President Zuma.
Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo is continuing with his testimony before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Khumalo is the second witness to appear before the committee this year. LIVESTREAM:
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero Another motion of no confidence has been proposed against Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. Al Jama-ah party has brought the proposal which the United Democratic Movement has seconded. Two months ago, Morero survived a motion of no confidence which a coalition of minority parties had proposed. Four months earlier, Morero survived yet…
A new bail application of the two men accused of killing alleged underworld boss Mark Lifman will heard today in the Thembalethu Regional Court in George. A new bail application of the two men accused of killing alleged underworld boss Mark Lifman will be heard today in the Thembalethu Regional Court in George. Johan Jacobs…
President Cyril Ramaphosa in Limpopo President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness at the death of a five-year-old boy who was swept away in flood waters in Mbaula village outside Giyani in Limpopo. Ramaphosa was speaking in Mbaula village where 36 homes have been destroyed. He says government will assist families that have lost their homes…
Empty benches in court. The trial of three people accused of stealing a large amount of US dollars at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm is expected to resume in the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo on Friday. In the last court appearance, a fourth state witness was declared hostile. The court found that he…
Court gavel. The Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court will today continue to hear the bail application of the man accused of orchestrating the killing of Warrick Stock also known as “DJ Warras”. The state is expected to respond to the defence’s submission. This is after the court dismissed the defence’s request for a copy of CCTV footage….
KZN Premier, Thami Ntuli The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal has in a statement condemned what it calls vile and dangerous death threats directed at the province’s Premier, Thami Ntuli. It says the threats are circulating openly on social media and explicitly calling for the Premier’s death. The party says the threats are criminal in nature. The IFP says it is deeply…
File image | Taxis seen parked at a taxi rank. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) has welcomed the immediate suspension of three members of the Civic Centre Taxi Association who were caught on cellphone assaulting a motorist in Vanderbijlpark. The motorist was accused of transporting people with his private vehicle. Following the incident,…
Portal for online applications The Department of Education in Gauteng says its online application system is effective amid claims by some parents that the system is not working and should be discontinued. Some frustrated parents continued to queue outside the Gauteng Department of Education’s offices in Ekurhuleni North, seeking school placements for their children. Approximately…
