POLOKWANE – A 27 year old woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison after setting her ex-boyfriend’s house on fire in a jealous rage. The Lephalale Magistrate’s Court handed down the sentence to Merriam Tutjie after finding her guilty of intentionally touching the property. The incident
Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester appeared in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday, representing himself in a bid to challenge the conditions of his detention. Dressed in a designer Louis Vuitton shirt and shackled in leg irons, the convicted “Facebook R**pist” argued that his constitutional rights had been
The Gauteng High Court has granted an urgent interdict against X user Bafana Surprise Mathebula, known online as @BafanaSurprise, ordering him to stop publishing defamatory content about prominent corporate attorney Itumeleng “Tumi” Sole. In a post on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, Sole announced that Judge Senyatsi had ruled in
Attorneys representing Matipandile Sotheni, the former Special Task Force member accused of the murder of Marius van der Merwe (known as “Witness D” from the Madlanga Commission), have expressed bafflement at their client’s claims in court. On 25 March 2026, during proceedings at the Brakpan Magistrates’ Court, Sotheni told
ActionSA mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo has returned to court this Thursday morning in connection with an assault case that has drawn national attention. The case was officially opened in December 2025, following an incident during a crime-fighting operation in Katlehong. Khumalo later handed himself over to police in January 2026,
A grieving husband has shared the final moments he spent with his wife before she was brutally shot dead in Johannesburg in what police believe may be a targeted killing. This is a news update from MDNtv, when things happen fast, you’re always in the know. Chinette Gallichan was on
This is a news update from MDNtv, when things happen fast, you’re always in the know. Xolani Khumalo is back in court as the ActionSA member faces assault charges he strongly denies. The case stems from a complaint allegedly made by a suspected drug dealer following a 2025 operation. ActionSA
This is a news update from MDNtv, when things happen fast, you’re always in the know. Advocate Andrew Chauke is set to testify before the Nkabinde Inquiry as proceedings resume in Pretoria. The inquiry is investigating Chauke’s fitness to hold office as Director of Public Prosecutions for South Gauteng, placing
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has arrested 12 senior police officers and a company director in connection with the alleged irregular awarding of a tender to Medicare 24. According to NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago, all 13 accused are expected to make their first appearance before
Controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court in Gauteng, joining 12 other accused in a high-profile corruption case linked to the R360 million Medicare24 tender. Matlala is appearing alongside thirteen accused, including senior South African Police Service (SAPS) officers and executives linked to Medicare24.
