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It’s unlikely President Cyril Ramaphosa will be called to testify in the case against the three people accused of stealing millions of dollars from his Phala Phala farm, in Limpopo. Imanuwela David (39) Froliana Joseph (31) and her brother, Ndilinasho Joseph (27), appeared before the Bela Bela Magistrate Court on Friday. During their formal bail application, the Joseph siblings pleaded not guilty to stealing roughly $580 000 in cash from […]

Lawyers in the Senzo Meyiwa trial have been struck with yet another blow to their defence, after an application to withdraw one of the accused’s medical records failed. It’s understood the dental records show Bongani Ntanzi had no injuries at the time his defence claims he was assaulted by police. Ntanzi’s defence attorney, Thulani Mngomezulu, had initially brought the records, despite his objections to them being regarded as evidence today. […]

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has ruled that confidential documents brought by a state witness will not be allowed as evidence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. It follows assertions from Sergeant Vusimuzi Mogane that the sensitive material was seen by the five men accused of Meyiwa’s murder. In a revelation that brought the Pretoria High Court to a standstill, Mogane said he believed the safety of witnesses had been jeopardised as […]

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has agreed to rule on the case of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, who has been barred from competing in her preferred 800m race over her refusal to take medication to lower her testosterone levels. Semenya won a long legal battle in July against Switzerland at the Strasbourg-based international court, which ruled she was the victim of discrimination. […]

The Pretoria High Court has heard how one of the men accused of Senzo Meyiwa’s killing received a mysterious call from police officers, just one week before his arrest. This as defence in the footballers murder trial continue to paint a picture of the alleged torture and assault that transpired on the day of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, and accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi’s, arrests. The court is still […]

The Pretoria High Court has heard shocking account of how Muzi Sibiya, one of five men accused of Senzo Meyiwa’s murder, allegedly “messed himself” following a string of abuse from police officers. Constable Jabulani Buthelezi, the officer tasked with Sibiya’s 2020 arrest, faced a grilling from the defence as his cross-examination got underway today. The court is working to determine the admissibility of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya and accused […]

Disgraced TikTok influencer, Matthew Lani, says he’ll not be held hostage by the court of public opinion. He made the remarks after his brief appearance before the Johannesburg Magistrate Court today, following the NPA’s decision to withdraw its charges against him. The now notorious 27-year-old landed himself in hot water with, among others, the Wits Medical School and the Health Professions Council after claiming to be a medical doctor. The […]

A state witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has denied that police were heavily armed when two of the five men accused of involved in the footballer’s killing gave their alleged confessions. This as metro cop, Wendell Jonathan, returned to the witness stand yesterday. The high court in Pretoria is trying to determine the admissibility of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya and two, Bongani Ntanzi’s alleged confession statements, which […]

Mineworkers, who recently resurfaced from underground Gold One Mine in Springs, in Ekurhuleni, say they were ambushed into a sit-in. Authorities have evacuated more than 500 workers from the facility following a three-day long sit-in by disgruntled AMCU-affiliated mineworkers, who are demanding that their union be legally recognised. Ayanda Bambisa (27) is one of the miners who were trapped underground. He says he had no idea that chaos would ensue […]