Year: 2020

They were released on R100,000 bail each when they first appeared three months ago. Seven suspects arrested in connection with the multibillion rand VBS heist appeared in the Palm Ridge Regional Court on 18 June 2020. They are: (top row, from left to right) Tshifhiwa Matodzi, Andile Ramavhunga, Phophi Mukhodobwane, (bottom row from left to […]

While fighting corruption remains the main priority for the NPA, the national director of public prosecutions is worried about possible budget cuts. FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss Shamila Batohi said on Wednesday the days of impunity for […]

A 52-year-old farmer was arrested on Wednesday for his role in the torching of a police vehicle. Violent demonstration by a group of farmers outside the Senekal Magistrates Court in the Free State on 6 October 2020. Picture: @crimeairnetwork/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Police Minister Bheki Cele on Wednesday said he was hoping for more arrests following […]

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Fundi Tshazibana was speaking at the Absa annual fixed income conference, where she said the South African economy is likely to recover to pre-crisis levels at the end of next year or in 2022. Fundi Tshazibana has become the seventh member of Sarb’s monetary policy committee. Picture: live.fundza.mobi. JOHANNESBURG – Reserve […]

The CRL Rights commission launched an investigation into the Kranskop-based religious community following reports by News24, which found repression of community members, among other issues. Chilling testimonies about allegations of cultism, abuse and indoctrination at the KwaSizabantu Mission were given in Durban where the CRL Commission is holding hearings on the church, following a media […]

Wednesday’s march was part of a nationwide strike spearheaded by trade union federations, for better working conditions and an end to corruption. Workers affiliated to different trade unions marched from Burgerspark to the Treasury in Pretoria on 7 October 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN CAPE TOWN – Trade union federations on Wednesday said they were giving […]

A 52-year-old farmer was arrested on Wednesday over his alleged involvement in the arson and vandalism of state property during a riot outside the Senekal Magistrates Court earlier this week. A police vehicle set alight by angry farmers outside the Senekal Magistrate’s Court on 6 October 2020. Picture: @crimeairnetwork/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Farming organisation, TLU South […]

Forty-year-old Leon Brits’ body was found in his swimming pool at his home in Pofadder on Wednesday morning. Police car/van. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter. CAPE TOWN – Northern Cape police are searching for suspects involved in the killing of a Pofadder Hotel owner. Forty-year-old Leon Brits’ body was found in his swimming pool at his home on […]

Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela has over the past few months been visiting communities that have seen high levels of taxi related violence. FILE: A man was killed en route from Khayelitsha to Delft on Thursday 4 October 2013 due to taxi violence between rival associations. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/EWN CAPE TOWN – Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela […]

Morne Horn handed himself over to the Hawks detectives for the fatal shot that occurred last January CAPE TOWN – The case against a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer charged with the murder of an undercover police officer has been postponed to early December. Morne Horn handed himself over to the Hawks detectives […]