Gavel in a court room. The State has added a fifth suspect to the attempted murder case involving actress Tebogo Thobejane. According to the National Prosecution Authority (NPA), Nthabiseng Nzama briefly appeared in the Alexandra magistrates’ court on Monday, in connection with allegations of facilitating fund transfers between accounts, while fully aware that the money…
Marumo Gallants rope in Jamil Benouahi as new head coach. Marumo Gallants FC have made a decisive move in their fight against relegation, appointing Jamil Benouahi as head coach following the departure of Alexandre Lafitte. The appointment of Moroccan tactician Benouahi, a UEFA Pro Licence holder with international coaching experience across North and Sub-Saharan Africa,…
File Image: A shootout scene at Inanda, KZN. 1 minute Members of the Community Policing Forum in Inanda, Durban, have raised concerns over increased crime during rolling blackouts. Eskom recently downgraded load shedding from Stage 6 to Stage 4 after an unexpected escalation last weekend. The power cuts have led to increased incidents of business…
Outside the Athlone Magistrate’s Court Two people have been shot and killed in two separate incidents near the Athlone Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon. Police say a 32-year-old man was fatally wounded while sitting in a car outside the court. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says minutes later, another shooting occurred nearby….
Team South Africa relay team member Bayanda Walaza South African sprinter Bayanda Walaza has been withdrawn from the national team for the World Athletics Championships starting in Tokyo this weekend. Following a comprehensive medical evaluation, Athletics South Africa has determined that Walaza’s hamstring injury, sustained during his race at the Diamond League Final in Zurich…
Burnt Riverlea High School classrooms 1 minute Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has commended the Gauteng Education Department for swiftly responding to the situation at the Riverlea High School in Johannesburg. The department has delivered a number of mobile classrooms to the school after a fire destroyed 11 classrooms last week. Police are investigating a case…
Outside City Hall in Cape Town. The Good Party has called for the resignation of City of Cape Town Speaker, Felicity Purchase, alleging that her continued presence in that role is divisive. EFF councilor, Mzubanzi Dambuza, was allegedly choked during a council meeting by security staff. The City of Cape Town could not be immediately…
Bellville Court The Bellville Commercial Crimes Court in Cape Town has sentenced attorney Phuti Mothemane to nine years’ direct imprisonment for corruption. The sentence is suspended for five years on condition that he’s not arrested on a similar charge during the period of suspension. He’s also been sentenced to three years of correctional supervision, which…
Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) boss, Robert McBride, says he was not shocked by Lt.General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s July 6th press conference. He says some of the allegations by the KwaZulu-Natal top cop in that press conference did not come as a surprise to him because as the head of…
FILE| Numsa members at a strike. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will march to National Treasury in Pretoria today. The union is demanding that government should stop conducting business with private security companies that are not compliant with collective agreements. Numsa’s spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says it’s a disgrace that workers in…
