Crime analyst lauds police over breakthrough in AKA murder
Referring to the arrest of seven suspects linked to the murders of iconic SA rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, ...
TIMELINE: Everything we know about the Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana saga
For almost a year, the notorious Facebook rapist Thabo Bester lived the life of a free man in upmarket Joburg suburbs after escaping from the Mangaung Correctional ...
LIVE FEED: Ramaphosa delivers Sona 2024
With a general election looming and poll after poll showing a dramatic decline in support of the ruling ANC, President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing mounting pressure ...
Dr Peter Magubane hailed as fearless photojournalist who fought apartheid with his camera lens
Anti-apartheid photojournalist Dr Peter Magubane has been described as a real ‘Mkhonto’ who used his camera instead of guns and spears to help bring down the cruel ...
Nhleko slams fiery Mbalula
Following the widely circulated voice, former police minister Nathi Nhleko spoke to the Daily News on Tuesday, putting context to what he said in the voice note, ...
Ramaphosa to appeal ruling on king
President Cyril Ramaphosa will apply for leave to appeal the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, ruling, which set aside his recognition of Zulu King Misuzulu, declaring ...
EMPD SWAT cop details how Senzo Meyiwa accused was arrested in Thembisa
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Special Weapons and Tactics unit officer who arrested Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya has detailed how the accused was arrested in Thembisa. ...
Julius Malema questions ‘Cyril-made’ load shedding which turns off lights for matric exams, stays on for Boks
EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for his ‘man-made’ load shedding, questioning how the lights were able to stay on throughout the Rugby ...
Murder-accused never reported torture, assault, Senzo Meyiwa trial hears
Ekurhuleni Metro Police officers who were part of the Senzo Meyiwa murder investigation have denied assaulting the accused, saying they faced no internal or criminal ...
SAPS officer arrested by Ipid over JMPD cop’s Braam nightclub murder
A police officer who shot dead a Joburg Metro Police officer outside a Braam nightclub in June over a suspected love triangle has been arrested by the police watchdog, ...
City Power takes control of load shedding switch from Eskom in Joburg
The Joburg City Power utility will be handed the keys to the load shedding switch in the City of Gold from next Monday, a move that will see an end to prolonged ...
Decision expected soon over Tongaat Hulett sale
Three bidders, Kagera, Terris, and the Mozambican RGS consortium, are understood to be the front runners in becoming Tongaat Hulett’s strategic equity partner. The ...
Senzo Meyiwa murder-accused says Ekurhuleni SWAT and SAPS cops electrocuted him to confess
Defence attorneys of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have now added claims of torture by electrocution against police officers who were involved in ...
Shoddy police work takes centre stage at Senzo Meyiwa murder trial
Shoddy police work has taken centre stage during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria, as testifying officers continue to face stuff examination from the defence. ...
EMPD SWAT officers who escorted Senzo Meyiwa murder-accused deny assault
EMPD SWAT officers who transported the accused between police stations, confessions, and court, have denied assaulting or torturing the Senzo Meyiwa murder-accused. ...
Senzo Meyiwa murder lead investigator Brigadier Gininda to testify in the trial-within-a-trial
The lead investigating officer in the Senzo Meyiwa murder, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, will soon testify in the North Gauteng High Court, State advocate George Baloyi ...
Cop who took confession told police to take Bongani Ntanzi to court - Senzo Meyiwa trial
A senior justice of the peace officer who took the confession statement of Bongani Ntanzi in relation with the murder of Senzo Meyiwa, says he told police officers ...
TIMELINE: The mystery of the Senzo Meyiwa murder, from 2014 to now
Today, October 26, 2023, marks exactly nine years since the former footballer Meyiwa was murdered in mysterious circumstances at the Vosloorus home of his girlfriend, ...
Problems for the State as it emerges Bongani Ntanzi’s rights read to him only after Senzo Meyiwa confession - with no interpretations ...
There were mounting problems for the State after it emerged in court that accused two Bongani Ntanzi was charged and only had his rights read to him 12 hours after ...
More allegations of torture and assault against cops probing Senzo Meyiwa murder
The defence has raised more allegations of torture and assault against police officers involved in the Senzo Meyiwa murder investigation.
Is the defence in the driving seat in Senzo Meyiwa trial-within-a-trial proceedings?
Defence advocates in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continued to poke holes in the conduct of senior commissioned officers who took confession statements from accused ...
More delays in Senzo Meyiwa trial as State failed to share statement with defence
The State’s failure to share a witness statement of Lieutenant Colonel James Hadebe has forced a two hour adjournment of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.
Afrikaans allowed in court: Why the defence was wrong to insist evidence be led in English during Senzo Meyiwa trial
Defence advocates in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have belatedly, but wrongly, objected to evidence being led in Afrikaans during proceedings at the High Court ...
Senzo Meyiwa murder accused was assaulted, tortured and tubed with a plastic bag in police cells - Defence
One of the five murder accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, says police officers assaulted, tortured, and tubed him with a plastic bag before ...
Magistrate Cronje’s conduct in taking Bongani Ntanzi confession under scrutiny at Senzo Meyiwa murder trial
One of the five men accused of murdering footballer Senzo Meyiwa complained of being detained unlawfully by the police for over eight days without appearing in court ...