Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze. Bellarmine Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, are back in the Alexandra Regional Court on Monday morning. They are accused of shooting a 23-year-old gardener at the Mugabe residence in Hyde Park in February. They face charges of attempted murder, defeating the…
Bellarmine Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, are back in the Alexandra Regional Court. Livestream| Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused back in court:
American athlete Cooper Lutkenhaus Cooper Lutkenhaus became the youngest athlete to win a men’s individual title at the World Indoor Championships when the American 17-year-old took gold in the 800 metres in Poland on Sunday. Lutkenhaus came home ahead of Belgium’s Eliott Crestan to win in a time of 1:44.24. The previous record for the youngest…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is outraged by reports that more than R630 million in discretionary grants have gone missing from the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA). According to the Auditor-General’s findings, grant expenditure to the tune of R 637.6 million could not be substantiated due to…
Rand and US Dollar notes. The rand is trading at R17.12 to the US dollar, R22.77 to the British pound, and R19.38 to the euro. On global markets, the euro is valued at $1.15, while the US dollar stands at 159.53 yen. Across major emerging economies, the dollar is trading at 5.31 Brazilian reals, 83.12…
Sergeant Fannie Nkosi giving testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on March 23, 2026. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala allegedly called Sergeant Fannie Nkosi saying that he wanted his Luxor Card urgently as he was going to meet Deputy President Paul Mashatile and…
DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink The African National Congress (ANC) in Tshwane has branded the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) plans to take allegations of corruption in Tshwane to the Madlanga Commission as illegitimate. DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise has undeclared interests in security and water tanker companies. Brink claims funds meant…
Proposed Governance Regulations for the NHI Fund have been published. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the implementation of the National Health Insurance(NHI) is key to closing the gap between public and private healthcare in the country. In his weekly letter, he highlights stark inequalities in access to quality healthcare, despite progress in the public system. His…
President Cyril Ramaphoda. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the repatriation and reburial of the 63 remains of the Khoi and San people at Kinderlê near Steinkopf in the Northern Cape is a restoration of dignity for those who were exhumed from the country for scientific and exhibition reasons. Those reburied on Monday were unethically exhumed and…
Lilly Mine Families of the three miners who remain trapped underground at Lily Mine in Louisville, near Barberton, Mpumalanga, have expressed disappointment with the government’s lack of action to recover their loved ones’ remains ten years later. Solomon Nyirenda, Pretty Nkambule and Yvonne Mnisi have been stuck in a container since February 5, 2016, which…
