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Witness details alleged coded cash requests by Mapisa-Nqakula

Businesswoman, Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, has told the Pretoria High Court that former National Assembly Speaker and Defense Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, used coded language rooted in traditional practice when allegedly requesting money from her. Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, the State's key witness in Mapisa-Nqakula's corruption trial, testified that terms such as "a dream," "mpepho" and snuff were understood within their traditional practice community to be requests for cash. Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting at least […]

todayJuly 24, 2026 117 1

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Senzo Meyiwa Trial | Defence witness gives conflicting evidence

Defence witness, Qiniselani Buthelezi, has given evidence that appears to contradict accused number three, Mthobisi Mncube's, over where a photograph presented in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial was taken. Buthelezi testified on Monday after initially indicating that he no longer wished to take the stand, claiming his statement was not drafted by him and that he should not be held responsible for its contents. After consulting an independent Legal Aid […]

todayJuly 20, 2026 210

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Senzo Meyiwa Trial | Retired general distances himself from claims against Sibiya

Retired senior South African Police Service (SAPS) Major-General, Vincent Leshabane, says he does not dispute claims made by key defence witness, Makhosonke Zungu, that accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Muzi Sibiya, was allegedly involved in a previous killing but was never arrested. Leshabane testified on Wednesday in the Pretoria High Court as part of the defense's ongoing case in the long-running murder trial involving the five […]

todayMay 27, 2026 505 2

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Court reserves judgment in Fannie Nkosi’s bail appeal

Judgment in the bail appeal of disgraced South African Police Service (SAPS) Organised Crime Sergeant, Fannie Nkosi, has been reserved by the Pretoria High Court. The Pretoria North Magistrate's Court denied Nkosi bail earlier this month, weeks after he was arrested in April during a search-and-seizure operation at his Pretoria North home, days after testifying before the Madlanga Commission. The defence spent most of Tuesday's proceedings presenting arguments in Nkosi’s […]

todayMay 26, 2026 76

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Meyiwa family calls for removal of judge and prosecutors in murder trial

The family of slain Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa, have called for the removal of the presiding judge and prosecutors in his long running trial, accusing them of corruption and deliberately obstructing justice. The call was made during a picket held outside the Union Buildings on Tuesday, marking 12 years since Meyiwa was shot and killed in Vosloorus while visiting his girlfriend and mother of his child, singer Kelly Khumalo, […]

todayMay 19, 2026 195

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Court dismisses bid to delay Bushiri-linked R102m racketeering trial

The Pretoria High Court has refused a bid to delay the R102 million racketeering, fraud, and money laundering trial linked to self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s alleged financial empire. Bushiri's co-accused Willah Joseph Mudolo and his five co-accused appeared in court on Monday and will continue standing trial, with the matter adjourned until Tuesday after the defence application for a postponement was dismissed. The matter relates to self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s […]

todayMay 18, 2026 256

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Senzo Meyiwa Trial | Ntanzi claims police used his phone in custody

Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi, has accused police of using his cellphone while he was in custody. Ntanzi testified before the Pretoria High Court on Monday, where he has also requested detailed records of the facilities where he was detained. He told the court he was rotated weekly between holding cells in Villieria, Moot and another police stations before being formally transferred to Rustenburg […]

todayMarch 2, 2026 220

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Senzo Meyiwa Trial | Bank records place Ntanzi’s testimony under scrutiny

Tensions flared at the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday as heated exchanges interrupted proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. Presiding Judge, Ratha Mokgoatlheng, locked horns with defence advocate Sipho Ramosepele, over cellphone records and bank statements linked to accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi. The State presented bank statements from Capitec Bank and Standard Bank, which it sought to link to cellphone numbers allegedly associated with Ntanzi. Ntanzi is one […]

todayFebruary 25, 2026 156

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Bester launches legal bid to move from Ebongweni to Leeuwkop

Convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester, has filed court papers challenging his transfer to the country’s most secure prison, the Ebongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in KwaZulu Natal. Bester had been held at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Pretoria, following his dramatic escape from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in 2022. In his application, Bester is seeking to be transferred to the Leeuwkop Correctional Facility, or a comparable centre […]

todayFebruary 3, 2026 95