A tense and crowded Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court erupted in muted gasps on Monday as Magistrate Themba Ndlovu delivered a stern verdict, denying bail to Victor Majola, the 44-year-old Soweto taxi boss accused of orchestrating the murder of beloved media personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. The ruling marks a critical juncture in a case that has…
Three Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officers were injured after a routine by-law enforcement operation in Winterveldt escalated into violent unrest, prompting multiple arrests and a strong condemnation from police leadership. The incident unfolded on Saturday, 24 January 2026, when TMPD officers from Region 1, Sector 1 in Mabopane were conducting compliance inspections targeting businesses…
A new and explosive scandal has erupted within the African National Congress (ANC), threatening to reignite bitter factional wars and undermine the legitimacy of its internal electoral processes. It has been confirmed that a significant batch of completed ballot papers from the party’s crucial Johannesburg regional conference in December 2025 was discovered at the private…
The wheels of justice ground forward once more, albeit with the familiar, ponderous weight of procedural complexity, as former African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General and Free State Premier Ace Magashule returned to the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on Monday, 26 January 2026. The air in the courtroom was thick not with the ghostly…
The Durban High Court braces for a long-awaited reckoning as the monumental trial of the 62 alleged instigators of South Africa’s July 2021 unrest resumes on Monday. The proceedings, set against a backdrop of national trauma, carry the weight of a nation seeking answers to a week of chaos that claimed over 350 lives and…
JOHANNESBURG — In a case that laid bare the devastating, often hidden brutality of domestic violence, the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday handed down two life sentences to a 47-year-old Soweto man for the calculated, brutal murders of his partner and their five-year-old son—a crime the judge described as “an utter annihilation of the…
CAPE TOWN – In a decisive move underscoring the escalating severity of twin environmental crises, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has confirmed his government has submitted two formal, urgent requests to the National Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) for a provincial disaster declaration. The aim is to unlock critical emergency funding, logistical support,…
In a dramatic and precedent-setting judgment handed down on Friday morning, South Africa’s highest court has declared the state’s extradition of key State Capture witness and accused, Moroadi Cholota, from the United States to be unlawful. However, in a critical nuance that preserves the heart of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) case, the Constitutional Court unanimously…
A quiet rural school day shattered into a scene of unimaginable horror and profound loss on Thursday, as a disgraced former educator forced his way into Ntabankulu Primary School and executed a point-blank shooting spree, killing two beloved female teachers and critically injuring a third before turning the gun on himself. Eastern Cape police confirmed…
In a stark confrontation that has laid bare the escalating power of illegal mining syndicates, over five hundred traumatised residents of the Sporong informal settlement have been forcibly displaced from their homes, victims of a coordinated campaign of violence and intimidation by armed zama zamas. The incident has triggered a high-stakes response from provincial authorities, with…
