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Even the National Commissioner of Police, General Fannie Masemola, has criticized the release of a tender of millions of dollars that was given to the company of a businessman who is facing a series of crimes, Mr. Vusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.Masemola was given a summons summoning him to court to answer for Matlala’s company’s awarding of R360 million tender. This news was confirmed by the spokesperson of the National Prosecution Service, NPA, Mr. Kaizer Kganyago, who said Masemola will appear in court on April 21.”He was given a summons today to appear in court. That’s all I can say at the…
(Photo: Janice du Plessis/Maroela Media) Two former police officers failed on Friday with their applications for leave to appeal in the High Court in Johannesburg. Raesibe Melda Ndukula and Faith Makhosazane Mtambo were each found guilty on 1 December 2020 on charges of possession of cocaine, theft and perverting the course of justice and were jailed for 13 years. These two former police officers who were stationed at the OR Tambo International Airport at the time of the offenses pleaded not guilty to all charges against them. In March 2013, a flight attendant, identified as Tshabalala, was on a route…
There was something different in the grounds of Lundi today as the opening ceremony will be led by the King of all churchesThe official opening marks an important touch point in the annual program of the indigenous leadership center in the province and gives the King an opportunity to address the Chiefs. The Minister in the Department of Governance and Indigenous Affairs Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi says it is important to equip and empower this institution with the principles of Nokusho.”This step is a strategic effort to strengthen and equip our chiefs, to ensure that they have the necessary resources to…
The ghosts who siphon money from the National Students’ Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) fund that supports students in educational institutions have been revealed, when it turns out that they are dying.These ghosts were discovered in the report of the Auditor General, who revealed that there are 822 ghosts who have been found to be benefiting from this fund, while information from the Ministry of Home Affairs, shows that they depend on their grandfathers.The Minister of Higher Education, Mr. Buti Manamela, has ordered the fund to start an investigation.He said they must cooperate with the corruption investigation unit, the SIU, to…
Jaco Kemp (38), Louis Coetzee (38) and Gericke van der Westhuizen (41) were sentenced to life imprisonment in the High Court in Pretoria on Friday. (Photo: Janice du Plessis/Marooela Media) “The deceased did nothing wrong. He only went to get water and yet he was brutally assaulted, killed and his body thrown into the back of a van like rubbish to be disposed of.” This is how state prosecutor Laurence More reminded the court about the murder of Dumisani Phakathi, where Jaco Kemp (38), Louis Coetzee (38) and Gericke van der Westhuizen (41) were sentenced to life imprisonment in the…
A Grade 3 student at a primary school in Gauteng has died after a wall fell on him during recess on Thursday.The Department of Education in Gauteng said the wall of the Lerutle Primary School in Daveyton, Kurhuleni, fell on six students, who were seriously injured.”The paramedics rushed to the scene, and all six students were taken to different health centers for emergency treatment. Unfortunately, one of the injured students, a Grade 3 boy, died while being treated at the hospital,” the department said in a statement.The Education Commissioner in Gauteng, Matome Chiloane, has called for an investigation.”We are deeply…
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March 27, 2026 Maroela editorial How would you like to share the article? Danie van Rensburg as Vonk de Ridder. (Photo: Facebook) Danie van Rensburg, the actor who at the time was in the popular Rider in Black-photobooks appeared, died at the age of 86 years. Van Rensburg was also a well-known horse trainer. The news was announced on Edwin Lionel Strydom’s Facebook page, Let’s turn back time. Back in time. Several news sources also reported on Van Rensburg’s death in the meantime. According to Strydom’s Facebook post, he contacted Van Rensburg’s care home in Mbombela about two years ago.…
There is an increase in incidents of destruction of electrical infrastructure that leaves people without electricity in areas under the Mhlathuze Municipality.This month two power stations were destroyed, leaving many areas without electricity near the port that is the center of KwaZulu-Natal’s economy, Richard’s Bay, and Mpangeni. The municipality urged the police to investigate these incidents.This week the Aquila power station, located in Richard’s Bay, was vandalized. The municipality said that the damage caused to the station is extensive, and said that they do not know when it will be repaired. The destruction of the electrical infrastructure has left the…
Deputy Pres. Han Zheng and Deputy Pres. Paul Mashatile in Cape Town. (Photo: GCIS)South Africa would like to work with China on the modernization of South Africa’s ports, rail and road networks.Deputy Pres. Paul Mashatile met with his Chinese counterpart in Cape Town on Thursday. Deputy Pres. Han Zheng is currently on a working visit to South Africa and the promotion of shared modernization was on the agenda.Mashatile believes Han’s visit is symbolic of South Africa and China’s “enduring friendship, mutual respect and shared commitment to development”.In his opening speech at the ninth session of the South Africa-China binational commission…