Police Minister, Bheki Cele and National Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, are expected to visit the tavern in Orlando East, Soweto, where 15 people were shot dead. Eight others have been hospitalised. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning, when two gunmen allegedly opened fire on patrons at the establishment. Source: eNCA
Convicted serial killer Nomia Ndlovu is expected back in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Ndlovu is now accused of plotting to kill the officer who investigated the killing spree in which she murdered members of her family. In a separate case, she is being charged alongside another officer for conspiracy to commit murder. […]
Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli. AFP/Stringer STRINGER / AFP JOHANNESBURG – A warrant of arrest has been issued for former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli. This after he failed to appear in court. Mdluli is currently serving a five-year sentence for his involvement in the kidnapping of his customary wife, Tshidi Buthelezi, and her boyfriend, Oupa Ramogibe, in 1998. […]
A suspected crime mastermind, with alleged links to a spate of mass shootings in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape, has been arrested and charged in Cape Town. Police say 30-year-old Yanga Nyalara faces 31 charges including 18 counts of murder, attempted murder and drug dealing. His arrest has been hailed as a breakthrough in the police’s fight against […]
A police officer who allegedly shot and killed his wife is expected to appear in court on Monday. He is expected to make a formal bail application. The Cato Ridge woman was shot after an argument. Her family is demanding justice. Community members joined the family in protest outside the court. Source: eNCA
Pretoria – Pakistani national Ashan Fraz Cheema, 33, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the High Court in Polokwane for the murder of his girlfriend Mohlale Precious Magabane. Limpopo spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said Cheema got an additional two years for theft and five years for defeating the ends of […]
The defence for accused one to four in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case has applied to have charges against them dropped. The application has been made to the National Director of Public Prosecutions. The Bafana Bafana player was killed in 2014 at his then girlfriend Kelly Khumalo’s house in Soweto. For more details visit […]
Emotions are running high outside the Groblersdal magistrate’s court where Corrie Pretorius is applying for bail. He’s accused of viciously assaulting a local teenager in what’s being seen as a racially-motivated act. Corrie Pretorius has been denied bail for allegedly assaulting and pointing a gun at a 16-year-old. This was caught on camera and went […]
South Africa has one of the most inclusive Constitutions in the world, but despite the advanced human rights laws highlighted in it, queer people still face the brunt of a failing legal system and queerphobia in society. Though there is a rise in understanding that queerness doesn’t equate to unnaturalness, it would be hard-pressed to […]
Sources close to the probe into the death of teenagers at a tavern in East London say they may have died due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Final autopsy results are expected to be announced later this week. The Eastern Cape health department says it treated and discharged 16 survivors. Carbon monoxide poisoning has emerged as […]