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A 28-year-old man from Mlaza, who is said to have recruited eight members of the public in this township last year, will begin his trial at the beginning of next month. This was revealed by Judge Jacqueline Henriques when the defendant, Mr. Sanele Dlamini appeared before the Durban High Court on Wednesday. The defendant is accused of an incident that allegedly took place at a bar in U, Mlaza on May 16, 2025.It is said that in the incident which is suspected to be revenge for the killing of his brother, the defendant recruited eight members of the community.The dead…
Mamelodi Sundowns’ victory in the last game in the DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) has intensified the fierce battle for the league title between the team from Chloorkop who are second on the log and Orlando Pirates who are on top.Sundowns won 3-1 against Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday, putting them on the heels of Pirates on the log as both teams have three games left before the end of the season.In 27 league games, Pirates are at the top with 66 points, while Sundowns are behind them with 63.It is hard to ignore that the…
Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. (Photo: Kopano Tlape/GCIS)Ronald Lamola, minister of international relations and cooperation, believes his department acted appropriately when the American ambassador Brent Bozell was called in in March this year and was fingered for the “undiplomatic comments” he made in Hermanus.”Although certain comments by the ambassador were considered inappropriate and undiplomatic, they were handled through established diplomatic channels,” says Lamola in response to a recent parliamentary question from Carl Niehaus of the EFF.Among other things, Niehaus wanted to know why Bozell was not declared persona non grata and told to leave South Africa immediately,…
POLICE revealed that officials of the Kurhuleni Municipality, Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi and Mr. Kagiso Lerutla, were arrested for hiring a person who impersonated Lerutla in court.Lerutla, who is the manager of the council, is said to have hired someone to impersonate him in court where he was charged with reckless driving. The case eventually convicted Lerutla, and he was sentenced to do community service.It is said that this person who was hired again pretended to be Lerutla, and went to do the public work that Lerutla was supposed to do. This was expressed by the national police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda…
The National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, says he is innocent of the allegations against him.Masemola said that he did nothing against the law when the tender of millions of dollars was awarded to the company of a businessman facing a series of cases, Mr. Vusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.He said this when he appeared at the Magistrate’s Court in Pretoria, yesterday.Masemola was charged with violating the Public Finance Management Act.Matlala’s company was awarded a R360 million tender, but the tender was withdrawn after allegations of non-compliance.Masemola said he did not know the charge against him.”I know that I am innocent. I…
(Photo: Elisma van der Watt/ Maroela Media)The DA in Tshwane demands that the EFF account for the allegations raised during the Madlanga Commission regarding Julius Malema’s alleged involvement in tender manipulation in the Tshwane metro.Cilliers Brink, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Tshwane, says Malema’s name was cited last month in evidence before the Madlanga Commission as a possible meddler in tender manipulation in Tshwane.In WhatsApp messages between Sgt. Fannie Nkosi and Gareth Mnisi, Tshwane’s chief financial officer, mention “Juju CIC” as the choice of the beneficiaries of a security tender.Brink says the EFF avoided the issue, but this week suddenly…
AGAIN, the Zulu Palace was shrouded in a dark cloud following the kneeling of Prince Gcinabani Thembisile “Sister Eunice” Zulu (78), from Zibindini.Prince Gcinabani died on Saturday, the same day another Zulu Royal Prince, Gibizizwe Zulu (67), from Suthu was buried.The King’s spokesperson, Prince Thulani of Gqikazi Zulu, expressed concern about the succession of royal children to kneel.”You King, I am ashamed that I keep reporting sad and bad news. The King of Heaven has once again been beset by a dark cloud. In the name of the King of all the churches, and in the name of the King…
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Beside a mountain of destroyed rubble, Samah al-Dabla lives in a makeshift tent with her children, gripped by a fear that did not exist in their lives before the war: the rats that now invade their shelter.Samah always keeps her children, three-year-old Mayaseen, and four-year-old Asaad, in sight, and spends most of her day cleaning in a desperate attempt to discourage the rats, but to no avail.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA week ago, she was woken up in the middle of the night by Mayaseen screaming, “Thief, thief”. At first, Samah did…
(Archive photo: GCIS)Eskom says it currently complies with 36 of the 40 network access rules that the energy regulator Nersa finalized in December and in the Government Gazette published.Dan Marokane, CEO of Eskom, said during Eskom’s media conference on the state of the power grid before the winter on Wednesday, that the four outstanding rules relate to disclosure, among other things, of which projects are in line for grid connections.He was responding to comments by the South African Independent Power Producers Association (Saippa) after Eskom looked down its nose in the High Court in a case regarding one of its…
AZITHI vu famous ladies in this country have to say about the rumors that keep appearing following the arrest of a government official, Kagiso Michael Lerutlawho is the city manager of the Kurhuleni Municipality.Kagiso, who is still under arrest, was arrested at the OR Tambo Airport and it was also revealed that he was going to have sex with one of the ladies he is close to who was said to be celebrating her birthday.On Monday he appeared in court with Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi who is the deputy chief of the traffic police in Ekurhuleni. Mkhwanazi has been suspended from…