Police are investigating a case of escape from lawful custody after two awaiting inmates attempted to escape from the magistrate’s court in Makhanda on Monday 7 November 2022 and an investigation is under way into the allegation that a…
A Makhanda based artist who claims to be the original designer of the South African flag is taking the matter to court to fight for recognition. Vuyolwethu Sangotsha reports. Thembani Hastings Mqhayi, 56, has filed papers in the Pretoria…
Themba Mnisi‚ one of several people arrested in connection with the recent riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng‚ has been remanded in custody pending a bail application. Mnisi‚ 43‚ made a brief appearance at the Vereeniging magistrate’s…
Alleged riot instigator and former Ukhozi FM presenter Ngizwe Mchunu appeared in the Randburg magistrate’s court on July 29 2021. He appeared on a charge of incitement to commit public violence with regards to the recent rioting and…
A pensioner who raped a young girl in 2017 was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment by the Butterworth regional court this week. Sithembiso Ngwanya,70, was convicted and sentenced in the Butterworth regional court this week. National…
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…
On March 5 2021, suspects in the murder case of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa are expected to appear in court again. More than six years after Meyiwa’s killing, many questions remain unanswered. Through interviews with family and legal teams…
Former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday expressed his disappointment at yet another postponement of the case involving him and French arms manufacturer Thales at the Pietermaritzburg high court. The JG Zuma Foundation said: “It is…
The five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case appeared at the Boksburg magistrate’s court on November 27 2020. Meyiwa was gunned down in Vosloorus in 2014. Members of the Meyiwa family joined AfriForum, which pressured police to…
A warrant of arrest has been issued for ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule in connection with a controversial R255m asbestos eradication tender in the Free State. The Hawks have confirmed Magashule is expected to appear at the…
Seven suspects arrested in connection with the multibillion rand VBS heist appeared in the Palm Ridge Regional Court on October 8 2020. They were released on R100,000 bail each when they first appeared three months ago. The ninth accused,…
Tharina Human, the “mastermind” behind the kidnapping of six-year-old Amy’Leigh de Jager last year, was sentenced to an effective 10 years in prison on September 17 2020. The child was kidnapped outside Laerskool Kollegepark in…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa’s appeal against his conviction. Lungisa was sentenced to an effective…
Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner Lt Gen Liziwe Ntshinga today commended the investigating team on the successful prosecution meted out to rapist duo in the Alexandria Regional Court on Thursday August 20. In a statement, provincial…
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed an application by former VBS Bank chief executive Andile Ramavhunga and his wife, Zanele, who wanted leave to appeal a sequestration order. This week the SCA dismissed the Ramavhunga’s…
