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Three Eskom contract staff out on bail for diesel theft
Three Eskom contractor employees have been released on bail after they were found in possession of stolen diesel at the power utility’s Kusile Power...
Illegal military base could be linked to high rape cases –...
The illegal military training base discovered in the small farming town of White River in Mpumalanga is suspected to be behind the high rates...
‘Black Motion split again, Morda and Smols hate each other’
Afro-house group Black Motion’s power duo Morda and Smols have allegedly split once again and refuse to be in the same room together.
Morda and...
SAHRC investigates Pretoria high school racism
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has launched an investigation into alleged racism at Pretoria high school for girls.
The commission received complaints about...
Civil group demands Jagersfontein disaster report, prosecution
The SA Tailings Civil Society Group has threatened legal action against the government for failure to release a forensic report on the Jagersfontein disaster.
The...
Police arrest 95 Libyan nationals at illegal military training base
Police have arrested 95 Libyan nationals after uncovering an illegal military training base at a farm in White River, Mpumalanga on Friday.
Mpumalanga police spokesperson...
ConCourt justices fail to meet judgement targets, scoring 55%
During the 2022-2023 financial year, the Constitutional Court only finalised 263 of the 481 matters brought before it.
This means the apex court achieved only...
Hawks land big blow on prominent Eastern Cape boxing promoter
The elite crime-fighting serious commercial crime investigation team of the Hawks have effected the arrest of Eastern Cape-based boxing promoter Andile Sidinile for suspicion...
Cosatu demands appeal on scraped parts of National Health Act
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) urges the Department of Health to appeal the Pretoria High Court’s ruling on health legislation unconstitutional.
The...
City Power worried about Sanco threats to its employees
Leaders of the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) threatened City Power employees and contractors. The leaders have ordered their followers to attack City...
Mandisa Maya to assume her role as chief justice in September
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mandisa Maya as the first female chief justice of South Africa. She will start her 10-year term on September...
Ex-councillor arrested in a sting operation at construction site
Letlhogonolo Molefi, 39, a former ward councillor of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in North West, appeared before the Klerksdorp magistrates’ court on...
Koko fingers current Eskom boss Marokane for Kusile shenanigans
Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko has flipped the script and laid blame at the door of the power utility’s boss Dan Marokane for the...
Bogus medical doctor’s search for a home after rejections by family
The case of Nthabeleng Precious Ramashala, the woman who was arrested for posing as a medical doctor at the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital, has...
Malome Vector perished at scene of car accident — Family
Former Ambitiouz Entertainment artist Malome Vector died at the scene of the tragic car accident which claimed the lives of two other artists on...
Commercial bank predicts interest rate cut in September
A reprieve for South African homeowners is imminent as prospects of a rate cut were raised. Falling interest rates will help ease the burden...
KZN transport department, Santaco to meet over route disputes
The KwaZulu-Natal transport department is expected to hold a meeting with the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and law enforcement officials to discuss...
Pretoria school suspends dozen learners over allegations of racism
The Pretoria High School for Girls has suspended 12 learners on Wednesday after racism allegations surfaced at the school.
The pupils have been implicated in...
Why few MK members went to rally behind Zuma at Luthuli...
A small number of UMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) supporters in Gauteng went out to support former president Jacob Zuma at the ANC’s Luthuli House.
This...
Transnet managers in court for R34m Covid-19 PPE fraud
Lerato Makenete and Hawkins Madubane, two former Transnet administrators, appeared before the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday.
They are facing allegations of defrauding...
Bester, Magudumana and seven co-accused’s matter postponed
Convicted Facebook rapist Thabo Bester, his partner in crime Dr Nandipha Magudumana and their seven co-accused appeared at the Free State High Court on...
‘Enyobeni owners should’ve faced culpable homicide charges’ – cop
Thembisa Diko, the bouncer at the Enyobeni tavern, and its owners, Vuyokazi and Siyakhangela Ndevu, should be charged with culpable homicide. This is according...
Ceta supply chain boss accused of misrepresenting qualifications
The board of directors at the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta) are accused of failing to get a grip on the institution, which...
Meyiwa trial adjourned after lawyer Mnisi suffers splitting headache
The Senzo Meyiwa trial taking place at the Pretoria High Court was adjourned due to Advocate Charles Mnisi telling the court that he was...
Zizi Kodwa corruption case postponed to August 21
The corruption case against ANC member of parliament and former Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, has been postponed to August 21.
This...
Men who killed EFF councillor Koketso Mojatau found guilty
The two men who were accused of the brutal murder of Koketso Mojatau, the late EFF councillor in the City of Ekurhuleni, have been...
Court orders estate to readmit chartered accountant into golf club
The Mpumalanga High Court has overturned the exclusion of chartered accountant from the Mbombela Golf Club.
This comes after an exchange of derogatory comments during...
‘Drug mule’ arrested for smuggling cocaine into SA
A suspected OR Tambo International Airport drug mule, Riscliff Tadue Ramos, will remain in police custody for a week until his bail hearing.
Ramos was...
