Bongani Ntanzi maintains that he was never represented by former police officer Dominic Mjiyako
But a source close to Dominic Mjiyako said he got a call asking him to represent Bongani Ntanzi in Rustenburg
The report says the treatment of people has largely improved but delays as well as missing court dockets and files remain a problem
Accused number two Bongani Ntanzi differed with what his lawyer said about the alleged assault that elicited a ‘confession’ from him
Accused number two Bongani Ntanzi has said that he was assaulted and not read his rights
Legal expert says that the state should have called him to the stand in the Senzo Meyiwa trial
The international relations minister said she has had to increase her security
Defence witness claims he was beaten, electrocuted and ‘tubed’ with a plastic bag
Has the president kept his word on infrastructure, development and education?
Misuzulu kaZwelithini has made it clear that the duties of Thulasizwe Buthelezi do not include those of communication
Debt-strapped citizens are taking short term loans to ‘balance’ cash flow as wages fail to keep up with the cost of living
Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya is on the stand in the trial-within-a-trial to determine whether confessions made by him and Bongani Ntanzi are admissible
But there are still not enough vacancies for junior doctors, according to the minister
Defence witness says he was beaten and ‘tubed’ until he urinated
Data from the energy fund warns of a significant increase for all grades of fuel
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President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that the country’s genocide case against Israel could lead to ‘regime change’ attacks
Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu pressed the dentist on whether his client had given consent to be examined
Analysts have highlighted the inability to prosecute key perpetrators of corruption as the country slip down the global Corruption Perception Index
Advocate Zandile Mshololo grilled state witness Brigadier Bongani Gininda on why he did not report the assault of the accused to IPID
Advocate Zandile Mshololo continued to grill state witness Brigadier Bongani Gininda
Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi delivered over 20 judgments late
The country performed worse than China and Cuba in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2023
A witness testified to covering up a murder that resulted in one of South Africa’s deadliest fires
The riots and the imprisonment of the former president coincided, and the unrest was orchestrated, but there was also no proof of who the masterminds were
The City of Cape Town has installed meters that limit the amount of water people use but it is hurting the poor, who use far less water than the wealthy
The development, which consists of more than 400 units, is deteriorating after having been taken over by ‘illegal’ landlords
The court heard testimony that Meyiwa’s murder was a contract killing and not a robbery gone wrong
The commission of inquiry into the fire at the Usindiso building heard that a witness was trying to conceal a murder when he set the building alight
State Prosecutor objected to the lead investigation, reading some parts of the statement as it contains names of others who had not yet responded
Despite protestations from a defence advocate, Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng orders the affidavit to be admitted as evidence
Residents and environmental activists are against a hotel and housing development on the golf course which they say could lead to environmental problems