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Alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi, is set to make his third attempt at securing bail after a key dispute over access to the State’s case docket was resolved. The North West businessman will return to the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on 25 August, where his defence is expected to apply for bail based on what it says are new facts. The development follows confirmation in court that the State has handed […]
Community participation and collaboration with police have helped lead to the arrest of the man accused of killing 37-year-old Jabulisile Tshabalala. Police made a breakthrough after arresting her 27-year-old boyfriend, Simiso Phakathi, in the North West. Tshabalala was found dead in the back room where she lived with the accused, who is believed to have been her romantic partner. Police say her body was found covered in blankets and clothes […]
A dispute over legal fees has led to yet another postponement in the murder trial of, Victor Majola, who is accused of masterminding the murder of media personality, Warrick 'DJ Warras' Stock. Majola’s lawyer, Piet Du Plessis, told the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday that his firm has so far acted only in an advisory capacity and has not received the financial backing needed to commit to a trial expected […]
Former Miss Universe Nigeria and Miss South Africa contestant, Chidimma Adetshina, maintains that she was born in South Africa, while accusing authorities of unfairly targeting her. Her immigration status remains uncertain after the Cape Town Regional Court postponed judgment in her deportation case. Adetshina who believes that there's an attempt to make an example out of her, briefly appeared in court today and will return for judgment on 27 February […]
A former apartheid-era Security Branch officer has distanced herself from a key element of the official account of the death of anti-apartheid activist, Matthews "Mojo" Mabelane. Leanna Viljoen told the reopened inquest into Mabelane’s death that she could not say whether the 22-year-old jumped, was pushed or was thrown from the 10th floor of John Vorster Square in February 1977. Viljoen was working in an administrative office on the 10th […]
Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, says more than 40,000 students were improperly funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) across 76 institutions of higher learning. Gcaleka says only R2 billion of the R5.1 billion used to improperly fund the students has so far been recovered. She revealed this during a briefing where she provided an update on an ongoing systemic investigation into alleged maladministration and governance failures at […]
The father of late Hollywood star, Hayden Panettiere, has described his daughter as an "incredible light" and a "force of nature". The actress died yesterday at the age of 36, with the circumstances surrounding her death not yet disclosed. Her father, Alan 'Skip' Panettiere, says she brought immeasurable love and joy to everyone who knew her, as well as to the millions of fans who watched her on screen. Her […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Southern Africa must reduce its dependence on exporting raw materials and relying on distant markets, arguing that the region’s resources, skills and markets can drive its own industrial revolution. Speaking at a Southern African Development Community (SADC) public lecture at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban on Friday, ahead of the 46th SADC Summit, Ramaphosa said the region’s critical minerals present an opportunity to move beyond […]
Former Defence Minister and National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is seeking to have the corruption and money laundering charges against her dismissed. The matter will return to the High Court in Pretoria on 20 August, when Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to bring an application in terms of Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act. Mapisa-Nqakula has been on trial since July over allegations that she solicited R4.5 million in kickbacks from […]
