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The Gauteng High Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court has heard how Sifiso Mkhwanazi’s alleged victims were tied up; kept captive and repeatedly raped in the days leading up to their murders. That’s the evidence of the investigating officer in the case, Sergeant Bongani Mbonambi. Mkhwanazi (21) faces multiple rape and murder charges after the decomposed bodies of six sex workers were discovered at his father’s panel beating […]

President of the South African Football Association, Danny Jordaan, is remaining tight-lipped on how much the Bafana Bafana players will get after finishing third at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cote d'Ivoire. Bafana earned more than R47 million for their efforts at the continental showpiece. Hugo Broos' charges landed at the OR Tambo International Airport this morning after being the first South African team to win an […]

Sex workers outside the Gauteng High Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court say they’re shocked to learn that the man who confessed to have killed their colleagues, Sifiso Mkhwanazi, was apparently acting alone. The women spoke with YNews on the sidelines of Mkhwanazi’s murder trial. The sex workers, who worked alongside one of Mkhwanazi’s alleged victims, Joyce Moyo, say they believe her killer had help. The 21-year-old made […]

The father of alleged sex-worker killer, Sifiso Mkhwanazi, has denied any knowledge of how the killings took place. Yesterday, Mark Khumalo took to the stand as a state witness in his son’s murder trial. He insists his son confessed to the killing of the six sex workers only after their decomposed bodies were discovered at his panel beating workshop in Johannesburg in 2022. However, Mkhwanazi’s legal team have questioned the […]

Sifiso Mkhwanazi’s father alleges that the 21-year-old killed six sex workers as an act of revenge. According to the dad, Mark Khumalo, Mkhwanazi confessed to the killings after spending 10 months behind bars for the alleged rape of another Zimbabwean sex worker, in a case that is also before the High Court sitting in Palm Ridge. Mkwanazi initially confessed to the crime, but later accused his father of having forced […]

Sifiso Mkhwanazi’s confession to having killed six sex workers in 2020 will be allowed as evidence in the case against him that's being heard at the High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court. The 21-year-old made the confession to his father, who has is testifying for the state in the trial. Mkhwanazi faces a range of charges, including rape and murder, after the decomposed bodies of the six […]

The trial-within-a-trial of alleged sex worker killer, Sifiso Mkwanazi, resumes in the High Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court this morning. The case was postponed yesterday, owing to the absence of Mkhwanazi's defence counsel called in sick. Mkhwanazi’s father, Mark Khumalo who was in attendance, made a hasty exit as the matter wrapped for the day. On Wednesday, the accused accused Mkhwanazi senior of having forced him to […]

Police who investigated the murders of six sex workers in Johannesburg have denied intimidating the man accused of the crime, Sifiso Mkhwanazi, into confessing. As the trial-within-a-trial of his alleged confession presses on at the High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court, Mkhwanazi accused his father and the police of having forced him to confess. The 21-year-old faces murder and rape charges, among others, after the women’s decomposed […]

Bafana Bafana will have a chance to play for the bronze medal after losing to Nigeria in the Afcon semi-finals last night. The boys, who gave a spirited performance, came from a goal down to equalize - courtesy of a penalty by Teboho Mokoena. Nigeria are through to the Afcon final after a dramatic penalty shootout win against South Africa with the Super Eagles, prevailing 4-2 on penalties following a […]