VANDERBIJLPARK – The Emfuleni Local Municipality has clarified that the court proceedings involving the murder of municipal employee Martha Mani Rantsofu are not related to the alleged R16 million fleet tender irregularities. The municipality stressed that claims linking Rantsofu’s death to whistleblowing allegations are false and misleading. The municipality said the matter before court concerns […]
POLOKWANE – The bail appeal of Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, popularly known as Shebe Maburna, has been postponed to 12 June at the Polokwane High Court. The delay was granted to allow the State to submit supplementary heads of argument, after prosecutors told the court that the advocate currently handling the matter was not the […]
JOHANNESBURG- North West businessman Brown Mogotsi plans to sue the state for malicious prosecution and unlawful arrest following his arrest on Friday after appearing before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. Mogotsi is accused of staging an assassination attempt on himself in November last year. Mogotsi had claimed that gunmen opened fire on his car, leaving […]
JOHANNESBURG- Alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi says he fears for his life while in police custody, according to his lawyer Makau William Sekgatja. Mogotsi briefly appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, where his case was postponed to 25 May. Mogotsi is facing five charges, including defeating the ends of justice and perjury, linked […]
JOHANNESBURG- Brown Mogotsi’s legal team says they felt “ambushed” by the South African Police Service (SAPS) following his arrest on Friday evening in Vosloorus. His lawyers, from Radasi Sekgatja Inc, said they were not informed in advance that an arrest would take place. Mogotsi was detained shortly after concluding his testimony before the Madlanga Commission […]
PRETORIA- Alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi has accused Madlanga Commission chief evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson of attempting to pressure him into implicating North West businessman Suleiman Carrim. Mogotsi claims he was asked to “throw Carrim under the bus” by providing information that would support the commission’s inquiry. He is now seeking for Chaskalson to recuse […]
PRETORIA- Suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says he believes there is “something more” behind the case against him after appearing in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Masemola appeared as accused number 17 alongside alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and several senior officials linked to the controversial Medicare tender investigation. The case relates […]
JOHANNESBURG- Ekurhuleni city manager, Kagiso Lerutla is expected to return to work on Monday after taking voluntary leave in April following his arrest. Lerutla is facing fraud and corruption charges alongside suspended Julius Mkhwanazi. The two appeared in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday and the case was postponed to 9 June. Prosecutors allege Lerutla […]
PRETORIA- Suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola is set to appear again in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, this time alongside alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, directors linked to Medicare24, and 12 senior police officials. The group faces allegations connected to a R228 million tender fraud case involving violations of the Public Finance […]
JOHANNESBURG- The Constitutional Court of South Africa has ruled that Parliament’s handling of the Phala Phala matter was influenced by a material error of law and is therefore unconstitutional. The court ruled in favour of the Economic Freedom Fighters and the African Transformation Movement, and ordered that the independent panel’s report be referred to an […]