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Madlanga Commission | JMPD kidnapping, extortion claims exposed

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard explosive allegations of kidnapping, extortion and alleged protection of criminal syndicates within the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD). JMPD K9 Unit Sergeant Rico van Wyk, told the Commission on Tuesday that officers, Johannes Mokgatle and Zwelibanzi Mgujulwa, were allegedly involved in a kidnapping and extortion incident on 29 September 2021. Van Wyk says the alleged victim reported that the officers abducted him and […]

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Matlala Trial | Kekana’s torture claims under scrutiny

Alleged hitman, Musa Kekana, has accused police of using torture to extract information from him following his arrest, telling the Johannesburg High Court that officers allegedly suffocated him with a plastic bag until he lost consciousness and coughed up blood. Kekana, the first accused in the attempted-murder trial involving alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, gave evidence in a trial-within-a-trial on Tuesday, which is focused on whether evidence obtained following […]

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OPINION | Whoever owns the data owns the truth: Capitec, the DA, and the quiet enclosure of South Africa’s information economy

In June 2024, in the aftermath of an election in which voter turnout fell to 58.57%, I argued that South Africa's democracy was in crisis, not simply because people had stopped voting, but because the alternatives on offer were themselves financed and shaped by the same captains of capital who had long protected the status quo. Parties like Rise Mzansi, ActionSA and BOSA, I maintained, were not vanguards of "new […]

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Zungu accepts defeat, but still wants change

Amazulu owner, Sandile Zungu, is calling for change to the South African Football Association (SAFA) statutes to help the organisation operate more efficiently. Zungu lost the SAFA presidential race in Midrand over the weekend, receiving 82 votes to incumbent Danny Jordaan’s 157. The AmaZulu President has vowed not to put himself through the same process again unless things change. "I wish SAFA was run professionally. I really wish it was […]

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Senzo Meyiwa Trial | Cellphone records come under scrutiny

Cellphone records allegedly linking accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli, to other accused men in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have come under renewed scrutiny, with a Vodacom expert raising questions over some of the records presented in court. Vodacom cellphone data expert, Tsolanang Golele, confirmed that a number allegedly used by Ntuli on the day Meyiwa was killed received a call from a number Ntuli says belonged to a woman […]

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Matlala Trial | Fortuner tracking data under fire as defence challenges State’s case

The State has provisionally closed its case in the trial-within-a-trial involving alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and his four co-accused, but a dispute over whether prosecutors can reopen their case is already emerging. The State has reserved the right to apply to reopen its case after expert witnesses give evidence. At the centre of the proceedings is the lawfulness of Musa Kekana’s arrest in April 2024, with the defence […]

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Ouaddou breaks silence on Nkota return

Orlando Pirates coach, Abdeslam Ouaddou, has provided an update on the readiness of Bafana Bafana international, Mohau Nkota, who recently returned to the club on loan. The 21-year-old winger was officially unveiled by Pirates last week after sealing a season-long loan return from Saudi club, Al-Ettifaq. However, on Friday, Ouaddou confirmed that Nkota arrived with a knee injury sustained at his previous team, delaying his return to action. "Nkota is […]

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Matlala trial | Defence says one of two police officer witnesses is lying under oath

The defence has placed two police officers at the centre of a credibility clash in the attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, suggesting that either Sergeant Maesela Ledwaba or Captain Phimi Sekgobela is lying under oath. The accusation was levelled during the cross-examination of Ledwaba in the trial-within-a-trial at the Johannesburg High Court on Friday, where the defence is challenging evidence linked to the arrest of […]

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Bafana Mahungela found guilty of Kirsten Kluyts murder

The long-running case over the brutal killing of pregnant teacher, Kirsten Kluyts, has ended in a guilty verdict. Twenty-three-year-old, Bafana Mahungela, has been convicted of murdering the 34-year-old Delta Park High School teacher, who was 14 weeks pregnant when she was attacked, strangled and killed during a park run at George Lea Park in Sandton in October 2023. The Johannesburg High Court handed down judgment on Friday, rejecting Mahungela’s version […]

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