A 53-year-old man has abandoned his bail application in the Cullinan Cullinan murder case, Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng where he is facing a charge of murder. It is alleged that on 1 September 2026, a group of young people in Refilwe Extension 3 were celebrating Spring Day by pouring water
In a major crackdown on institutional corruption, the Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald, has announced the immediate suspension of four high-ranking department officials, including the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The sweeping suspensions come amid a explosive criminal investigation into extensive fraud and irregularities linked directly to a lucrative
Messages supplied to MDNtv appear to show the murder accused discussing how a cellphone was secretly brought into prison and how inmates allegedly evade searches Murder accused Tiffany Meek allegedly possessed and used an unauthorised cellphone while incarcerated, according to material exclusively supplied to MDNtv. The material includes screenshots of
Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for multiple armed suspects following an attempted cash-in-transit in Extension 16, Mamelodi East, on Monday. It is alleged that the suspects, who were travelling in two vehicles, a white or cream Volkswagen Polo and a maroon Volkswagen Polo, attacked security guards who were transporting
The Corridor of Hope Trust Community Trust has launched a scathing public attack on the Department of Justice, accusing it of incompetence and failing to address systemic issues within the Master of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg. In a sharply worded open letter addressed directly to the Minister of Justice,
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga continues to intensify its efforts to combat the proliferation and unlawful possession of firearms through high-density and intelligence-driven operations conducted across the province. Between 03 and 06 September 2026, Police recovered 14 firearms, comprising 13 handguns and one rifle. This follows the
JOHANNESBURG: Stuart James Scharnick has made explosive allegations during his bail proceedings, claiming that the firearms case against him is “directly linked” to Lt-Gen Khumalo and describing the circumstances surrounding the firearm compliance operation as a “witch-hunt”. Stuart Scharnick made the claims while giving evidence as questions turned to why
CAPE TOWN: A police officer has told the Anele Tembe inquest that Kiernan “AKA” Forbes appeared composed and did not look visibly distressed when police encountered him after his fiancée’s fatal fall from Cape Town’s Pepperclub Hotel. The testimony was heard in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday during
CAPE TOWN: Kiernan “AKA” Forbes told police that he thought Anele Tembe was “kidding” when she threatened to jump from the balcony of their Cape Town hotel room because she had allegedly made a similar threat during an earlier incident in Durban, the inquest into her death has heard. The
CAPE TOWN: Police have told the Anele Tembe inquest that apparent bloodstains were found on several items inside the Pepperclub Hotel room occupied by Tembe and her fiancé, Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, following her fatal fall in April 2021. The evidence was presented in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday
