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The bus driver of the horrific crash that claimed the lives of six learners has been arrested. This was after allegations that he had fled the scene. He is currently under police guard in a hospital as families try to comb through the scene and collect whatever was left from the tragedy. Another traumatic scene of schoolbooks, shoes, stationery and bags scattered around a veld befell the Mpumalanga province. The bus […]

The escape trial of convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, and his co-accused has been set for the 10th of February 2025. Bester appeared in the Free State High Court alongside his lover Dr Nandipha Magudumana, her father and six former G4S employees. The long-awaited trial is in relation to Bester's escape from the Mangaung Maximum Prison in May 2022. Bester escaped in a staged fire incident at the facility, […]

Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, says heads must roll after a probe found that the principal of Daveyton Skills School be held liable for the death of two learners, Siphamandla Peterson and Sibusiso Sibiya, who drowned while on a discipline camp in April. Seanego Attorneys released its findings on the matter a little earlier. The camp was facilitated by a Non-Profit Organisation, Rising Stars Generation, at the Rock Falls Adventure Ranch […]

  ANC veteran, Snuki Zikalala, says former president Jacob Zuma's expulsion from the ANC was long overdue. He says the former president's conduct is a bitter lesson for the ANC. Zuma, who has been in the ANC for just over six decades, has become the first former president to be expelled from the party. He contravened party rules when he formed the MK Party, while still a card-carrying member of the liberation […]

Independent Political Analyst, Goodenough Mashego, labels Zizi Kodwa's stint in the National Legislature as optics. He says Kodwa must tell the public why he returned to Parliament after being charged with corruption. The former Sport, Arts and Culture Minister had returned as a lawmaker after having resigned last month from his positions in the ANC in the wake of the scandal. He raised eyebrows when he returned to the National […]

Prisoners' rights activist, Miles Bhudu, has labelled the recent raids at the country's hotspot prisons as damage control of the government's failure to implement its policies. He believes that by now the government should have adopted robust strategies and tactics to make sure that illegal items don't find their way into the prison cells. His remarks follow yesterday's SAPS raid at the Johannesburg Prison, also known as Sun City. Playstations, […]

Facebook rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, plans to challenge the jurisdiction of his trial and the unfair treatment he alleges to be subjected to at the Kgosi Mampuru Prison. The convicted murderer and rapist today introduced a new legal representative in the Free State High Court, where he briefly appeared with his co-accused. This is Bester's third legal team since his first appearance in April last year. Bester, his lover […]

The family of slain scientist, Dorcas 'Didi' Lekganayane, say they hope that her alleged killer husband, Cecil Kekana, will admit his guilt so that the family can find closure. The 46-year-old abandoned his bail bid when he appeared in the Alexandra Magistrates' Court today. Kekana is accused of stabbing Lekganyane to death multiple times at their matrimonial home in Johannesburg, earlier this month. He was recently released from hospital after he tried to […]

  The President was responding to the furious debate on his Opening of Parliament Address. He says the name-calling and ethnic chauvinism seen during last week's debate is regrettable. Ramaphosa took a swipe at Malema, who had accused him of having been a sell-out during the liberation struggle. "You spent a considerable amount of time playing me, what is important in building this country is to play the ball of […]