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ConCourt upholds ruling declaring Cholota’s extradition unlawful

The Constitutional Court has upheld the Free State High Court ruling that Ace Magashule's former Personal Assistant (PA), Moroadi Cholota, from the United States was unlawful. However, the Apex court found that this does not deprive South African courts of jurisdiction to prosecute her. Cholota was extradited in 2024 after spending four months in American prisons to face corruption and money-laundering charges linked to the 255-million-rand Free State asbestos case. […]

January 23, 2026 19

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AKA murder suspects to be returned from Eswatini next week

Justice Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi has confirmed that the Ndimande brothers, linked to the murder of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, will be extradited from the Kingdom of Eswatini on Tuesday. AKA and his chef friend, Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane, were shot and killed on Florida road in Durban in February 2023. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande will join the five other suspects in the Durban High Court on charges of murder, conspiracy to […]

November 6, 2025 69

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AKA’s alleged killers in Eswatini abandon extradition fight

Justice Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says the withdrawal of the extradition appeal by Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes' alleged killers in Eswatini means the legal process to bring them back to South Africa is almost complete. The National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) received a Notice of Abandonment from authorities from the Kingdom of Eswatini after Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande dropped their bid to block extradition. They had previously approached the courts to […]

October 30, 2025 69