Zandile Mafe accuses ‘white man’ of threatening him with a death sentence
Zandile Mafe alleges that hours after his arrest he was taken from Cape Town Central Police station and threatened with death if he did not cooperate.
Zandile Mafe alleges that hours after his arrest he was taken from Cape Town Central Police station and threatened with death if he did not cooperate.
A suspect was wounded by security guards after being caught in the SABC’s Bloemfontein offices. He wrote threatening messages on the walls.
Mafe’s legal team said they walked out of court ‘happy’ for the first time, on Saturday morning. ‘We are happy today and we believe that our client will definitely be bailed out,’ said Luvuyo Godla.
The City of Cape Town’s electrical infrastructure maintenance continues next week Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.
Three boys were allegedly swimming in a shallow area of the Orange River when water came rushing downstream from higher ground.
Six suspects on their way to the Vosloorus court escaped from police custody when the truck transporting them was ambushed on Friday.
Zandile Mafe’s fight for freedom moves to the high court on Saturday, 15 January where he is expected to make an urgent bail application.
A suspect in Gauteng managed to evade arrest after dropping a bag containing an AK-47 assault rifle during the chase.
Two 16-year-old boys died on the first day of school in Gauteng. An alleged argument during school hours reportedly led to fatal shootings.
An on-duty Brackenfell police officer allegedly raped a woman after offering to take her to a safe place. IPID investigates.
The first nanosatellite constellation developed on the continent will be launched into space aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Livestreaming is expected to start after 17:00.
Smit’s case was postponed after he changed his legal representation. He is now facing seven charges, including murder and attempted murder.
Hill-Lewis rejected the proposed increase as “unfair, unaffordable and unjustified.” He recommended an increase in line with inflation.
‘Depriving our children of the opportunity to attend school full-time in the current circumstances is no longer justified,’ said Debbie Schafer.
Two Western Cape post offices were robbed on Tuesday, 11 January. Four suspects were arrested in connection with each incident.
A firearm and vehicle were confiscated when police arrested two suspects for tampering with Transnet infrastructure in KZN.
Police raided the settlement led by King Khoisan outside the Union Buildings on Wednesday and confiscated several dagga plants.
The DA is calling for an investigation into “each and every” ANC cadre deployment between 2018 and 2021 after the minutes were made public.
The Gauteng Education Department said there are 700 unplaced learners in the province. Parents can now make late applications.
Fikile ‘Mr Fix’ Mbalula blamed the country’s license backlog on a broken printer. He said the machine was out of the country for repairs.
Three suspects were arrested on 9 January in connection with the murder of an elderly couple in Piet Retief.
Three men were asleep at a filling station when eleven suspects bombed an ATM. One of the victims was shot before they fled.
‘If there is a bail application and he doesn’t get released, does that mean he will go on hunger strike until he dies?’ said the State.
‘Damage to critical infrastructure is completely unacceptable, even if it is perpetrated by youth who think that stoning trains is ‘”fun.”‘
Luvolwethu Kati, 22, allegedly shot a homeless man in the face on Sunday. The incident comes after a councillor called for the national police to look into the City’s police and investigation services.