# The DA is demanding that Friday’s release of the police’s quarterly crime statistics include figures on gender-based violence and crimes against children. DA police spokesperson Lisa Schickerling says the long-delayed stats highlight the police’s collapse in accountability. Schickerling warns that omitting GBV and child crime data denies victims recognition and prevents proper resource allocation. […]
# The High Court in Pietermaritzburg will deliver judgment into the reopened inquest into the 1967 death of Chief Albert Luthuli on 30 October. In the state’s closing arguments, it highlighted inconsistencies in the original inquest, urging the court to rule that Luthuli was murdered. NPA spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara says prosecutors also requested an investigation […]
# The High Court in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, has sentenced Mozambican Clara Masinga, to 23-years imprisonment for the premeditated murder of her eleven-year-old stepdaughter, Jennifer Gumbi. Masinga poisoned the child’s ice cream in 2015 to spite Jennifer’s mother. The court noted the brutality of the crime and condemned domestic violence. The National Prosecuting Authority’s spokesperson, Monica […]
# Disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo has indicated his intention to join as a friend of the court in the bail review of Police Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo and two co-accused. Teffo claims the accused are dangerous and linked to his imprisonment. Khumalo and his co-accused seek relaxed bail conditions to return to work. The […]
# Former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock will not testify in the Cradock Four inquest due to ill health. The High Court in Gqeberha resumed hearings into the 1985 murders of anti-apartheid activists Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sicelo Mhlauli, and Sparrow Mkhonto. Their charred remains were found near the city. De Kock was scheduled to […]
# Controversial North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi has requested an extension from the Madlanga Commission to respond to allegations of corruption, political interference, and criminal links. The five-day deadline on his Rule 3 notice expires this week. According to SABC News, Mogotsi says he needs more time to consult his legal team, which will only […]
# AfriForum has accused Transport minister Barbara Creecy of misleading the public after confirming that payment for temporary driver’s licences still apply despite her promise to scrap it. The Road Traffic Management Corporation confirmed the 72-rand fee remains in place, contradicting Creecy’s parliamentary statements. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff says the delay amounts to dishonesty and is […]
# Soccer: South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan says the succession of Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos will be a challenge. Broos intends to step down after the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Speaking at OR Tambo International Airport following Bafana’s 3-0 victory over Rwanda, Jordaan praised Broos as the driving force behind the team’s […]
# Soccer: South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan says the focus is firmly on the future, with Bafana Bafana preparing for the African Cup of Nations in Morocco and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while the under-17 team heads to Qatar. Jordaan hailed the 2010 World Cup as a reminder of South Africa’s soccer […]
