# Accused number one, Musa Kekana, in the Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala trial claims police tortured him after his arrest in April 2024. In the High Court in Johannesburg, Kekana alleged that he was assaulted until he coughed and spat blood. His lawyer, Riaan Gissing, wants evidence and statements made after his arrest excluded from the […]
# The DA says the Gauteng government is spending more than 230-million-rand a year on rented education district offices while schools face severe budget cuts. DA spokesperson Michael Waters questioned why government-owned buildings are not being used instead of private leases. Waters says the spending comes as some schools struggle to pay municipal bills and […]
# Rugby: Wêreldrugby kan Samoa volgens berigte skors nadat die land se regering alle erkenning en finansiële steun vir sy rugbyunie onttrek het. Die regering sê die beheerliggaam, Lakapi Samoa, is voldoende tyd gegee om interne kwessies en verdeeldheid ten opsigte van sy administrasie op te los. Volgens Samoan Observer het Wêreldrugby die Samoaanse regering […]
# Rugby: Samoa is reportedly facing a ban from World Rugby after the country’s government withdrew all recognition and financial support for its rugby union. Goverment says the governing body, Lakapi Samoa, had been given sufficient time to resolve internal issues and division affecting its administration. According to Samoan Observer, World Rugby has given the Samoan government 24 […]
# Die voormalige hoof van die Ondersoekdirektoraat Teen Korrupsie, Andrea Johnson, het voor die Madlanga-kommissie erken die inhegtenisneming van die hoof van Misdaadintelligensie, Dumisani Khumalo, en sy medebeskuldigdes, was magsmisbruik. Johnson het aanvaar minder indringende maatreëls, soos dagvaardings, sou hul hofbywoning kon verseker het. Sy het met kommissaris Sesi Baloti saamgestem die arrestasies was onnodig […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie het die sakeman van Noordwes, Suliman Carrim se aansoek om sy getuienis onbepaald uit te stel, van die hand gewys. Carrim, wat in April ‘n hartaanval gehad het, voer aan hy is medies ongeskik om te getuig. Getuienisleier Adila Hassim het die uitstel teengestaan en aangevoer kringtelevisiebeeldmateriaal en selfoondata stem nie ooreen […]
# The Madlanga commission has dismissed North West businessman Suliman Carrim’s application to indefinitely delay his testimony. Carrim, who suffered a heart attack in April, cited he is medically unfit to testify. Evidence leader Adila Hassim opposed the postponement, arguing CCTV footage and cellphone data appeared to contradict claims that Carrim’s movements were severely restricted. […]
# The former head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, has admitted to the Madlanga Commission that the arrests of Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and his co-accused amounted to an abuse of power. Johnson accepted that less intrusive measures, such as summonses, could have secured their court attendance. Responding to Commissioner Sesi […]
# ActionSA sê Suid-Afrika hoef nie te kies tussen ekonomiese groei en sterker immigrasie-afdwinging nie. Mongezi Ntsebenzo van die party voer aan behoorlik-bestuurde, wettige migrasie kan die ekonomie versterk, maar die regering moet veiligheid by grense verbeter en immigrasiewette afdwing. Hy sê wettige migrasie en onwettige immigrasie moenie dieselfde behandel word nie. Ntsebenzo voeg by […]
