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Tiffany Meek’s legal team has vowed to continue to fight for her freedom, claiming Jayden-Lee’s real killer is roaming the streets while his mother languishes in jail. Reacting to the 31-year-old’s bail denial, her lawyer, Noven Naidoo, revealed that they plan to rope in an alternative investigative unit in a bid to exonerate their client. The Roodepoort Magistrate Court found Meek’s conduct following Jayden-Lee’s disappearance to have been deeply suspicious […]

Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, has issued an injury update as the world champions continue their preparations for the Rugby Championship. South Africa’s title defence kicks off with back-to-back matches against Australia, the first of which will be at Ellis Park before the two sides square off at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town. Last week, Erasmus trimmed his squad to 37 players who met in Johannesburg on Monday, ahead of […]

Controversial businessman, Katiso Molefe and his three co-accused, have now been formally linked to the murders of DJ Vintos and Don Tindleni.   The four briefly appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, where the matter was postponed to August 6 for a formal bail application.   DJ Vintos, whose real name was Hector Buthelezi, was gunned down outside a nightclub in Orlando East, Soweto, in March 2022, eight months before […]

Parents of learners at Madisong Secondary School in Hammanskraal, have called on government to reinstate corporal punishment in schools. The parents staged a protest outside the school today, demanding the immediate reinstatement of suspended principal, Bethuel Mooka. They say since the embattled principal was removed from the facility a few months back, discipline at the school has significantly deteriorated. Mooka is currently under investigation after students accused him of severely […]

Some South Africans have accused afro-soul singer and songwriter, Simphiwe Dana, of crashing out after she claimed that her African culture inspired hairstyles, are being appropriated without crediting her. The Zandisile hitmaker, who is popular for her conscious music and signature hairstyles, took to X today, to express her frustration accusing Shaka iLembe production team and actress Nomzamo Mbatha of stealing her hairstyles and not crediting her for it. The […]

Murder accused, Tiffany Meek, is set to learn her fate tomorrow, as the Roodepoort Magistrates Court prepares to deliver its judgment on her bail application. The 31-year-old mother, is accused of murdering her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee, and defeating the ends of justice, among other charges. Jayden-Lee’s bruised and half-naked body was discovered on May 14, a day after his mother reported him missing. In his closing arguments, Meek’s lawyer, Noven […]

Pieter Coetzé booked his spot in the 100m backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after powering to second place, in his semifinal on Monday. The 21-year-old star had booked his place in the semifinals with a time of 52.80 seconds in his morning heat and then went quicker in the semis, touching in a time of 52.29. That saw him qualifying third fastest for the final behind […]

What began as a routine commute, ended up in a seven-vehicle pile-up on the M1 highway near Booysens, earlier today. At least three people were seriously injured, after a passenger allegedly got into an altercation with the bus driver and grabbed the steering wheel, while the vehicle was in motion. The bus then lost control, veered off the M1 South, crossed the central barricades and median, and collided with six […]

Tech giant, Google, has been ordered to pay an Argentinian man after he was captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera while shooting routes in the town he lived in. The incident happened in 2015. The plaintiff, a policeman, approached the courts after his bare back, his house number and street name ended up on Argentine TV and was shared widely on social media. He argued […]

As Tiffany Meek's bid for freedom enters a crucial phase, police have confirmed that five key witness statements remain outstanding — just days before closing arguments in the 31-year-old's bail hearing are set to be heard in the Roodepoort Magistrate Court. Meek is accused of murdering her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee, and defeating the ends of justice, among others. The 31-year-old has been in custody since her arrest, and the court […]