A man has been arrested for the murder of an Eastern Cape woman. Eastern Cape police managed to arrest a man following a manhunt after a woman was brutally murdered on a street in Kwanonzame, Middelburg, at around 01:00 on Sunday.READ | NPA is serious about gender-based violence, says De KockAccording to police spokesperson Captain Lariane…
The Hawks have made an arrest. PHOTO: Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Netwerk24 The Hawks arrested a senior Nelson Mandela Bay metro official and a businesswoman for fraud in early morning operations on Friday.Hawks spokesperson Lwando Zenzile said the official allegedly accepted a bribe of R900 000 from the contractor in exchange for a housing tender.The…
Sibongile Mani and her lawyer failed to appear in court on Friday without an explanation.NPA said the theft accused has been warned to appear in court on 25 August and failure will result in an arrest.She faces theft charges after she allegedly failed to report an erroneous credit of R14m into her student account in…
The Hawks have three people for alleged fraud and money laundering. Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Netwerk24 Sedibeng District Municipal manager and former social development HOD Stanley Khanyile is accused of authorising two questionable payments.Khanyile, appeared in court alongside Umhlanga businessman and chartered accountant Poovandaren Chetty and advocate Vuyokazi Sangoni.The trio has been granted bail.Former Eastern…
Tsitsi Dangarembga. Jemal Countess/WireImage/Getty Images A prize-winning Zimbabwean novelist and filmmaker arrested at recent protests accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government on Tuesday of holding its people in a repressive "chokehold" as they endured an economic emergency.Tsitsi Dangarembga, whose latest book This Mournable Body has been nominated for a Booker Prize, was bundled into a police truck…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…