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Multiple murder accused, Rachel Kutumela (right), her elder sister Anna Shokane (centre) and Kutumela’s daughter Flora Shokane (left) appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court. (Ntwaagae Seleka/News24) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to […]
Three suspected hijackers were shot and killed on Tuesday when an armed motorist opened fire on them along the N1 at the Diepkloof interchange, south of Johannesburg. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, […]
Teffo said no-one can be held liable for the deaths of the other 133 patients. One patient is unaccounted for. The purpose of the inquest was for the court to determine who should be held accountable for the deaths of 141 mentally ill patients who died after being transferred from Life Esidimeni facilities in 2015 […]
A KwaZulu-Natal truck driver has been jailed for an effective 12 years after he pleaded guilty to theft of chrome that was meant to be exported. Dumezweni Dlamini, 37, was sentenced in the Richards Bay Regional Court this week. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said Dlamini pleaded guilty to theft of chrome as well as […]
An au pair accused in a double homicide in Northern Virginia will take a plea deal in the case, according to a commonwealth’s attorney spokesperson. Juliana Peres Magalhaes and Brendan Banfield, the father of the family for whom she worked, are accused of working together to kill Banfield’s wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph […]
This week, Cape Town experienced two shootings in just two days, which claimed the lives of 12 people. (Michal Oska/Getty Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of […]
The cops have set their sights on Longwe Twala after his no-show at court and fresh claims that he nicked his sister’s phone while on bail. Renowned music mogul Sello “Chicco” Twala’s son Longwe is back in the media spotlight with a warrant of arrest hanging over his head this weekend. The new twist in […]
A Senior Botanical Horticulturist with the South African National Botanical Institute (SANBI), Adam Harrower, appeared in the Springbok District Court where he is facing charges of fraud and corruption related to poached plants. On Friday, Harrower joined his two co-accused including a former police officer, Captain Karel Coetzee Du Toit, and Warrant Officer Leonard William […]
Kodwa and Mackay intend to plead not guilty during the trial. Former sports, arts, and culture minister Zizi Kodwa has joined his co-accused, ex-EOH executive Jehan Mackay, in calling for the charges against them to be dismissed. The two are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Ekurhuleni on Thursday. […]
Mpumalanga provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, said the boy was found in an open field in another section in Mbalenhle. “The team found the remains of the child wrapped in a blanket, and the clothing matched what the missing child was wearing at the time of his disappearance and medical personnel pronounced the child […]