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National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has announced that 85-thousand suspects have been arrested for various crimes across the country in the last month. Masemola was speaking during a media briefing at a roadblock in Houghton, Johannesburg, on Wednesday where he provided an update on the SAPS countrywide operations. He was joined by the National Head of the HAWKS, Lieutenant Gene...

Chief Forensic analyst, Edward Sereo has resumed his testimony in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, currently underway in the high court in Pretoria. Yesterday, defence counsel Zandile Mshololo told the court that it took several ballistic analysts to verify Colonel Chris Mangena's findings - as the results from the bullets fired from the alleged Senzo Meyiwa murder weapon, were inconclusive. Five me...

Western Cape teachers will  later this afternoon be protesting against the proposed 2400 job cuts recently announced by the provincial government. The Western Cape Government has cited budget cuts from national government as a reason for the decision. The Western Cape Government has allegedly also called on teacher unions to fight alongside it, in order to protect the teachers. Sakina Kamwendo spo...

The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has attributed the party's performance in yesterday's by-elections, to what it calls trust bestowed upon it by voters. The party won five wards in that province after contesting three wards in the Ethekwini municipality, one in the Umdoni Local Municipality and another in the KwaDukuza Local Municipality. Newcomers, the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party gained a ward...

Local residents together with traditional leaders have expressed shock and dismay at the brutal killing of seven members of the Khambule family in Highflats, KwaZulu-Natal. The local community in the area, together with the province's police commissioner, Lt. General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and the Premier, Thami Ntuli gathered at the family's house to pay their last respects and mourn with the family....

Deputy President, Paul Mashatile says that the Government of National Unity will stand the test of time. He says that the foundation and principles of the GNU were agreed upon by all parties involved. Speaking to SABC politics editor, Mzwandile Mbeje on Tuesday, in Cape Town Mashatile said that the GNU has brought much-needed stability to the country and that the ANC and other political parties di...

Judge Nkosinathi Chili has dismissed former president Jacob Zuma's argument that he cannot be tried by prosecutor Adv. Billy Downer. Former President Jacob Zuma was back in court this morning to hear Judge Nkosinathi Chili's reasons why he refused to approve the removal of lead prosecutor, Billy Downer. Zuma's defense lawyers have indicated that they would file an appeal. However the court has arg...

Mpumalanga Premier, Mandla Ndlovu is expected to meet with all municipalities from the Gert Sibande District. All municipalities under the Gert Sibande municipality have been receiving negative audit outcomes. They are dysfunctional and lack basic services such as water and eletricity. For more on this we are now joined on the line by our reporter on this story, Motsebi Monareng...

The Deputy Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Aubrey Ledwaba has pointed to concerning delays in the flow of court cases in the city of Johannesburg, with the earliest available trial dates in the Johannesburg High Court being as far away as October 2029. Ledwaba was speaking on the case flow turnaround times for matters in Johannesburg as at the 31st of August 2024, which...

Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane has joined the province's Safety and Security MEC, Xolile Nqatha in pressing charges against Abathembu King, Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo following allegations of their involvement in extortion activities in the Eastern Cape.

Justice Minister Thembi Simelane and National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi are appearing before the Justice and Constitutional Development Portfolio today. MPs are concerned about communication between the Justice ministry and the NPA, following recent reports that the Department has not been forthcoming with documents and information relating to the Zondo Commission re...

Ballistics expert, Edward Sereo has returned to the witness stand in the Senzo Meyiwa Trial, which is currently underway in the High Court in Pretoria. Sereo performed a microscopic verification of the work done by his colleague, Chris Mangena, which linked the gun allegedly found in possession of accused number 3 and the bullet found at the scene. The defence earlier questioned the results of the...

The state in the case against of three men accused of the gruesome murder of two women at a pig farm, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, has announced that the bail application of the accused will be referred to the Polokwane Regional Court in October. The accused, Zacharia Olivier, Rudolf de Wet and William Musora made a short appearance in the Mankweng Magistrate's Court this morning, on charges incl...

