Kelly Smith and two other accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case 2 minutes The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, Advocate Nicolette Bell, has attributed the successful conviction of Kelly Smith and her co-accused to the hard work of the prosecution team. Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn were convicted in…
File image: Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 2 minutes Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says he is vindicated now that the state has dropped all charges against him. The Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto has provisionally withdrawn Gwamanda’s case as the state failed to present the charge sheet. It was alleged that Gwamanda and a…
The Madlanga Commission has heard how South African Police Service’s Section Head for Quality Management, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng helped Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala claim money for individuals who failed to attend their medical surveillance appointments. Brigadier Matjeng has testified that she sent Matlala a code that would enable him to claim for the 140 non-arrivals. This…
Cape Town Emergency Services Firefighters in the Cape Winelands District are continuing efforts to contain a blaze in the Kogmanskloof mountains above Montagu and Ashton. The fire, which started on Thursday in the veld above Zolani, has been fanned by strong winds and high temperatures. Spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says crews have managed to…
Confiscated unlicenced firearm 1 minute The police say they have arrested a young woman in Blikkiesdorp in Delft on the Cape Flats for the illegal possession of a Baby Browning pistol. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says members of the Provincial Anti-Economic Crime Task Team and the Provincial Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing Team followed…
Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in September. Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo will return to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday morning. He was unable to continue his testimony last month because he fell ill. Since then, various witnesses, including the Hawks Divisional Commissioner Patrick…
The Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu. 3 minutes Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu is poised to make Mpumalanga great. Delivering his State of the Province Address (SOPA) in Mbombela, Ndlovu promised to improve the lives of the people of the province. Ndlovu promised to improve, among others, the delivery of services, create a conducive environment for job…
Music sheet The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) says the three publishers listed in the Fundudzi Forensic Report on fraudulent activities, were reinstated after the majority of their members voted to have them back. Following SAMRO’s press conference held today, please find below the clarifications distinguishing fact from misinformation regarding SAMRO Governance Matters. Part…
File Image: An image of hydroponic dagga posted on social media by the SAPS, 26 March 2022. Northern Cape police have arrested a 25-year-old alleged drug dealer in Upington and confiscated dagga worth over R400,000. The suspect was apprehended during a routine patrol. Provincial Police Spokesperson Thabo Litabe says the suspect will appear in court…
Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial. Accused number 2 in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, says investigators were not specific on the date the soccer captain was killed when they asked for his alibi. Ntanzi, who is on trial with four others for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain,…
