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Duncan Koekemoer (24) during Tuesday’s court appearance. (Photo: Isabel Venter/Maroela Media). A noticeably irritated Duncan Koekemoer, who is charged with murder, had to turn things around at the Vuwani Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo after his bail application could not proceed as planned. The reason for the delay was because Koekemoer’s (24) third legal representative, who he had appointed since his arrest in December last year, was not ready to proceed with the application. In contrast, the state was ready to proceed as planned. Koekemoer is accused of premeditatedly murdering 22-year-old Reuben Marsberg from KwaZulu-Natal. Christoff Nwaile, Koekemoer’s youngest legal representative,…
Political parties have applauded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to suspend the Commissioner of Police charged with the R360 million tender, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola.Politicians said that Masemola deserves to be suspended as he is facing a case affecting the tender given to the company of a businessman who is facing a series of cases, Mr. Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.Ramaphosa announced that he will be replaced by Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, who is in charge of police finances.Ramaphosa said Masemola will be suspended from work until the trial is over.Masemola appeared briefly at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where he was…
The loophole for friendly and group hiring in local municipalities will soon be CLOSED when the new law comes into effect.The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Indigenous Affairs who is also the leader of the IFP, Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, said that the new law affecting local governments aims to ensure that people who deserve the job are employed in the positions.He said this while speaking at the IFP event to celebrate Independence Day in Johannesburg, yesterday.Hlabisa said that friendly hiring is what makes municipalities fail to deliver needs to the people.”People should not be hired based on friendship and politics.…
Mzamo Buthelezi, Minister of Public Service and Administration. (Photo: X/CPSI South Africa)A large majority of civil servants’ salaries were adjusted by 4% this month to keep up with rising living costs. However, this adjustment is higher than the projected consumer price index (CPI) of 3.4% for the 2026-27 financial year.”The adjustment is proof of our unwavering commitment to the stability of our public service,” says Mzamo Buthelezi, the minister of public service and administration, who implemented this adjustment this month.”This is not simply an administrative update; it is a deliberate act of support for the men and women who serve…
Two men accused of shooting and killing an off-duty police officer at a bar in Richmond, Sunday, were arrested on the day of the incident.Constable Njabulo Cebekhulu (32), who appears to be from Lovu, is said to have been shot dead by one of the suspects who was going to reprimand him for playing with a gun in an open area.It turns out that the deceased – who was not at work – heard gunshots coming from inside Shames Tavern, and volunteered to look there.It is said that when he got inside, he found out that the person who fired…
ChucklesMany challenges and responsibilities rest daily on Geordin Hill-Lewis and Helen Zille’s shoulders and on the surface they handle them effortlessly.Just weeks ago, Zille, Johannesburg’s mayoral candidate for the DA, ventured into the streets of Dobsonville on a rubber rowing boat to draw attention to Johannesburg’s poor stormwater infrastructure. Hill-Lewis, newly elected DA leader and Cape Town’s mayor, is also known for his outspokenness.When it became known that the end might be in sight for Chuckles the chocolate ball sweets, neither of these two DA leaders was full of laughter.Both are known for their daring and courage in the country’s…
It is expected that things will be tense in the game Enemy: The Enemyon e.tv at 8.30 on weekdays, as this channel announced the beginning of the appearance of new actors yesterday, in the new season of the show.The game The enemy Surviving the challenge put in by this channel is ending the old games that are in itScandal! and others.The third season of this game ended on Friday and it was not clear what the future of this game is as there was no news about it.e.tv revealed that they were hiding a stick in the dirt in the…
NewsFeedA video filmed by an Israeli soldier shows widespread destruction in northern Gaza. Before Israel’s genocidal war, the town of Beit Hanoon was home to 50,000 people. Despite a ceasefire, Israeli forces have bulldozed what was left of hundreds of homes.Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
(Photo: AfriForum/ Website) AfriForum demands urgent intervention from MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, the Free State Prime Minister, and the Free State Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs after years of sustained cadre deployment in the Nketoana municipality. According to the civil rights organization, Reitz, Lindley and several other towns are suffering from this destruction. This demand follows in response to the recent shocking findings of a parliamentary oversight committee which exposed serious management and service delivery failures in the Nketoana municipality. In addition to Reitz and Lindley, Petrus Steyn and Arlington are also part of this municipality. According to Jaco Grobbelaar,…
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has been given a deadline to come up with a plan on how to pay the money owed to schools and when to provide textbooks.The order was issued by the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, after the teachers’ union in Sadtu province, took the Ministry to court demanding that it be forced to provide learning resources and pay for Norms and Standards in schools.The Secretary of Sadtu, Ms. Nomarashiya Caluza, said that the court’s decision has restored hope as it forces the Department to meet the needs of students.”We are happy with this decision which forces…