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.…
The public protector has directed the Hawks to investigate allegations that Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane received R450‚000 to renovate his house from R1m allocated for the memorial service of the late struggle stalwart Winnie…
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…
Jacob Zuma’s lawyers may have withdrawn ahead of his corruption trial next month but the former president has at least one offer to be represented for free. South African human rights attorney Richard Spoor took to Twitter on Thursday to…
Three suspects arrested for allegedly defrauding pensioners were hauled before a court on Friday. Gugu Precious Magudulela, 41, Lindiwe Gladys Thango, 51, and Thabane Blessing Mbhele, 46, from Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, appeared in the…
A powerful Durban taxi boss has found himself on the wrong side of the law after being caught withdrawing money using stolen Sassa cards. Sthembiso Gcaba, 47, was arrested on Saturday in an intelligence-driven operation conducted by the…
Entrepreneurs who set up spaza shops outside universities normally sell students sweets and biscuits. But two spaza shop owners in East London — with high business expectations — allegedly decided to sell them dagga instead. The pair will…
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…
Former president Jacob Zuma has vowed not to co-operate with the state capture commission despite a ruling by the Constitutional Court compelling him to do so. This decision will put Zuma squarely in contempt of the highest court in the…
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…
The Hawks on Sunday arrested a 62-year-old man for allegedly pocketing R4.7m from the Covid-19 Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) temporary employer/employee relief (Ters) scheme. Hawks spokesman Brig Hangwani Mulaudzi said the man would…
The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the National Minimum Wage Bill‚ leaving just one more step before President Cyril Ramaphosa can sign it into law. The Bill – along with the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill‚ the Labour…
