A new witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has detailed a panicked young man who sought help from the next door neighbours following the footballer's shooting. Khaya Ngcatshe took to the stand as the state's second witness yesterday after Kelly Khumalo's sister, Zandile, wrapped up her testimony. He is understood to have assisted several men who carried a dying Meyiwa into a car after he was shot. Ngcatshe was […]
Springbok coach, Jacques Nienaber, has made nine changes to the starting team that lost 35-20 to New Zealand in Auckland two weeks ago. The squad is now featuring a new halfback pairing of flyhalf Manie Libbok and scrumhalf Grant Williams. This will mark Williams’ first start for the team. https://twitter.com/Ntsako_Mkhari_/status/1683785283655856128?s=20 Springbok number 8, Duane Vermeulen, will captain the new-look Bok team in their final Rugby Championship match against Argentina at […]
The defence team in the Senzo Meyiwa Murder trial will file an urgent application to ensure that Kelly Khumalo has her day in court. The move comes after the State revealed that it doesn't intend to bring her forward as a witness. Khumalo’s whirlwind romance with the footballer made headlines in the years leading up to his death. She was among those present the night Meyiwa was gunned down at […]
The City of Joburg has warned that a tunnel, which may collapse at any given time, has been discovered along Lilian Ngoyi, formerly known as Bree Street, and Loveday streets. The blast that killed one person on Wednesday occurred at Lilian Ngoyi. City Manager, Floyd Brink, has urged the public to refrain from entering the areas that have been closed off. The warning comes amid the confirmation that a gas […]
The Senzo Meyiwa trial resumes this morning after it was prematurely adjourned yesterday following a request from the state. This after state witness, Zandile Khumalo, told the court she was not feeling well. While granting the state's request, Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng expressed his reservations with the state's move. He urged prosecutors and the witness to get their act together and refrain from causing any further delays to the matter. He’s […]
The Nelson Mandela Foundation marked the late stateman's 105th birthday celebrations yesterday in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, by planting trees alongside delegates from several organisations, including the United Nations and Nelson Mandela University. The organisation says by planting trees, young people took meaningful action to alleviate poverty and food insecurity. It has urged young people to join hands and be the catalysts for change. The event was part of the […]
American boxing great, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather Jnr, says the aim of his visit to South Africa is to inspire aspiring boxers in the country. Mayweather landed at the Lanseria Airport on Friday to much media frenzy and fan fare as part of his Motherland Tour, which saw him also visit Zimbabwe. Upon his arrival, Mayweather told the media that he wants people on the African continent to know that they […]
When you replace ‘why is this happening to me’ with ‘what is this trying to teach me’, everything shifts! At a time when South Africa marked the second anniversary of ‘the two weeks in July 2021’, in just one day, at least eleven trucks were set alight in two incidents on our major road networks, the N3 and N4. In the first, traffic was brought to a standstill on the […]
The family members of slain Soweto toddler, Tshiamo Rabanye, say they suspect that his alleged killer and grandmother, Nqobile Ndlovu (50), may have murdered other relatives before. Ndlovu alongside her lover and co-accused, Mthunzi Zulu (39), made a brief appearance in the Protea Magistrate’s Court today. They’ve been charged with murder and the mutilation of 6-year-old Rabanye and his cousin, 5-year-old Nqobizitha Zulu, whose bodies were found dumped and mutilated […]
