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Ramaphosa hails HIV prevention breakthrough as SA eyes local production

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the rollout of the long-acting HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir as a turning point in South Africa’s fight against HIV and AIDS, as government moves to secure local production of the breakthrough medicine. Speaking at the national rollout launch at the Lilian Ngoyi Stadium in Secunda, Mpumalanga, on Friday, Ramaphosa said the drug represents one of the most significant scientific advances since the introduction of antiretroviral […]

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Witness and forensic expert cast further doubt on official version of Mabelane death

Fresh testimony at the reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist, Matthews "Mojo" Mabelane, has raised further questions about conditions inside apartheid-era detention facilities, while a forensic pathologist has highlighted significant flaws in the original investigation. The Johannesburg High Court heard evidence on Friday from former student activist, Chippa Joseph Dikgole, who described prolonged interrogations, assaults and psychological intimidation by Security Branch officers following his arrest in 1977. Dikgole, […]

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Madlanga Commission | KZN Hawks officer says colleague refused to store seized cocaine at police station

Kwa Zulu-Natal Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigations (SOCI) Unit, Lieutenant-Colonel Kwazikwakhe Sibiya, has told the Madlanga Commission that Warrant Officer, Dan Perumel, refused to store 541 kilograms of cocaine seized at Durban Harbour's CHC Depot in June 2021, allegedly citing a lack of space at Isipingo Police Station. The cocaine, with an estimated street value of R200 million, was seized during a high-profile operation that remains under scrutiny following the […]

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Shibiri fired, nine other cops suspended over Matlala links

Former SAPS Head of Organised Crime, Richard Shiburi, has been dismissed following a disciplinary hearing. Shiburi was found guilty of bringing the police service into disrepute over his alleged links to attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala. The senior police officer also faces allegations of interfering in several high-profile investigations, including the murder case of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart and the R300 million drug bust in Aeroton in 2021. The […]

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Blitzboks on the verge of history

  Blizboks captain, Impi Visser, says his team must play without fear in Bordeaux this weekend. The Springbok Sevens lost the final of the second SVNS World Championship tournament in Valladolid to Australia last weekend, but remain top of the overall standings on 38 points, four ahead of Argentina and eight ahead of the Aussies. "It was not the greatest team effort last weekend," Visser admitted. "Individually we fought hard, […]

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SAPS ballistics expert to remain behind bars after bail application postponed

Disgraced Pretoria Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) analyst, Captain Itumeleng Laurence Makgotloe (53), remains in custody at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility after the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court postponed his bail application to 9 June. Makgotloe faces charges of defeating the ends of justice, two counts of being an accessory after the fact to murder, and unlawful possession of ammunition. "Mr. Makgotloe we have to postpone the matter, as you have heard, […]

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Ramaphosa tackles migration concerns as SA and Kenya deepen economic ties

President Cyril Ramaphosa has used a state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto to confront rising tensions around migration in South Africa, while positioning closer ties between the two countries as a pathway to trade, investment and job creation.  Speaking at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday, Ramaphosa and Ruto oversaw the signing of six memoranda of understanding (MOUs) covering sectors including agriculture, tourism, energy, transport and maritime cooperation.  […]

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Brown Mogotsi denied bail as court finds state has strong case

Alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi, will remain behind bars after the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court denied his bail application, finding that he failed to show that the interests of justice favoured his release and that the State had presented a strong case against him. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Magistrate Annelise Thlapi, raised concerns over conflicting residential addresses provided by Mogotsi and his wife, as well as evidence suggesting investigators struggled to […]

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Teenager arrested over killing of fellow teen in Soweto to appear in court

  A 19-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrates' Court on Friday in connection with the killing of a fellow teenager in Braamfischerville, Soweto. It is alleged that an 18-year-old boy was attacked with a panga and later succumbed to his injuries at a local clinic on Wednesday. According to authorities, the deceased boy, who is a learner at a secondary school in Meadowlands, had left home […]

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Madlanga Commission | Public rallies behind Warrant Officer Sander after emotional testimony

South Africa has demonstrated the spirit of Ubuntu by donating funds for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Hawks Warrant Officer, Karl Sander, following his emotional testimony at the Madlanga Commission this week. Sander detailed his deteriorating relationship with suspended KZN Hawks boss, Major-General Lesetja Senona, saying he was falsely implicated for the alleged theft of cocaine exhibits with a street value of about R200 million while they were stored at the Port Shepstone […]

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