Amber Lee Hughes suffers from PTSD: Social worker

Former pre-school teacher, Amber Lee Hughes in court. A social worker who assessed Amber Lee Hughes who confessed to killing her ex-boyfriend’s four-year-old daughter says the former pre-school teacher grew up exposed to traumatic events from a very young age. Johanna Wolmarans was testifying during pre-sentencing proceedings at the High Court in Johannesburg. Hughes was…

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AK-47 used in Armand Swart’s murder linked to other cases

Captain Solomon Modisane appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The AK-47 rifle that was found in the possession of murder accused Katiso “KT” Molefe and Warrant Officer Pule Tau in Bramley, after Vereeniging Engineer Armand Swart was gunned down, has been linked to the murders of DJ Sumbody, DJ Vintos and Don Tindleni. This…

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LIVE | Cassel Mathale appears before Parliament Ad hoc Committee

Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee into allegations made by by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale is appearing before Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mathale is the sixth witness to appear before the committee. He has been the Deputy Minister of Police since 2019. Mathale served under Bheki Cele’s…

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LIVE | Madlanga Commission of Inquiry

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. A new witness has taken the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.  The inquiry is investigating allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system. Captain Solomon Modisane, a senior Forensic Analyst (Ballistics) with the SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory in Silverton, Pretoria, and deployed to the…

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