Two retired SAPS generals and one serving general have been charged with corruption‚ the Independent Police Investigative Directorate says. The trio were members of a selection panel responsible for the interview and recommendation of…
The City of Tshwane has raised the alarm about the high rate of teenage pregnancies after its public health facilities recorded nearly 10‚000 deliveries to young moms in two years. “This figure represents a concerning high incidence of…
The body of a second missing woman from the Eastern Cape was found buried in a shallow grave at the weekend‚ police said. Vicky Terblanche was reported missing by her boyfriend last Thursday at the Mount Road police station in Gqeberha.…
An elderly Mthatha man was on Tuesday sentenced to six years in prison for raping his daughter more than 40 years ago. Nyamekile Alfred Bhenge, 80, raped his daughter between 1978 and 1984. NPA regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said the…
Five thousand rand. That’s the sum a warrant officer‚ subsequently dismissed from the force‚ demanded from a suspect charged with reckless and negligent driving in exchange for their police case docket to be stolen. Frederick George de…
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has taken on the role of acting chief justice. This was announced by the office of the chief justice on Friday. The switch is due to the appointment of Sisi Khampepe as acting chief justice coming to an…
The R10m “scooter ambulance” tender awarded by the health department in the Eastern Cape for the transport of patients has been declared invalid and unlawful by the Special Tribunal. The department purchased the motorcycles in 2020 after…
The Pretoria magistrate’s court has sentenced a couple to two life terms and 22 years’ imprisonment each for various sexual offences‚ abuse of their own two children and drug possession. The 39-year-old father and 33-year-old mother from…
The Constitutional Court has ordered former president Jacob Zuma to abide by a summons to appear before the state capture commission and give evidence before it. The decision of the highest court means that should Zuma not appear on…
An East London KFC delivery man has been found guilty of exposing himself to a woman customer when he delivered her order to her home with the zip of his trousers open. Wonga Thambodala‚ 34‚ of Amalinda was sentenced to two years…
BY SIPHO MABENA The wheels of justice must be fast tracked for victims of the tragedy at Marikana‚ Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Commenting on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the tragedy that left 34 miners dead and at least…
