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FILE | Nafiz Modack in the dock during a previous appearance. The trial of alleged gang boss Nafiz Modack and 14 others will resume in the Cape Town High Court on Monday morning. Modack is under cross-examination for allegedly instructing co-accused Zane Killian to ping the phones of Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear and alleged…

Senzo Meyiwa murder trial The State in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has argued that a witness should not be subjected to harsh allegations such as being labeled a “hired gun”. On Friday, defence counsel Charles Mnisi called cellphone analyst Sergeant Moses Mabasa a hired gun after he confused a memory stick for a memory…

Olorato Mongale 2 minutes The state of Olorato Mongale’s body showed that the perpetrator was filled with anger. That’s according to Deputy Police Minister Polly Boshielo who was at the scene where Mongale’s body was found at Lombardy West in Johannesburg last Sunday. Boshielo was speaking at Mongale’s funeral service at City Hall in Bloemfontein….

Mduduzi Mnisi accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose appears before the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on 09 July 2025. The Tshegofatso Pule Foundation has expressed outrage over the decision of the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg to grant bail to the man accused of the murder of 14-year-old Lukhona Fose. Thirty-nine-year-old Mduduzi Mnisi appeared in court yesterday and was granted bail of R5 000….

1 minute The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has issued a notice to de-register the South African Communist Party (SACP) and 91 other inactive political parties. The affected parties have until March 24, 2025 to submit reasons to the Commission explaining why they should not be removed from the register. According to the IEC, these parties…

Fireworks displayed at an event. The Mangaung Metro Municipality in Bloemfontein has raised concerns about the purchase of fireworks from unauthorised outlets. This is as municipal by-laws stipulate that all traders must have the Explosives Traders Permit issued by SAPS clearly displayed on the premises. MMC for Community Safety and Transport, Logan Kruger, has advised…

Graphic depicting an arrest A police constable is among a group of suspected business robbers who were arrested after making off with cellphones from a shop in the Durban CBD on New Year’s Eve. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says the constable had his appointment certificate and service pistol with him when the group was…

FILE | A wastewater treatment plant The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in North West says members of a water infrastructure syndicate have struck again at the Zeerust Waste Water Treatment Plant and have fired shots at a process controller. The incident happened on Sunday night. The Municipality says the syndicate also attempted to steal…

A gravesite in Johannesburg. 2 minutes Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ), the entity responsible for managing parks, cemeteries, and the zoo, is urging families to visit the graves of their loved ones across Johannesburg. This appeal comes in the wake of recent heavy rains that led to flooding, grave subsidence, and damaged headstones in…