New information has emerged that Emfuleni Local Municipality employee Martha Mani (39) feared for her life in the weeks before she was gunned down on 30 March 2026. According to Vaal Journal, Mani’s family confirmed she had grown increasingly concerned about her safety and was actively trying to boost
Emfuleni Local Municipality in Johanneburg has opened a criminal case against seven municipal employees and several service providers after a forensic investigation exposed a R16 million “ghost fleet” procurement scandal. Municipal Manager April Ntuli laid the charges following findings of widespread irregularities in the municipality’s fleet department. According
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi is appearing at the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court alongside another senior municipal official. Both face serious charges including fraud, corruption, and defeating or obstructing the ends of justice. The arrests follow explosive allegations linking them to multiple crimes raised during the Madlanga Commission
The Durban Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) sentenced Rubishen Munsamy (41) for fourteen counts of fraud and contravention of Customs and Excise Act on Friday. Munsamy is a sole director of a clearing agent. During the period between September 2018 and October 2019 his clearing agent was contracted to
A woman was sentenced to life and five years’ imprisonment by the Madadeni Regional Court in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natl (KZN), after she pleaded guilty to raping and displaying pornographic material to her brother who was eight years old when the offences began. The offences took place in the Osizweni
Umhlali police in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) arrested six suspects who evaded arrest after shooting at the police on 28 March 2026. The suspects, who were wanted for serious crimes such as murder, house and business robberies, were traced and cornered at Shayamoya area within the Umhlali policing precinct. According
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has noted with concern the circulation of content on a social media platform X, purporting to represent the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), in which statements contain serious threats directed at a Prosecutor involved in a matter before the kuGompo Regional Court in the Eastern Cape
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), through its Second Serious Corruption Investigation Unit, in collaboration with the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit (NTACU), conducted an operation at the Lekwa Municipality Traffic Department following a lengthy investigation into alleged corrupt activities involving local traffic officials in Standerton in Mpumalanga. According
The case involving the killing of Kiernan Forbes, widely known as AKA, and his close friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane has taken a major step forward after being transferred to the Durban High Court. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court on April 17, 2026, where the matter
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Tamirepi Matonhodze, have pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a case that has drawn serious attention in Johannesburg. The pair appeared before the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court, where they admitted to the offences brought against them. Their convictions mark a significant development in the
