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Acting magistrate Kholeka Bodlani has been accused of handing down lenient sentences to rapists.An assessment into her work has revealed "serious irregularities and shortcomings".The magistrate was allocated to the Sexual Offences Court.KwaZulu-Natal regional court acting magistrate Kholeka Bodlani has been provisionally suspended pending an investigation into her fitness to hold office.The matter was referred to…

Nelson Mandela and Andrew Mlangeni, with Cyril Ramaphosa. Andrew Mlangeni died overnight after being admitted to hospital.He was 95.Mandela, in his memoirs, wrote that Mlangeni was one of the first Robben Islanders who supported the idea of negotiations with the apartheid government.Andrew Mlangeni, the last of the Rivonia trialists, who died during the night of…

Monoko Francis Thoka in court for allegedly killing Mapiti Matsena. Gauteng Provincial Legislature member Mapiti Matsena's alleged murderer appeared briefly in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court.Monoko Francis Thoka, 29, is charged with premeditated murder.Thoka is expected back in court on 24 August.A man accused of killing Gauteng Provincial Legislature member Mapiti Matsena appeared briefly in the…

Members of the Hawks at the Imam Hussain mosque in Verulam, outside Durban, after police found an explosive device at the mosque. The case against 12 men accused of carrying out various terror attacks in the Durban area in 2018 has been struck from the court roll. The State's application for another postponement for further investigation…

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. The JSC says the complaint against Mogoeng will be referred to the Judicial Conduct Committee.The complaint was filed with the JSC on Saturday by a group known as Africa4Palestine.The complainants are questioning the senior judge's impartiality after he said, as a Christian, he had an obligation to love and pray for…