Erstwhile King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana. The ongoing battle for the Vhavenda kingship throne is expected to resume on Monday morning at the high court in Polokwane, Limpopo. A senior traditional leader, Nndweleni Mashamba of Mashamba Traditional Council, will be back at the witness stand. Last week, when the court adjourned, Mashamba told the court that…
Amajimbos team The South African under-17 football team has started its FIFA World Cup campaign with a win. Amajimbos beat Bolivia 3-1 in Doha, Qatar, despite being reduced to 10 men early on. South Africa qualified for the World Cup after reaching the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations in Morocco earlier this year….
Head of the Independent Directorate Against Corruption, Advocate Andrea Johnson, testifies at the Ad Hoc Committee investigating criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Live proceedings below:
Muzi Sibiya is accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has been going through various similarities found in the statement allegedly made by accused one Muzi Sibiya and some state witnesses. Sibiya, who had been on the witness stand at the High Court in Pretoria,…
Phala Phala Farm entrance The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has recommended that disciplinary action be taken against two senior SAPS members linked to the Phala Phala farm matter. The IPID report has identified Major General Wally Rhoode and Constable Hulani Rekhoto as central figures in alleged misconduct. It found evidence that the theft at…
FILE| Confiscated firearm at a police station. Head of the Ballistics Section at the Police Forensic Science Laboratory Mishak Mkhabela says there is a massive backlog of firearm-related cases. Mkhabela is testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. He says his unit is battling to keep up with more than 41 000 cases…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at a government event. President Cyril Ramaphosa says growing inequality across the world is deepening social divides and threatening global stability. Speaking at the International Women’s Forum in Cape Town on Thursday, Ramaphosa revealed that a new G20 report has sounded the alarm on what he called an “inequality emergency.” He…
Floodwaters at Tswinga Bridge in Limpopo following heavy rains. The search for the bakkie that was swept away while attempting to cross an overflowing bridge in Tswinga Village outside Thohoyandou continues this Monday morning. Emergency Services will continue with the search and rescue mission. This follows the incident in which three people were swept away…
[File Image] Batswana cultural group entertain officials at the newly renamed Bram Fischer International Airport in Bloemfontein, Free State. AfriForum and the Paramount Monarch of the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela in Mochudi, Botswana and Moruleng in South Africa, Kgosikgolo Kgafela Kgafela II, have signed a historic recognition and cooperation treaty. This would see them collaborating on…
University of Venda Thohoyandou Campus in Limpopo 2 minutes Some concerned families are accusing the University of Venda in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, of denying them access to visit and perform rituals at the graves situated on the campus. They say the university also vandalised their ancestral graves. According to the families, they previously held a meeting…
