Handcuffs on floor of prison cell. The Mothibistad Regional Court in the Northern Cape has sentenced a man to 25 years behind bars for the rape of a mentally-ill woman. In October 2023, the 66-year-old man raped the woman, who was 18 at the time. The court heard that the man had offered to take…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi arrives to give testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he was surprised when he saw a letter confirming the disbandment of the provincial Political Killings Task Team, signed off by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu is currently on leave of absence….
Higher education students protesting on campus, over NSFAS funding. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme NSFAS has announced new funding measures to tackle a major shortfall for the 2025-2026 academic year. NSFAS and the Higher Education and Training Department have allocated R13.3 billion from their existing budget to 34 000 students with blocked registrations, as…
National Wills Week is a drive to educate the public about the drafting of and having a will. Legal practitioner Advocate Mahlatse Mkhari has highlighted the value of writing a will. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has embarked on a campaign to educate people across the country about structuring a will. This as…
Mkhwanazi warns of total collapse of criminal justice system
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) is in the High Court in Pretoria to continue its bid to have the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismantled. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission following KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior police officials interfere with police operations and have links to criminal syndicates. The officials include Police…
FILE | A man throws water on a shack engulfed in flames in Langa, Cape Town, in this image captured on 16 April 2022. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the death of three siblings at the Phumasilwe Informal Settlement in Tembisa is a call for action. The girls Relebohile, Lethabo and Kgothatso Sekaoke, aged between…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into the criminal underworld, alleged by KZN police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, continues. LIVE STREAM:
Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi speaking at a SAPS Awards ceremony. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that his July press briefing was aimed at highlighting challenges faced by the police in the country. Mkhwanazi is the first witness to take the stand at the commission underway in Pretoria. The commission…
Napoli’s Scott McTominay celebrates scoring their first goal with Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City welcome a familiar face back to the Etihad Stadium on Thursday as they kick off their Champions League campaign against Napoli and Kevin de Bruyne. But while City boss Pep Guardiola shed tears when the Belgium midfielder…
