Provincial
Contralesa’s proposal for castration of rapists ignites fierce debate at GBVF...
The president of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa, Kgoši Mathopa Mokoena, has reignited the controversial debate over extreme punishments for sexual...
Midrand cop accused of ex-lover, Catholic priest’s murder granted bail
Midrand Police Station police officer Detective Sergeant Mokgesseng Jeffrey Moleko, who is accused of murdering his ex-partner and her Catholic priest, was granted R10,...
Three men executed in Mercedes-Benz near Mkhuhlu hospital in Mpumalanga
The community of Mkhuhlu in Mpumalanga was left reeling on Friday morning after three men were gunned down in a luxury vehicle in a...
‘Excluding illegal migrants from healthcare risks human rights violations’
The Department of Health has moved to clarify South Africa’s constitutional obligations on healthcare access, following heated debate around who will benefit from the...
COO Mpho Mofikoe suspension won’t be lifted, Samro tells CCMA
The South African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) has refused to lift the suspension of its group Chief Operations Officer (COO), Mpho Mofikoe, escalating tensions...
‘Undocumented’ Mozambican sangoma in court over possession of human tissue
A 26-year-old Mozambican traditional healer, Aizeque Zacaria Cumbuia, appeared in the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s Court on Friday, charged with possession of human tissue.
The discovery was...
DA calls for school kitchen audit after students fall ill
Horatio Hendricks, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) spokesperson for education, tabled an urgent motion in the Eastern Cape Legislature on Thursday, demanding a comprehensive provincial...
Cop gets 20 year sentence for acid attack that killed her...
A police officer has been handed a 20-year jail sentence after a shocking acid attack that claimed the life of her partner, leaving South...
Clerk turns state witness in case of Midrand cop who ‘killed’...
A Midrand Police Station clerk will turn state witness in the case of a Midrand Police Station detective accused of shooting and killing his...
Crown Gospel Music Awards scramble for funds to host event
The Crown Gospel Music Awards might be heading back to KwaZulu-Natal after an alleged financial mess in Gauteng.
Insiders say the awards were forced to...
Expelled cop in court for murder of man he suspected of...
A former Johannesburg police officer, accused of fatally shooting a man he suspected of having an affair with his wife, has appeared before the...
Eastern Cape man jailed after circumcising 11-year-old boys in backyard room
An Eastern Cape Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 28-year-old man for illegally circumcising two 11-year-old boys in his backyard rondavel, contravening the Customary Initiation...
Suspended KZN public works HOD Siboniso Majola jumps ship
The suspended head of department (HoD) for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has resigned.
Siboniso Majola packed his bags and left the...
Businesswoman faces fraud charges over bogus water truck certificates
Zongamele Zingisa Mafuya, a 52-year-old businesswoman, and her company, Mafuya Investors, appeared in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of fraud,...
Limpopo school principal in court for ‘sexually assaulting’ teenage learner
A 51-year-old school principal has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old learner.
The headmaster was taken into custody on Wednesday following the alleged...
SAMRO members rebel against virtual meeting
A bitter war is brewing at the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), spilling out of the boardroom and onto social media.
At the centre...
‘Competition Commission ignorant’: Standard Bank on rand manipulation accusation
Standard Bank of South Africa hit back at the Competition Commission, accusing it of ignoring facts and submitting evidence that is insufficient in the...
Sister-in-law opens rape case against Believers in Christ archbishop
The sister-in-law of the Believers in Christ archbishop has opened a rape case against the man of the cloth.
The complainant and the alleged rapist...
Mamelodi man jailed for life for raping his nephew and neighbour’s...
A 58-year-old Mamelodi East man has been sentenced to two life terms by the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court for raping his neighbour’s 13-year-old son and...
KZN municipality cuts off power to police station, magistrate’s court over...
The Mthonjaneni local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has cut power supply to the Melmoth police station and the magistrate’s court building a few metres...
Zulu king distances himself from monthly donation proposal to run empire
King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has distanced himself from the call that every Zulu person should donate R10 monthly to run the affairs of his kingdom.
The...
High court rules against podcaster who labelled MEC murderer
The Eastern Cape High Court sitting in Gqeberha has branded allegations made by Isaack Lesole on the podcast Transit Ringas as outright lies and...
DJ Sumbody murder-accused Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe denied bail
Controversial businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe has been denied bail by the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, where he is accused of murdering music producer and club...
Believers in Christ bishop holed up at home amid church tensions
As drama mounts for the bishop leading Believers in Christ, a Zionist church that has branches in South Africa and Swaziland, the leader, who...
National Arts Council payment to law firm overran budget by millions...
A legal firm pocketed more than R2,688,799.47 from the National Arts Council (NAC) in just one year, despite the entity having budgeted a mere...
DJ Sumbody murder-accused Katiso Molefe to know bail fate today
The Alexandra Magistrate’s Court will today hand down its judgement in the bail application of Katiso Molefe, the businessman and alleged mastermind of the...
Minister Buti Manamela moves to clean up troubled SETAs
The Department of Higher Education and Training has stepped in to stabilise three embattled Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) following a string of...
Gauteng Gambling Board loses court battle over unpaid allowance
The Gauteng Gambling Board (GGB) suffered a legal defeat in the Labour Court in Johannesburg after failing to pay senior legal manager Lucky Lukhwareni...
Legal Services Ombud absolves Legal Practice Council, CEO Charity Nzuza of...
The Legal Services Ombud has cleared the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and its chief executive officer (CEO), Charity Nzuza, of any wrongdoing after she...
Blade Nzimande warns of global science bias, calls for Africa-led research...
Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande has warned that global knowledge production remains skewed against Africa, urging historically disadvantaged universities to move beyond being...