Counsel for Former Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Zola Majavu says his client has suffered irreparable harm with each day his corruption case is delayed. This follows yet another delay in the trial to the 3rd of October by the Palm Ridge Specialized Commercial Crimes Court. Kodwa, together with his co-accused and former Enterprise Outsourcing Holdings executive, Jehan Mackay stand accused of co...

Seven police officers and one civilian have appeared before the Durban Magistrate's Court in KwaZulu-Natal for extortion-related crimes. The Hawks confirmed that three of the officers and a civilian were arrested on Sunday, for allegedly extorting money from a shop owner in Phoenix in Durban. Four other officers who were accomplices in the alleged extortion handed themselves over to police this mo...

The Groblersdal Magistrate's Court, in Limpopo, will this afternoon make a decision on the bail application of the accused drug lords. The accused, Frederick Botha, Simphiwe Khumalo and three Mexican nationals were arrested in July for allegedly running what has been described as Africa's largest drug manufacturing laboratory. The Mexicans, Ruban Vidan, Gonzalez Jorge Partida and Gutierrez Lopez A...

The South African Human Rights Commission has turned to the Constitutional Court to appeal a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment. The contested ruling states that SAHRC recommendations are not binding, and can only be enforced by a court of law.  The SAHRC argues that if not challenged, the ruling will render the Chapter 9 body useless. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SAHRC Commissioner, Advocate Sandra Mak...

 Six years have since passed since the deadly outbreak of Listeriosis in the country back between the months of January 2017 and July 2018. Over a thousand families were affected and are still trying to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives as over 200 people were killed. The Richard Spoor Attorneys Incorporated together with the LHI Attorneys are expected to brief the media today over a cla...

A mass protest is currently underway in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape today against the high level or crime in various communities.  Community members of Mthatha say they are struggling with femicide, extortion, murder and stock theft. The protest march is taking place a day after the national police commissioner, Gen Fannie Masemola, was in Mthatha to update on the police intervention which is focu...

Parents are urged to ensure their children are up to date with their vaccination schedules amid increasing cases of rubella or German measles in some provinces. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has alerted the health department of a notable rise in rubella cases in various parts of Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Manager for Ex...

The Gauteng Department of Health says they are aware of a video posted on social media by a patient who made several allegations against Helen Joseph Hospital. The health department says matter is being investigated to establish facts and attend to the issues raised by the complainant. Lets first hear from the complainant, Tom London 

The State has called chief forensic analyst at the South African Police Service, Lieutenant Colonel, Edward Sereo to the witness stand at the Senzo Meyiwa trial underway at the High Court in Pretoria. Sereo verified findings by ballistic expert Chris Mangena - who linked a firearm seized from accused number 3, Mthobisi Mncube in 2015 to the murder of the Bafana Bafana captain. Mncube and four othe...

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Thembi Simelane has denied having an improper relationship with the contractor hired by the Polokwane municipality. Simelane says Gundo Wealth was not a paid service provider of the Municipality, only a financial advisor. The minister was briefing the Portfolio Committee in Parliament about allegations of her having 'benefited' from VBS durin...

The Mayor of Nketoana Local Municipality in the Free State, Mamiki Mkoena is reported to have spent about R100-thousand on a rented car in 1 month. According to an invoice seen by GroundUp, the mayor, Mamiki Mokoena, travelled about 7 000 kilometres between 18 May and 18 June this year, in a rented car. The invoice suggests that she was billed R64,893 for rent on the car for the month. Records sug...

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Thembi Simelane has denied having an improper relationship with the contractor hired by the Polokwane municipality. Simelane says Gundo Wealth was not a paid service provider of the Municipality, only a financial advisor. The minister was briefing the Portfolio Committee in Parliament about allegations of her having 'benefited' from VBS durin...