Muvhango staff member in court for allegedly stealing millions from production
An employee of Muvhango appeared in court this week after being arrested for allegedly stealing over R3-million from the show’s petty cash. According to Sowetan‚ the man is facing fraud and theft...
View ArticleRohde wants to keep daughters away from murder trial‚ says lawyer
Murder accused millionaire Jason Rohde does not want his three daughters to attend court proceedings in Cape Town‚ where he is on trial for allegedly murdering their mother‚ his wife Susan. Besides his...
View ArticleAxed EFF councillors take party to court
The six Economic Freedom Fighters councillors in Mogale City who were unceremoniously fired by the party are heading to the South Gauteng High Court on Thursday to interdict their expulsion. Speaking...
View ArticleNkandla architect ‘one step away’ from court
Nkandla architect Minenhle Makhanya is one step away from appearing in court over the R246 million spent on the controversial upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s private home. This is according to a...
View ArticleCase against rape accused in ‘Lion Mama’ case postponed
The two men accused of raping the daughter of the “Lion Mama” appeared briefly in the Lady Frere Magistrate’s Court today. The case was postponed to October 30 for further investigation. The pair are...
View ArticleCourt to rule on Zuma’s application for leave to appeal against reinstatement...
The Supreme Court of Appeal will on Friday hand down judgment in the application for leave to appeal by President Jacob Zuma and the National Prosecuting Authority in relation to the 783 corruption...
View ArticleANC’s Ntutu fails in bid to have corruption charges scrapped
The application to have ANC Amathole regional secretary Teris Ntutu’s fraud and corruption case struck off the roll was dismissed by the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court today. The defence brought the...
View ArticleSCA to rule on Zuma’s bid to appeal on 783 corruption charges
President Jacob Zuma and the National Prosecuting Authority will learn on Friday whether the Supreme Court of Appeal has granted them leave to appeal a ruling that Zuma may face 783 corruption charges....
View Article‘We must hang our heads in shame‚’ says Lesufi after latest paedophile...
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says the security guard accused of molesting 83 learners at a Soweto school was vetted. “He was indeed vetted. The fingerprints were taken and were linked to all...
View ArticleState capture inquiry gets under way in Parliament
It is unlikely that the Gupta brothers will be called to give evidence in Parliament’s state capture inquiry. The inquiry by the portfolio committee on public enterprises got under way on Tuesday....
View ArticleSuspect in court over ‘biggest ever’ drug bust in SA
One of two foreign nationals‚ suspected of being behind the biggest drug shipment found in South Africa‚ appeared briefly in the Caledon Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Peter Hering was arrested at...
View ArticleTense stand-off as Shembe factions square off in new court battle
Security has been stepped up at the Pietermaritzburg High Court as two factions of the Shembe church prepare to face off over the next three days. The battle for supremacy of the vast church has been...
View ArticleState argues for tough sentence for ‘hitman’
Senior state prosecuting advocate Nceba Ntelwa yesterday sought a sentence in the East London Magistrate’s Court of 16 years in jail for self-styled hitman Mkhuthazi Excellent Gxaleka. The 49-year-old...
View ArticleSenior NPA prosecutor taken off two BCM fraud cases
Senior state prosecuting advocate Diniso Ketani has been taken off two cases involving top Buffalo City Metro officials, politicians and powerful business people charged with stealing millions by...
View ArticleKZN judge to step in with royal row: AbaThembu battle for throne to play out...
A judge from outside the Eastern Cape will preside over a royal row on AbaThembu’s acting kingship after the throne was left vacant following the incarceration of King Buyelekhaya Zwelibanzi Dalindyebo...
View ArticleVan Breda does not want his testimony caught on camera
On Monday‚ more than any other day‚ the blank canvas that is Henri van Breda’s face was coloured in with anxiety. He sat in the dock with reddened cheeks looking nervous and haunted – but at the same...
View ArticleHenri Van Breda testifies in his murder trial
Triple murder accused Henri van Breda has started giving testimony in the High Court in Cape Town. He stands accused of using an axe to kill his father Martin‚ his mother Teresa and brother Rudi....
View ArticlePanayiotou’s lawyer says case is the ‘dirtiest’ he’s been involved in
Christopher Panayiotou’s lawyer said in his many years in law‚ this was the dirtiest case he had ever been involved in. Advocate Terry Price SC criticised a string of lawyers and police officers as he...
View Article‘I did not giggle’ – van Breda
Outwardly calm but sweating and controlling his breathing‚ Henri van Breda repeated minute details of his plea statement like a paint-by-numbers exercise in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. He...
View ArticleZuma appoints three judges to high courts
President Jacob Zuma yesterday announced that he had appointed three judges in the Eastern Cape to different high courts, including the judge president of the Grahamstown High Court. Justice Selby...
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