Year: 2020

Three bodies were discovered at the weekend in a local informal settlement in the Western Cape. Provincial Commissioner visits Wolseley after discovery of three bodies. Picture: SAPS CAPE TOWN – It is still unclear whether a man arrested for the murder of a Wolseley woman is linked to two other bodies found in the town. […]

Protesters took their frustrations to Parliament on Sunday to call on government to bring an end to farm attacks. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Picture: www.sahrc.org.za CAPE TOWN – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Western Cape said it would approach the police and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on […]

Police have finally made a breakthrough, six years after the soccer player was shot dead in Vosloorus. Five suspects – Khulela Themba Sibiya, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi, Mthobisi Chris Mncube, Mthokoziseni Zifozonke Mapisa and Sifiso Ntuli – appeared at the Boksburg Magistrates Court on 27 October 2020. They are charged with the 2014 murder of Bafana […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has given corrupt officials an opportunity to loot money meant to help citizens through the health crisis. Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – Despite the dismal state of governance in the country, Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu on Tuesday said South Africa had more principled […]

Regiments has been implicated at the state capture commission in irregular deals worth billions of rands. FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – The National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) on Tuesday said it was considering whether to appeal a judgment regarding Regiments Capital […]

The statue shows Tambo with his hand stretched out in front of him holding a book which resembles that of the freedom charter. The newly-erected nine-metre statue of late struggle icon Oliver Tambo at the OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday unveiled a nine-metre statue of OR Tambo […]

Maile penned a formal letter to the mayor on Monday regarding allegations levelled against his running of the city. Geoffrey Makhubo. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – City of Joburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo on Tuesday committed to responding to concerns raised by Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile within the next seven days. Maile penned a formal […]

While walking to school in 2017, the teen was taken to convicted trafficker Angelo Mulambo under the pretence that she would secure a babysitting job. JOHANNESBURG – A Mozambican man was on Tuesday sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Gauteng High Court for human trafficking, rape and kidnapping involving a 14-year-old girl. While […]

The EFF is not alone in this call, with the ANC having indicated that it would also investigate whether this could be done. EFF leader Julius Malema briefs the media during a virtual press briefing in Braamfontein on 26 October 2020. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – While the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Monday said it […]

This is according to the Khayelitsha development forum, which hosted a prayer service in the area over the weekend where residents stressed, they’ve had enough and are calling for action from authorities. FILE: Hawker stand. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Hair salons, hawkers and child care centres are among small businesses being extorted by gangsters in […]