Murder accused pig farmer Zachariah Olivier appears in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo on 27 February 2026. The double murder trial of a Limpopo pig farmer has been postponed to July this year in the High Court in Polokwane. The trial within a trial over the admissibility of a confession statement by accused number one, Zachariah Olivier,…
Adv. Matthew Chaskalson at the Madlanga Commission. The Madlanga Commission has heard how a company belonging to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala‘s partner, Tsakane Baloyi, was awarded a skills contract. Buena Vista Learning Academy was awarded the R3.5 million contract by the City of Ekurhuleni, a week after the bid was advertised. Baloyi was also the sole…
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has defended the deployment of members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support the South African police Service (SAPS). He says it is a necessary step to restore calm in communities where illegal mining and gang violence are rife. Speaking on the…
FILE: Mineworkers underground. About R113 million has been paid out to gold mineworkers in the North West through the Tshiamiso Trust. The trust, together with the South African Ex-Mineworkers Council and the North West Health Department is participating in an outreach programme at the Job Shimankane Hospital in Rustenburg. The aim is to assist qualifying…
South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) banners. Five South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) officials have been fired for fraud and corruption. The action follows disciplinary processes during which eight officials were arrested last year. Three cases are still pending. The officials were based at the SASSA Johannesburg office, which was temporarily closed but has…
Independent forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP) Ad Hoc Committee member, David Skosana, has implored National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to ensure that forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan returns to account before the committee. O’Sullivan walked out of Parliament on Thursday during proceedings, claiming that he needed to catch a flight. Didiza has…
FILE | A worker at Tongaat-Hulett Mill. The High Court in Durban will hear an application for the provisional liquidation of Tongaat-Hulett on Friday. Business rescue practitioners have brought the application. The company was placed under business rescue in 2022. Since then, the 134-year-old sugar giant has suffered a R12 billion share value loss. This…
Court gavel A 52-year-old Vietnamese man has appeared in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town in connection with alleged wildlife trafficking. He was arrested at Cape Town International Airport before he could flee the country. The Hawks say the suspect’s passport was flagged, after a warrant of arrest was issued by the Kempton Park…
Ekapa mine shaft Over 1 000 workers have been left jobless and their salaries not paid after the Ekapa Minerals Mine, where five miners remain trapped after a mud rush incident last Tuesday, was put under liquidation. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says it will approach the courts for a way…
Proteas’ T20 Captain Aiden Markram in action South Africa have taken a giant leap towards securing their place in the the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sr Lanka. The Proteas retain their unbeaten record by crushing the West Indies on Thursday, the only other unbeaten team in the tournament…
