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Two senior Hawks officers accused of corruption in Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. The Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, in Limpopo, has set the trial date in the corruption case of two senior Hawks officers, accused of covering a politically related murder case. The case against Captain Virginia Kupa and Brigadier Mapone Mohajane has been postponed…

Mduduzi Mnisi accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose appears before the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on 09 July 2025. The Tshegofatso Pule Foundation has expressed outrage over the decision of the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg to grant bail to the man accused of the murder of 14-year-old Lukhona Fose. Thirty-nine-year-old Mduduzi Mnisi appeared in court yesterday and was granted bail of R5 000….

[File photo] A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale has condemned a violent stabbing incident at the Oudtshoorn Correctional Centre that has left one inmate dead and four officials injured. He says inmates had resisted when officials searched their cells on Wednesday. Thobakgale says…

Acting North West Police Commissioner Major-General Patrick Asaneng speaking at a SAPS event. 2 minutes Acting North West Police Commissioner Major-General Patrick Asaneng says there are concerns that police officers are complicit in the escape of alleged illegal mining kingpin James Tshoaeli. Police are still searching for him. Tshoaeli, who was arrested in Stilfontein near…

Outside the Gauteng Health Department office. As part of Youth Month commemorations, the Department of Health in Gauteng will, from tomorrow, host a series of expos aimed at exposing the youth to a variety of careers in the public healthcare sector in an attempt to tackle unemployment.  Gauteng Health spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says these include…