Andile Lungisa released on bail after serving just 16 days
ANC councillor Andile Lungisa has been released on bail of R10 000 after serving just 16 days of his two year sentence for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Senior prosecutor Clive...
View ArticleGuptas vs NPA: Vicious battle to claim crucial court victory
The National Prosecuting Authority’s “do or die” battle to retain control over R250-million in Gupta assets should be decided in the coming weeks – but already both the state and the Guptas are trying...
View ArticleMother gets 11 life jail terms behind bars for Krugersdorp murders
The South Gauteng High Court on Wednesday imposed 11 life sentences on former schoolteacher Marinda Steyn for the Krugersdorp murder spree. Her son Leroux Steyn was earlier today sentenced to an...
View ArticleEx-Cambridge High Bursar fraud sentencing postponed
The sentencing of former Cambridge High School assistant bursar Merle Laity who was meant to be sentenced this morning for theft and fraud involving more than R2-million she stole from the school, was...
View ArticleFarmer in court for driving over EFF member
A farmer appeared in court on a charge of attempted murder on Wednesday for allegedly driving over an EFF member who was fleeing from police during a service delivery protest. Shimmy Mosienyane‚ deputy...
View ArticleFort Hare student in court on rape allegations
A University of Fort Hare student accused of raping a fellow student made a brief appearance before the Alice Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and the case was postponed for May 2. The 23-year-old student...
View ArticleKarabo Mokoena’s boyfriend calmly told police how he disposed of her body
“I put petrol on her and then I walked away.” These were the chilling words Sandile Mantsoe gave to a police officer as he stood at the scene of where he disposed of the body of his girlfriend‚ Karabo...
View ArticleTumisho Masha acquitted of assault charges
After a two year battle‚ actor Tumisho Masha was acquitted of assault charges laid against him by his estranged wife‚ Zozibini Mtongana‚ in the Randburg Magistrates Court last week. The charges were...
View ArticleAuthenticity of Vicki Momberg’s racist rant video takes centre stage
The state did not provide enough evidence to prove that the video recording‚ which showed Vicki Momberg hurling racial insults at a black policeman‚ was authentic and that it had not been tampered...
View ArticleBlood-stained carpet led to Sandile Mantsoe being arrested for Karabo...
A freshly cleaned carpet led to Sandile Mantsoe being the prime suspect in the murder of his on-and-off girlfriend‚ Karabo Mokoena‚ the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Wednesday. Sergeant...
View ArticleOutraged residents call for arrested mom’s release
Two buses and a taxi full of Mzamomhle residents arrived outside the East London court this morning where Phumza Kadeni is expected to make her first appearance. Kadeni was arrested on Saturday evening...
View ArticleZuma is finally in the dock: Supporters on hand to cheer for their hero
Ex-president Jacob Zuma finally, though briefly, had his day in court. After years of bring-it-on political bluster and legal feinting and weaving, Zuma finally stood in the dock of the Durban High...
View ArticleZuma talks tough to those who have a target on his back
If the legal woes of former President Jacob Zuma were taking their toll it wasn’t showing as he shrugged off his detractors on Friday. A glib Zuma‚ wearing a broad grin‚ was met with rapturous applause...
View ArticleFive things to know from Zuma’s court appearance
Former President Jacob Zuma made a 20-minute appearance in the Durban High Court on Friday. Zuma is appearing on 16 charges that include fraud‚ corruption and racketeering. These charges relate to 783...
View ArticleMalema due in court tomorrow over land grab rap
The EFF has confirmed its leader Julius Malema will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Friday‚ to answer to an alleged contravention of the Riotous Assemblies Act for inciting his...
View ArticleSeven in dock on various charges relating to taxi violence
Seven men suspected to be hitmen in the ongoing taxi violence today appeared in court charged with unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, while some of them have been charged for attempted...
View ArticleHenri van Breda judgment delayed until May 21
Henri van Breda’s triple-murder trial was postponed until May 21 in the High Court in Cape Town on Tuesday. This is because Judge Siraj Desai‚ who is hearing the case‚ is unavailable due to personal...
View ArticleDesai temporarily taken off Van Breda murder trial
Judge Siraj Desai‚ who presided over the triple axe murder trial of Stellenbosch youngster Henri van Breda‚ will temporarily be taken off the matter due to personal circumstances. Van Breda allegedly...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly stabbing father to death
A 27-year-old Mdantsane man has been arrested for murder after he allegedly stabbed his sleeping 65-year-old father to death with a table fork on Saturday evening. Mdantsane police spokesman Captain...
View ArticleSerial rapist jailed for ‘indeterminate period’
Lonwabo Solontsi, one of South Africa’s worst serial rapists in recorded history, was today declared a dangerous criminal and jailed for an “indeterminate period”. The 29-year-old will be 54 before he...
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