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Matlala refuses to answer Medicare24 questions at Madlanga Commission
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala asserted privilege over the R360 million Medicare24 contract and denied any connection with suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu and deputy crime…
EMPD deputy chief Mkhwanazi granted bail in third criminal case
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department inspector Witness K have been granted R5,000 bail…
Anele Tembe inquest postponed after magistrate falls ill
The inquest into the death of Anele Tembe, daughter of businessman Moses Tembe, has been postponed to September after the presiding magistrate fell ill. The hearing will examine…
Organised Crime Index 2025: South Africa a continental hotspot for criminal networks
Human trafficking, cybercrime, drug routes and wildlife poaching are surging as South Africa becomes a regional crime hub
Joslin Smith was wanted by sangoma for her ‘eyes and skin’
State witness Lourentia Lombaard continued her testimony on Monday, sharing chilling details in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial
Kelly Smith’s shifting stories fuel speculation in child trafficking case
The Joslin Smith trial reveals a tangled narrative of addiction, abuse and contradictions, as questions arise about her role in the child’s disappearance
Kelly Smith told teacher Joslin was kidnapped by Nigerians
A ‘Nigerian man’ allegedly told Smith that the child was in a container, on a boat, heading for West Africa, the court heard
Kelly Smith threatened to stab her son in 2016, social worker tells court
Siliziwe Mbambo also said that according to the case file, the mother of Joshlin Smith threatened to assault her own grandmother
Kelly Smith brought to tears during former employer’s testimony
The mother of Joslin wept as her former employer, Carlyn Zeegers, described her as a ‘good mother’ in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial
BOSA threatens ‘mass action’ if Kubayi doesn’t release sex offenders list
The minister earlier this month said that she would release the list by the end of February
AfriForum private prosecution unit says family of slain DA leader ‘extremely fearful’
In December, it will be a year since Nhlalayenza Ndlovu was gunned down in front of his wife and children
27s gang member sentenced to life for rape, murder of ex-girlfriend on 21st birthday
Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints
Death toll rises to 18 after Lusikisiki mass shootings as police hunt gunmen
Four women, one man and a two-month-old baby survived the shootings, which took place in the same street
Internal conflict stalls Durban metro police takeover of eThekwini’s lucrative CCTV network
Metro police head Sibonelo Mchunu is ready for his staff to man the network, but sources say the R100 million a year installation and maintenance contracts are too sweet to let go
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