Year: 2020

He had severe head injuries. CAPE TOWN – Police in the Northern Cape are searching for those responsible for the murder of a 15-year-old boy in Barkly West. Over the weekend, the teenager’s body was found at a gravesite. He had severe head injuries. Police said the motive for the murder was unclear. __your iOS […]

The investigating officer in the case on Tuesday morning gave evidence in Sekwetje Mahlamba and Sekola Matlaletsa’s bail application. Sekola Matlaletsa and Sekwetje Mahlamba, two suspects accused of murdering Brendin Horner at the Senekal Magistrates court on 16 October 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Senekal Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning heard that a […]

Hazel Mathebula allegedly solicited a bribe from a consultant to fast track his payment and payout. Road Accident Fund logo. Picture: Supplied. JOHANNESBURG – A Road Accident Fund employee has been released on bail after she was arrested on corruption charges. Hazel Mathebula allegedly solicited a bribe from a consultant to fast track his payment […]

They protested outside Luthuli House on Monday calling on the party to take action against officials implicated in corruption. Free State ANC members protest at the party’s Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg on 19 October 2020. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Free State African National Congress (ANC) members on Monday called on the party’s secretary-general […]

It is alleged between May and October 2010, Eunice and Mongezi Mayizole posed as South African Revenue Service (Sars) employees. CAPE TOWN – An Eastern Cape couple linked to multimillion-rand tax fraud on Monday appeared in the East London Magistrate Court for alleged R2.6 million tax fraud. It is alleged between May and October 2010, […]

‘Rising Star: A South African Astronomy Journey’ is a locally produced short film that premièred at Cape Town’s Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome on Monday. Producers of ‘Rising Star’ hope to draw South Africans and international audiences closer to the world of astronomy research being done in the country. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN CAPE TOWN – […]

Professor Gregory Kamwendo was killed in 2018. He was inside a stationary vehicle when the two men shot and killed him. FILE: Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande on 9 June 2020 briefed the media in Pretoria. Picture: @GovernmentZA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande said he hoped […]

Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela applauded officers for recovering these firearms. JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng police on Tuesday recovered another 40 firearms allegedly used by criminals. Among those arrested was a man armed with an unlicensed gun and ammunition at the Wanderers taxi rank in Johannesburg on Sunday. In another bust, police handcuffed a man from […]

Henk Bester said Nailan Padayachee and Dave Reddy were demanding to be included in the supplier development component of the project that had been launched by then-President Jacob Zuma. A screengrab of former managing director of rail at Hatch, Henk Bester, appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 20 October 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube […]

Elton Veldman appeared in court on Monday. He is accused of murdering Leonie Williams in front of their six-year-old son last Friday. CAPE TOWN – A George community is preparing to lay a pregnant woman to rest who was stabbed to death allegedly by her boyfriend. Elton Veldman appeared in court on Monday. He is […]