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The Department of Correctional services says it's looking into a criminal syndicate that has allegedly been running at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, where Thabo Bester was serving a life sentence. The gang is said to have also possibly aided the convicted Facebook rapist and murderer's escape from the maximum facility in May 2022. He had faked his death and set his prison cell on fire. Bester was re-arrested alongside his […]

Bafana Bafana shot-stopper, Ronwen Williams, was voted the Best Goalkeeper of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament for his heroics with the bronze medalists, which included a record four-penalty saves against Cape Verde in the quarter-finals and another two against DR Congo. In addition to finishing third in the competition, Bafana Bafana’s bronze medal is accompanied by the Fair Play Team Award. After a 2-0 defeat to Mali in […]

Sifiso Mkhwanazi’s father alleges that the 21-year-old killed six sex workers as an act of revenge. According to the dad, Mark Khumalo, Mkhwanazi confessed to the killings after spending 10 months behind bars for the alleged rape of another Zimbabwean sex worker, in a case that is also before the High Court sitting in Palm Ridge. Mkwanazi initially confessed to the crime, but later accused his father of having forced […]

Education lobby group, Equal Education, says while the President's story of Tintswalo is an inspiring one, it is not the reality of many South African scholars. During his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa created a calligram of the first 30 years of democracy, through the life of a child called Tintswalo born in 1994. The President says she grew up in a society governed by a constitution […]

  Amnesty International Researcher, Nciko wa Nciko, says Madagascar's bid to have peadophiles surgically castrated is not a silver bullet for the under-reporting of such crimes in the country, where perpetrators often go free due to the victims' and their families' fear of retaliation, stigmatisation, and a lack of trust in the judicial system. The bill was passed in Parlaiment last week Friday and states that those found guilty of […]

International Relations Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, says she's had to beef up her security following South Africa's genocide case against Israel. Speaking on the sidelines of the State Of The Nation Address in Cape Town on Thursday, the minister told journalists that her and her family have been receiving threatening messages. Pandor says she will not be intimidated by Israeli agents and she has spoken to Police Minister, Bheki Cele. […]

The Proteas Women have named their squad for their first-ever Test match against arch-rivals Australia. South Africa will finish their tour of Australia with a one-off Test in Perth. Despite encountering each other on numerous occasions in white-ball cricket, this will be their first-ever meeting in the Test format. Laura Wolvaardt will lead the team. The side features experienced faces like Marizanne Kapp and Chloé Tryon. Six of the 14-member […]

Civic organisation, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, says it hopes that the payment of NSFAS student's historic debt will be done swiftly to ensure a seamless start to the academic year. OUTA's remarks come at the back of the Special Investigating Unit's (SIU) presentation to Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), which revealed that the investigations agency has recovered more than R737 million during its NSFAS investigation. The figure […]

Sifiso Mkhwanazi’s confession to having killed six sex workers in 2020 will be allowed as evidence in the case against him that's being heard at the High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court. The 21-year-old made the confession to his father, who has is testifying for the state in the trial. Mkhwanazi faces a range of charges, including rape and murder, after the decomposed bodies of the six […]

The trial-within-a-trial of alleged sex worker killer, Sifiso Mkwanazi, resumes in the High Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court this morning. The case was postponed yesterday, owing to the absence of Mkhwanazi's defence counsel called in sick. Mkhwanazi’s father, Mark Khumalo who was in attendance, made a hasty exit as the matter wrapped for the day. On Wednesday, the accused accused Mkhwanazi senior of having forced him to […]