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Tiffany Meek’s bail battle | Questions, contradictions and a mother’s plea

Jayden-Lee Meek's murder case has shaken the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court to its core - with harrowing forensic details, botched evidence handling, and fierce legal battles unfolding as his mother, Tiffany Meek, fights for bail. Jayden-Lee’s bruised and half-naked body was discovered on May 14, a day after his mother reported him missing. Now, as Meek sits in the dock accused of murdering her only child, she insists she’s been framed. Her bail hearing, which has spanned multiple court sessions, is […]

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US sanctions threat seen as attempt to bully SA

  Governance analyst, Professor Sam Koma, believes that the United States' bill to review the bilateral relationship with South Africa, and impose sanctions on government as well ANC officials is an attempt to bully and intimidate the South African government from articulating its sovereignty in the international community. His remarks come after the US Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025 (H.R.2633), which was introduced in April. Republican representative, Ronny Jackson, introduced the […]

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Man linked to Mafole’s murder was out on bail

The man accused of killing Ekurhuleni Chief Auditor, Mpho Mafole, was out on bail at the time of the murder. This emerged at the Kempton Magistrate Court, where 40-year-old Goodwill Ntshalintshali made his first appearance. The state says Ntshalintshali is also facing another pending murder case where he allegedly fatally shot Bongani Mfihlo in September 2023. He now stands accused of the assassination of Mafole, who was gunned down in Kempton Park after attending a work-related meeting. The National Prosecuting […]

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‘CEO’s apparent affair exposes shrewdness in corporate’

Feminist and human rights activist, Lebogang Ramafoko, says the alleged affair between former Astronomer CEO, Andy Byron, and his HR manager, Kristin Cabot, reveals the shrewd culture within corporate settings. The relationship between the two was recently exposed by a "kiss-cam" which captured them at a Coldplay concert last week being too comfortable in each other's company. Cabot has since been placed on leave, while Byron chose to resign following heavy backlash on digital platforms. Ramafoko says the incident exposes […]

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Mid-shaft fracture rules Salgado out of action for a year

Banyana Banyana's loss to Nigeria's Super Falcons in the semi-finals of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will be one that all who watched the match will never forget. Apart from the match being an entertaining contest that saw the West Africans clinch a 2-1 victory to make it into their tenth final at the continental showpiece, it will be remembered for the horrific injury that was suffered by Banyana player, Gabriela Salgado. Salgado went down in the 84th […]

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Kunene is seemingly struggling to escape his criminal past: Expert

Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, has urged South Africans to remember that Kenny Kunene came into prominence by virtue of his criminal activities. "He didn't walk out of a church and go into politics. He's not the Desmond Tutu, he is somebody that came to the public eye through criminal activities and we all know that to a large extent, it's difficult, almost impossible to rehabilitate a criminal. So, for him, hanging with those people that he was hanging with, it's […]

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Witness found wanting in the Senzo Meyiwa trial

The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial challenged the testimony of a police photographer, questioning the authenticity of images captured during a inspection-in-loco. The new witness testified at the Pretoria High Court in the murder trial of former Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa, Sergeant Gezani Jeffrey Manganyi, a fingerprint expert and crime scene examiner, testified about the images he had taken earlier this month, during an inspection-in-loco held while court proceedings were in recess. Manganyi was tasked with photographing the vicinity […]

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NPA is trying to duck responsibility for botched Omotoso case: Expert

Legal and Governance Analyst, Leo Maphosa, believes the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is trying to reframe their failure in Omotoso's matter. This after the NPA revealed that it will approach the Supreme Court of Appeal, after the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha dismissed their application for clarification of factual findings in the judgement, that acquitted Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso of all charges. In May, the NPA brought an application before the same court, asking Judge Irma Schoeman to clarify […]

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 I am not who they say I am: Nkabane

Axed Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane, says she will prove that she is not the person critics have made her out to be. The embattled politician was fired as the Minister of Higher Education and Training yesterday, following the fallout over the controversial Sector Education and Training bodies (SETA) board appointments, which cast a cloud over her leadership. The former minister says her dismissal did not come as a surprise, alleging that there were forces on […]

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