# The High Court in the Western Cape sitting in Saldanha Bay has heard that the state has no case against Steveno van Rhyn in the Joslin Smith trial. Kelly Smith, Van Rhyn and Jacquen Appollis face kidnapping and trafficking charges. Van Rhyn’s lawyer, Nobahle Mkabayi, argued that the state has failed dismally to prove […]
# Small Business minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the G20 event in Gqeberha has opened doors for businesses to explore ways to grow the township and rural economy. Ndabeni-Abrahams urged entrepreneurs to get involved in policy and legislative developments to help reduce red tape. She also noted the smooth application process for the Spaza Shop Support […]
# The Legal Practice Council hearing against advocate Dali Mpofu has been postponed in Pretoria. The delay was caused by electricity issues and the council’s decision to amend the charge sheet. Mpofu confirmed that three of the seven charges have been withdrawn, and a new charge sheet will be provided to his legal team. He […]
# The South African Policing Union has called on members of the public with information regarding the missing car the three Free State police officers were travelling in, to come forward. The officers went missing en route from Bloemfontein to Limpopo for a three-month deployment under Operation Vala Umgodi. Their bodies were found in the […]
# Deputy Police minister Polly Boshielo says she had hoped the missing Free State police officers would be found alive. The bodies of Cebekhulu Linda, Keamogetswe Buys, and Boipelo Senoge were recovered from the Hennops River. A fourth body was confirmed as a member from Lyttelton Police Station, while a fifth remains unidentified. Boshielo called […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association says the Southern African citrus industry expects to export 171-million cartons this season, up 3.6-percent from last year. The association’s CEO Boitshoko Ntshabele says lemon and grapefruit exports are off to a strong start. Ntshabele warns that US tariff uncertainty remains a major threat to the sector as well as […]
# State prosecutor Zelda Swanepoel has called the Joslin Smith trial the first of its kind in South Africa. In closing arguments, she told the Western Cape High Court that Joslin’s continued disappearance complicates the case. Joslin’s mother and two others face trafficking charges. Swanepoel alleges the child was sold for muthi, with no effort […]
# The DA in Johannesburg will lay criminal charges of fraud, corruption, and possible money laundering against five senior City officials. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says the case, linked to over 18-million-rand in missing funds, highlights ongoing financial mismanagement in the metro. She reiterated the importance of accountability:
# Defence advocate Fanie Harmse, representing Jacquen Appollis, in the Joslin Smith trial insists his client never confessed to involvement or to money being exchanged, contrary to witness Laurentia Lombaard’s testimony. In the closing arguments at the Western Cape High Court, state prosecutor Zelda Swanepoel claimed Joslin’s mother, Kelly, told Appollis she received 20-thousand-rand from […]
