South African Police Service (SAPS) Section Head for Quality Management: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management at the Forensic Services Division in Pretoria, SAPS Brigadier Rachel Matjeng, is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. She is responsible for Criminal Record and Crime Scene…
Graphic of murder scene. 19-year-old Lungelo Sithole, accused of being involved in the murder of the 19-year-old Lusanda Mathabela in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, says he intends to plead not guilty. Sithole was arrested together with his co-accused, Katlego Mokoena, after Mathabela was stabbed to death at her home in Mattafin late last year. Sithole took to…
Former KZN DPP, Advocate Moipone Noko. Former KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Moipone Noko, is set to continue to testify before the Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria. The enquiry is assessing suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office. Wednesday, Noko said she was accused of being captured for pursuing racketeering charges against members…
File image: Olympic rings. Organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Tuesday named six stadiums across the United States set to host matches in the men’s and women’s Olympic soccer tournaments, expanding the competition footprint well beyond Southern California. LA28 said group stage and knockout games will be played in New York, Columbus, Nashville,…
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau speaks at the Afreximbank signing ceremony at the Westcliff Hotel in Johannesburg on 04 February 2026. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has confirmed that South Africa remains eligible for the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). This as United States President Donald Trump signs the trade…
Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi lifts The Webb Ellis Cup as they celebrate winning the Rugby World Cup 2023 finals against New Zealand at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on October 28, 2023. Defending champions, the Springboks, will return to Adelaide for only the second time ever when they kick off their 2027 Rugby World…
Ad Hoc Committee Chairperson Soviet Lekganyane, October 14, 2025. Former State Security Agency official Xolile Mashukuca says he is disappointed that Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee has blocked him from testifying. The committee is investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. It asked Mashukuca to apply for certification or security…
Outside High Court in the Western Cape. Defence counsel for alleged underworld crime figure, Jerome Booysen, has continued to challenge the credibility of a state witness, known as Mr X, in the Brian Wainstein murder trial. During cross-examination in the Western Cape High Court, advocate Amanda Nel focused on a document Mr X claims that…
DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on February 3, 2026. Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) and member of the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system, Dianne Kohler Barnard, is expected to appear as a witness before the committee…
EFF party leader Julius Malema addresses the media on 04 February 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has urged voters to punish the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the upcoming local government elections for what it calls failure to deliver on basic services. Speaking to the media on Wednesday at its headquarters in Johannesburg,…
