Category: South Africa

Johannesburg -Police Minister Bheki Cele has denied that he was involved in the arrest of Advocate Malesela Teffo. Teffo is the lawyer representing four of the five men accused of murdering Senzo Meyiwa. He was arrested in court on Thursday. Teffo claims his arrest was orchestrated by Cele to get him off the case. however, […]

Johannesburg – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says there will be no further extensions for drivers’ lincense renewals. But he says efforts will be made to help motorists get their licenses done on time. Over a million expired licenses have yet to be renewed. The backlog was caused, in part, by the hard lockdown and problems […]

Johannesburg – The Justice Department s dismissing the DA’s accusations that government ministers partied with taxpayers’ money. The DA claims ministers blew about R1.4 billion on dinners, parties and hotel accommodation over the past three years. It singles out the Justice Department for allegedly having spent R293 million. It said R285 million was splashed on […]

Johannesburg – Over 20 people have been arrested in a joint operation by the SAPS and Joburg Metro Police in parts of Soweto and Eldorado Park. Last week, Pimville residents clashed with informal settlement residents over illegal electricity connections. Gauteng police commissioner Elias Mawela said:  “The operation is continuing well. It is still early but […]

Johannesburg – The lawyer representing Kelly Khumalo said her client has been on trial by society since the 2014 murder of her then-boyfriend and Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa. Meyiwa was shot and killed at Khumalo’s mother’s Vosloorus home – in what has been reported as a foiled robbery. On Monday Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela granted […]

Johannesburg – Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwebane is expected to be back before the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. This is her second attempt in this court to stop Parliament’s impeachment proceedings and to have them declared unconstitutional. This time Mkhwebane wants the court to look at a new set of factors. She said Speaker […]

Johannesburg – The State ahs gone to great lengths to prove the thoroughtness and distinction practiced by police when collecting evidence at the scene of Senzo Meyiwa’s murder. The five men accused of being behind the murder of the soccer star spent the day in the dock in the Pretoria High Court on Monday. They […]

Johannesburg – There is growing pressure to increase the validity of driver’s license cards from five to 10 years. Outa’s Wayne Duvenage said the move could help deal with the current backlog. Many motorists are struggling to renew their driving licenses. “Many countries around the world, especially in Asia, have a ten-year validity. We don’t […]

Durban – Bids for tenders have been opened to build shelters for those displaced by flooding in KwaZulu-Natal but Corruption Watch says transparency is needed to ensure contractors are not corrupt. It says the government should have learnt from Covid-19 relief efforts. “The relaxation of procurement processes can, like we have seen with the COVID-19 […]

Johannesburg – Kelly Khumalo’s lawyer says the singer will appear at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial if she’s called as a witness. Lawyer Magdalene Moonsamy was attending the trial on a watching brief. Five men accused of Meyiwa’s murder are back in court on Friday. “That will depend on the prosecution, if the prosecution requires […]