Tongo willing to lie: judge
The only accomplice witness in British businessman Shrien Dewani’s trial was prepared to lie to create an atmosphere of suspicion around him, Western Cape High Court deputy Judge President Jeanette...
View ArticleTaxi boss found guilty in Mandela funeral scam
An East London court gave the first conviction in the Nelson Mandela memorial funding scandal yesterday and set the stage for dramatic testimony next year. Sensational claims of deaths threats emerged...
View ArticleMissing the big picture on red steenbras catches
In a recent decision, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of a group of recreational fishers (the Border Deep Sea Angling Association) and against the Department of Agriculture,...
View ArticleYear of high court drama
South Africa’s courtrooms have seen a number of high-profile dramas this year. lThe Oscar Pistorius murder trial took centre stage for most of the year. Judge Thokozile Masipa convicted the disabled...
View ArticleHawks arrest top DV cop in bribery sting
A leading police officer from Duncan Village police station’s Criminal Investigation Division has been arrested on charges of corruption. Detective Constable Suneel Bellochun was apprehended in the...
View ArticleResort blitz accused has day in court
One of Duncan Village’s most-wanted suspects has been arrested and is due to appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court this morning. Two of his accomplices are still on the run but police operations...
View ArticleFour in dock for kidnapping woman, baby
Four men accused of kidnapping a woman and her baby and holding them in a shack for days remain behind bars for now. Thulani Nyathi, Emmanuel Sibanda, Walter Ndlovu and Nkosinathi Nyathi appeared in...
View ArticleState sued for pigeon plague
The wife of a Mdantsane magistrate who died last year after reacting to dust, droppings and feathers caused by pigeons in court is suing the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development for his...
View ArticleLouca will tell the truth in Lolly Jackson case: lawyer
The truth about strip club boss Lolly Jackson’s murder will emerge in the trial of Cypriot national George Louca, his lawyer said this morning. “This is now about absolute honesty,” Owen Blumberg told...
View ArticleClaim of DG’s rape ‘bribe’
Eastern Cape administration director-general Dr Loyiso Mbabane, accused of raping a relative, allegedly tried to bribe her into dropping the case. The East London bail court heard yesterday that...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: EC DG denied bail in rape case
Eastern Cape administration director-general Dr Loyiso Mbabane has been denied bail by the East London Magistrate’s Court this afternoon. He spent two days trying to convince to court to grant him...
View ArticleJudgment reserved in Dramat leave to appeal
Judgment in an application for leave to appeal the High Court in Pretoria’s decision to overturn Hawks boss Anwa Dramat’s suspension was reserved today. Judge Bill Prinsloo said he would attempt to...
View ArticleSentencing begins in ‘cannibalism’ case
Sentencing proceedings are expected to begin today in the case of a Zimbabwean man who pleaded guilty to stabbing Mbuyiselo Manona and removing his heart. Andrew Chimboza, 35, entered into a plea...
View ArticlePsychologist to draw up ‘cannibal’ report
A forensic report offering insight into why Andrew Chimboza killed a man and allegedly ate his heart will be presented to the Western Cape High Court next month. Judge Ashley Binns-Ward heard today...
View ArticleSomali shop owners’ documents yet to be verified
The documents of a Somali shop owner accused of shooting dead a Soweto teenager are yet to be verified, the Protea Magistrate’s Court heard today. Prosecutor Simphiwe Mthethwa said further...
View ArticleRugby murder accused to know fate in June
Blayne Shepard, the man accused of beating to death former Royal Marine Brett Williams, will know at the end of June whether Magistrate Trevor Levitt finds him innocent or guilty. Shepard made a brief...
View ArticleLouca in hospital for TB
Cypriot national George Louca, accused of the murder of Teazers’ boss Lolly Jackson, has been hospitalised for tuberculosis, the Hawks said earlier today. “He was hospitalised [on Friday] it is true,”...
View ArticleNPA receives Oscar appeal notice
The NPA has received notice that Oscar Pistorius’s lawyers will contest the court decision allowing the State to appeal his culpable homicide conviction. “They have received the notice with the given...
View ArticleAlleged baby snatcher in court
A woman who allegedly stole a newborn baby at Grootte Schuur Hospital 18 years ago, made her first appearance in the Cape Town District Court today. Levina Sabena Solomon, 50, of Lavender Hill of the...
View ArticleWoman appears for Flabba’s murder
A woman accused of stabbing musician Nkululeko “Flabba” Habedi to death made a quick appearance in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court...
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