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Forty-two people have been implicated in a police car branding scam. Forty-two people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a police vehicle branding scam. They face a range of charges including corruption, fraud, money laundering, theft and perjury.Of these, 22 are serving police members.Forty-two people are set to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on…

The case of a 16-year-old Pampierstad resident accused of decapitating a 17-year-old peer, was held in camera at the Pampierstad Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. According to National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane, the hearing was held with the accused in absentia because he was admitted in hospital for a medical evaluation.It is alleged that the accused…

Speaker Buyelwa Mafaya has been directed to convene an urgent council meeting within seven days of the court order to elect new mayor.The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has been without a permanent mayor since December 2019. The court also ordered Mafaya and the municipality to pay the cost of the court application.Nelson Mandela Bay council speaker…

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Anthony Mostert turned to the courts on an urgent basis in January 2019 in an attempt to interdict the Public Protector from releasing her findings on an investigation implicating him. The Public Protector's investigation followed a complaint by Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema.Malema alleged that, following his appointment as a…

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane at a parliamentary meeting in October 2019. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application to halt proceedings to remove her will be heard on Wednesday.It was supposed to be heard in March, but then the Covid-19 pandemic struck.Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise opposed the application "in defence of Parliament's powers".Public Protector…