Author: Coceka Magubeni

Politics

Stellenbosch municipality launches probe into racist video footage

The Stellenbosch Municipality convened an urgent special council meeting on Friday morning to confront shocking allegations of race-based bullying and general discriminatory... Read more.
Business, Motoring

Chinese car sales surge in South Africa as buyers seek more value for money

South Africans are increasingly turning to Chinese-made cars, with sales of used Chinese vehicles jumping by 89% in the first half of 2025, according to a recent... Read more.
Parliament's portfolio committee on basic education has recommended that the SA Council for Educators (SACE) should ensure that all teaching students and graduated teachers receive the necessary vetting as a tool to prevent the scourge of statutory rape. 
News

Alarming number of young girls giving birth in Eastern Cape hospitals cause for concern

A startling number of young girls between the ages of 10 and 14 gave birth in public hospitals in the Eastern Cape between April and July of 2025. According to the... Read more.
Sibiya received money from Matlala
News

‘Shadrack Sibiya suspended to preserve integrity of probe into Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi claims’

There was a heated legal battle at the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday as suspended deputy national commissioner for crime detection, Shadrack Sibiya, sought to... Read more.
Senzo Meyiwa murder accused's bid for freedom fails
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Judge dismisses Senzo Meyiwa murder accused’s bid for freedom

Mthokoziseni Maphisa, accused number four in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, has lost his bid to have the charges against him withdrawn. Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng... Read more.
Department ordered to pay deceased pupil's family
Education

Court orders education department to pay R750K for learner’s death

The North West High Court has ordered the Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube; the MEC for education, Viola Motsumi; Mmabatho Primary School and its governing... Read more.
Amantle's mom finds closure
News

I wanted to manhandle my daughter’s killer in court, says Amantle Samane’s mom

Ntombizodwa Samane, the grieving mother of six-year-old Amantle, sobbed uncontrollably when the Johannesburg High Court on Monday handed down a double life sentence... Read more.
Amantle's killer gets life sentences
News

Perverse undocumented migrant gets two life terms for rape, murder of Amantle Samane

Phethe Sara Simiao, a 25-year-old Mozambican national, was sentenced to two life terms on Monday by the Johannesburg High Court for the abduction, rape, and murder... Read more.
Meyiwa murder accused involved in car accident
News

Car accident fails to derail Senzo Meyiwa murder case

The vehicle transporting Mthokoziseni Maphisa, accused number four in the former Bafana Bafana shotstopper Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, was involved in a collision... Read more.
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