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The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that social commentator Anele Mda’s tweets implicating ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula in the murder of businessman Wandile Bozwana are “defamatory and false” – and ordered her to remove and apologise for them.
The emotional mother of slain six-year-old Amantle Samane told the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that her daughter would have turned seven on Tuesday. She pleaded with the court to deliver three life sentences against Amantle’s rapist and murderer.
Six people were set to appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, accused of the transnational trafficking of 964 rhino horns, following a successful investigation by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, which began in 2017.
A respected East London lawyer is considering taking further action against police officers who allegedly threatened his wife after gaining entrance to their house by damaging a sliding gate motor, CCTV cameras and a door on Monday evening.
What started as a promising Women’s Day concert featuring R&B heavyweights Joe Thomas and Anthony Hamilton ended in collective frustration and disappointment for fans after sound glitches, lengthy delays, and brief performances dashed expectations.
With humour, warmth and steely resolve, Princess Anne-Sheilah Makhado speaks to Spotlight about her long journey as a nurse, of creating solutions in the public health system, and her burning passion for motivating women and girls to unlock their talents.
An image AFP photojournalist Omar al-Qattaa shows a skeletal, underfed girl in Gaza. But when social media users asked Grok where it came from, the artificial intelligence chatbot was certain that the photograph was taken in Yemen nearly seven years ago.
A full bench of the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed Patriotic Alliance Deputy President Kenny Kunene’s attempt to challenge the hate speech finding made against him for referring to EFF leader Julius Malema as a “cockroach”.
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says she has forgiven whoever prevented her anti-apartheid activist sister Nokuthula’s alleged police killers from facing justice – but remains desperate to know what happened to her and where she is buried.
From municipalities burdened by bloated staff complements hindering their ability to deliver essential services, to people claiming overtime while serving time in prison, and even cases involving deceased individuals – these represent just some of the alarming findings uncovered during a joint Parliamentary oversight initiative.