Civil society movement Defend Our Democracy is demanding clarity from the Ekurhuleni Metro on the circumstances surrounding the murder of senior auditor Mpho Mafole. Mafole, who was head of forensic audits at the Ekurhuleni Metro, was gunned down while driving on the R23 in Kempton Park on Monday evening. Police found Mafole’s body inside his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. The organisation’s executive…
The Provincial Initiation Coordinating Committee (PICC) has confirmed that three initiates have died at different initiation schools in the North West province. In addition, ninety others have been rescued from bogus initiation schools. The fatalities were reported at Klipgat, Ottoshoop, and a farm near Alabama in Klerksdorp. The PICC and the provincial Department of Cooperative…
A banner of the Judicial Conduct Tribunal Hearing on complaints against Judge Selby President Mbenenge is seen in this image taken on 03 July 2025. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge continues today with the cross examination of ICT Expert, Dr Vincent Mello. Dr Mello is…
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal is currently conducting a hearing in Rosebank, Johannesburg on the complaint lodged by Andiswa Mengo, against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – the following story contains graphic content that may be upsetting to readers An expert witness’ appearing before the…
Graphic depicting a fatal shooting Five people have been gunned down and seven others were injured in several gang-related shooting incidents, at different locations in Mitchells Plain, on the Cape Flats this afternoon. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says five people were shot at in a tuck shop in Beacon Valley, two of them died. In…
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of a marked drop in temperatures, with banded showers and increasingly strong winds. In KwaZulu‑Natal, gusty 40 km/h winds and a 60% chance of rain across Durban and inland areas are predicted. Coastal and mountainous zones, especially the Drakensberg highlands, may face heavy showers, icy lows, and even…
Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota Liverpool‘s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a fiery car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, Spanish state-owned TV station said on Thursday, citing local firefighters. Police told Reuters everything pointed to that information being correct, although they could not yet officially confirm the names. The…
A South African National Defence Force soldier. The Northern Cape High Court has found a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier, Desmond Zwakala guilty of shooting and killing Kimberley Boys High learner, Amogelang Assegai. His co-accused, who was allegedly the driver of the vehicle that sped off after Assegai was shot, was found not…
Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Parliamentary leader John Hlophe says they have written to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) indicating that the party would not support the recommendation of Judge Dunstan Mlambo as Deputy Chief Justice. Hlophe addressed this matter during a briefing at Parliament, on how the MKP is…
Disaster and Emergency Management Services extinguish a fire in Ekurhuleni. Firefighters from the City of Ekurhuleni’s Disaster and Emergency Management Services have responded to a fire at a substation in Palm Ridge Extension 6. Upon arrival earlier today, they found the ripple control room, which houses electric breakers, engulfed in flames. Emergency services spokesperson, William…
