Judgment in the bail application of 23-year-old Ayanda Dludla has been reserved until Wednesday, 9 September, at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court. Dludla faces 14 counts of murder, three of attempted murder, and traffic offences after the minibus he was driving collided with a truck on the Golden Highway on 19
Photographs recovered from Katiso Molefe “KT” Molefe’s phone were shown at the #MadlangaCommission on Wednesday, putting faces to the alleged “Big Five” cartel for the first time. Evidence leaders identified the five men as Molefe, Steve Motsumi, Ignatius Mothakathi, “King Nyambose,” and the late taxi boss Jotham “Mswazi” Msibi. A
Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of uMngeni Democratic Alliance chief whip and councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, in what police have called another major breakthrough against politically motivated killings in KwaZulu-Natal. Khayelihle Shabalala and Thabo Mathonsi pleaded guilty in the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court to conspiracy to
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has dismissed an application by disbarred attorney and television personality Peet Viljoen’s to have his criminal case struck from the court roll. The matter has been postponed to 30 October, after Viljoen’s defence argued that the State had not provided a final charge sheet,
TMPD Constable Peter “Gagash” Nonyane and his wife, attorney Charlotte Tibana, will remain behind bars after the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court dismissed their bail applications. The married couple faces 43 charges, including fraud, money laundering and theft, arising from allegations that six deceased estates were defrauded. Their bid for freedom was
POLOKWANE – Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has called for renewed commitment and accountability among law enforcement and government agencies as she led Operation Retsepeng in Musina on Friday. Ramathuba was joined by the MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Ms N Kekana, and Limpopo SAPS Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General
The KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has secured life-term imprisonment sentences against hitman Khayelihle Shabalala and hitman coordinator Thabo Mathonsi for the murder of uMngeni DA councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu. Shabalala and Mathonsi were convicted after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and murder of Ndlovu and sentenced to
A former daycare employee has been sentenced to three life terms for the murders of her former employer, her employer’s daughter, and her son-in-law in Wilgehof, Bloemfontein. Mpheng Anna Ntsoeu, 30, was convicted on Wednesday of three counts of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and money laundering. She was sentenced
A 40-year-old businessman has been arrested in connection with an alleged R16 million vehicle procurement scandal at Emfuleni Local Municipality after investigators found that only seven of 18 vehicles contracted by the municipality were allegedly delivered. The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team arrested the supplier at a shopping centre in
The Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has arrested alleged fraudster Janitha van Reenen Coetzee in connection with a case involving the Emfuleni Local Municipality. Van Reenen Coetzee, 25, is accused of defrauding the municipality of approximately R424,000. She allegedly posed as an independent agent who could help residents secure discounts
