# Soccer: Former Sekhukhune United player Mokete “Shaune” Mogaila has pleaded guilty to culpable homicide and failing to stop and help after a fatal crash in Tembisa. The 29-year-old appeared in the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court and admitted to negligently causing the October 2024 collision that killed nine-year-old Gomolemo Mavimbela and injured her mother and a […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed businessman Morgan Maumela and the Maumela Family Trust’s urgent bid to stop the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale worth at least 9.5-million-rand. The vehicle was preserved as part of a Special Investigating Unit investigation into alleged corruption at Tembisa Hospital. SIU spokesperson Selby Makgotho told Newzroom […]
# The murder trial into the deaths of Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane is underway in the High Court in Durban, amid changes to defence teams. Accused Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi is seeking to separate his trial from that of Siyanda Myeza, who faces six additional charges. Advocate Muzi Mzelemu will now represent Mkhwanazi and […]
# King Mswati the Third of Eswatini has praised the Basotho nation for its resilience and cultural heritage during Lesotho’s 60th independence celebrations in Maseru. Speaking at Setsoto Stadium in Maseru on behalf of international guests, the King commended Lesotho’s contribution to regional integration and economic development. He highlighted the strong ties between the two […]
# The High Court in Johannesburg has found a dispute of facts in ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula’s defamation case against ANC National Executive Committee member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. She has accused Mbalula of vote-buying during the party’s 2022 Nasrec conference. Acting Judge Henno Viljoen has ordered oral hearings, saying the dispute cannot be resolved through written […]
# The City of Ekurhuleni mayoral committee member for Finance and Strategy, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, says the tabled 70.9-billion-rand budget for the 2026/27 financial year, will strengthen and rebuild municipal capacity. Dlabathi says the metro is addressing revenue collection shortfalls and liquidity pressures. He says the city has also reduced its borrowing requirements, while focusing on […]
# A Zero Carbon Analytics study shows that extreme weather is causing persistent food price increases as unprecedented temperatures disrupt supplies worldwide. The study found that almost all food price spikes documented this year, including staples like wheat, maize, cocoa and sugar, were linked to drought, heat and heavy rainfall. Analysts warn that climate change […]
# Deputy Transport minister Nkhululeko Hlengwa says government is looking at changing the way the Road Accident Fund is financed. Hlengwa supports a hybrid model, which could mean cutting or even scrapping the current fuel levy, while bringing in other sources of funding. These could include third-party vehicle insurance and travel insurance for foreign visitors. […]
# The ANC is hopeful as the party approaches the Constitutional Court to make the final bid to have 181 candidates reinstated for next month’s local government elections. The party failed to meet the Electoral Commission’s August 28 deadline to submit proportional representation candidate lists in six municipalities. The Electoral Court then dismissed the party’s […]
