Politics
Five SANDF members, two foreign nationals in court for illicit cigarettes...
Five members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), including a female soldier, together with two undocumented Zimbabwean nationals, are expected to appear...
‘Senzo Mchunu influenced to disband political killings task team,’ Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said “someone influenced” police minister Senzo Mchunu to disband the South African Police Service (SAPS) political killings...
Day 1 of Madlanga Commission: Mkhwanazi outlines interference, battle for...
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry opened its proceedings On Wednesday morning in Pretoria, with a significant and telling witness, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Nhlanhla...
Jubilation as Hawks descend on Polokwane mayor John Mpe’s offices
Opposition parties have expressed happiness after the Hawks conducted a raid at the offices of embattled Polokwane mayor and ANC councillor John Mpe and...
Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala slipped back into South Africa from Swaziland ‘illegally’
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that controversial businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala re-entered South Africa from his trip to Swaziland without using...
Magistrate’s court denies flight risk Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala bail
Controversial businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, a prominent Gauteng tenderpreneur, was denied bail by the Alexandra Magistrate's Court in connection with charges related to an...
‘Wives’ launch court battle over ex-deputy president David Mabuza’s R44m estate
A legal battle is unfolding at the Mpumalanga High Court over the R44-million estate of the late former deputy president David Mabuza.
The court must...
Madlanga commission will be conducted in three phases, says evidence leader
Advocate Terry Motau, SC, the chief evidence leader of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice...
54 KwaZulu-Natal learners hospitalised after consuming ‘expired’ drink from local shop
The community of Ntabamhlophe, outside Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, is in panic mode after 54 learners from Bambe Primary School were hospitalised after...
LIVE | Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi testifies at Madlanga commission of inquiry
The much-anticipated judicial commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference, and corruption in the criminal justice system kicks off today, on Wednesday at 10am,...
Madlanga commission of inquiry kicks off with Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s testimony
The much-anticipated judicial commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference, and corruption in the criminal justice system kicks off today at 10am, with KwaZulu-Natal...
Thousands of remand detainees can’t afford bail of less than R1k
A total of 2, 217 remand detainees are currently sitting in prison because they cannot afford bail of less than R1, 000.
This was revealed...
Midrand couple charged with producing 19m images of child sexual abuse
The case against a Midrand, Johannesburg couple, Daren Wilken and Tiona Moodley, accused of producing and distributing child sexual abuse material, has been postponed...
Durban University of Technology student hit and killed by bus inside...
The Durban University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal is in mourning after suffering yet another tragic death inside one of its campuses.
This comes after a...
King Misuzulu’s stance against child bride earns him rare praise from...
The King of the Zulu nation, Misuzulu KaZwelithini, has earned rare praise from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal.
That was after the king came...
KZN police urge public to stop filing false cases amid rising...
Police in KwaZulu-Natal are urging community members to refrain from filing false reports, particularly those involving violence against women and children, as such actions...
‘Inmates at overcrowded Worcester prison sleeping under beds, in passages’
Some of the inmates at the Worcester Correctional Centre's male facility in the Western Cape are sleeping underneath their beds and in passages due...
Call for evidence in apartheid-era crimes as commission sets hearing date
The judicial commission of inquiry into efforts to suppress the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes has called on the public to submit any...
Axed top cop Khomotso Phahlane wants his job back after dismissal...
Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has returned to the Labour Appeal Court in a bid to declare his dismissal from the South...
Major court blow for prominent business rescue expert Mahier Tayob
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal a ruling that denied Mohamed Mahier Tayob the legal standing to act...
Matthew Lani gets green light for R2.5m lawsuit against Gauteng education...
The Johannesburg High Court has granted an order in favour of controversial content creator Matthew Bongani Lani in relation to his ongoing defamation lawsuit...
WATCH | Businessman gets protection order after graveyard clash with competitor
A "fallout" between a North West businessman and his former service provider has turned ugly, leading the businessman to obtain an interim protection order...
Will the Madlanga commission be any different?
Will the Madlanga commission be any different?
In a matter of just four days, another commission of inquiry – seemingly the South African governments’ favourite...
Eight men arrested for manufacturing counterfeit liquor in Eastern Cape
Eight men from KwaZulu-Natal were arrested in Amalinda, a suburb outside East London in the Eastern Cape, at the weekend.
The arrests came after police...
Lending youth business a helping hand to grow
Insurance giant Metropolitan has rolled up its proverbial sleeves to fight the high levels of unemployment among the youth.
The company recently launched Metropolitan Collective...
Limpopo loan shark arrested after being found in possession of IDs,...
A 37-year-old alleged loan shark is set to appear in the Saselamani Magistrate’s Court on Monday following his arrest on Thursday during an intelligence-driven...
Black graduates slam dental council
More than 500 unemployed black gradua-tes of the Tshwane, Durban and Cape Peninsula universities of technology have complained that unfair discrimination by the South...
Graduating with a bachelor of debt courtesy of NSFAS
Graduating with a bachelor of debt courtesy of NSFAS
Hawu, Mzansi, just when you thought your credit record was safe from the ghosts of your...
IFP-led AbaQulusi under fire for power cuts to black areas
The IFP-led municipality of AbaQulusi in Northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is under fire for visiting apartheid on its black townships.
Drama erupted when municipal manager Sbonga...
‘Your hubby offered R40k to kill case, so pay me more’
A KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) woman has told a horror tale of how she was let down by police, police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate...
