Amantle Samane’s alleged killer to appear in court

FILE | Six-year-old, Amantle Samane. A man accused of raping and killing a six-year-old girl is expected to plead guilty when the case resumes in the High Court in Johannesburg today. Pethe Simiao is facing charges of kidnapping, rape, murder and contravention of the Immigration Act. Amantle Samane went missing in Orlando West in Soweto…

Read More

Hawks officials contradicted each other at Madlanga Inquiry: Analyst

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (R) chairs the Madlanga Commission on Inquiry in Pretoria. Security Analyst Andy Mashaile says the contradictory statements made by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation’s (Hawks) Captain Barry Kruger and Section Head Brigadier Lesiba Mokoena support the allegations that some law enforcement agencies have been compromised. Kruger and Mokoena appeared before the…

Read More

Lusikisiki mass murder trial resumes

FILE | Lusikisiki mass murders suspects. The trial of six men accused of the murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki last year will continue at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape this morning. The trial was adjourned on Monday as one of the legal representatives of the…

Read More