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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 | People loot an area near a burning warehouse after violence erupted following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021. Legal representatives of alleged instigator of the unrest in July 2021 Bonginkosi Khanyile insist that he had nothing to do with the violence. The Durban…

The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against the Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. The complainant is Andiswa Mengo. LIVE STREAM: 

Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. The bail hearing of 42-year-old police officer accused of kidnapping 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi will resume today in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in the Free State. The Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis special school was kidnapped while being driven home from school in Bloemfontein. Last week, investigating officer Kelaotswe Lebodi…

Person behind bars. Special Crimes Investigator Mike Bolhuis has described Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala as a dangerous individual. Matlala has been facing public scrutiny for his alleged connections with high level police officials, and his dubious tender dealings. He came on the radar when murdered whistle blower Babita Deokaran flagged his shell companies for possible fraudulent…

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner, Fanie Masemola says KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s security has been increased following threats against him. This comes after explosive allegations over the weekend by Mkhwanazi, that the SAPS has been infiltrated by crime syndicates. Masemola was speaking in a virtual media briefing during the police…

FILE | South African Police Service Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo. South African Police Service Crime Intelligence Unit boss, Dumisani Khumalo, has been temporarily removed from the unit following allegations of fraud and corruption. Khumalo and six other senior police officials were arrested last month at the O.R. Tambo International Airport. However, he and five co-accused were…

FILE | Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 20, 2025. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says that when he communicated with Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo, he did so as a social being, not as a senior court official. Evidence leader, Advocate Salome Scheepers is cross-examining…