1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (761+ words) The latest instalment in the turmoil engulfing the South African Police Service (SAPS) raises an ethical question beyond the personalities occupying senior positions: when a state lawyer advises a public official, to whom does that lawyer owe allegiance? It was…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (119+ words) TimesLIVE Plea deal talks for Ndodana Tshuma on gun and visa charges The case will return to court on October 1 Story audio is generated using AI A possible plea deal is under discussion between the prosecution and defence for Ndodana…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (730+ words) Seconds after Anele Tembe fell from the 10th floor of Cape Town’s Pepperclub Hotel, a resident who saw her lying on the pavement looked towards a balcony and saw Kiernan “AKA” Forbes leaning over the railing and screaming, “Oh my God,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (496+ words) Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has explained the cash payments made towards extensive renovations at her house in Bruma, Johannesburg. The state alleges that Mapisa-Nqakula used these kickbacks to fund her home renovations. Interior designer Nomsa Shabangu, who managed the…...

5+ day, 42+ min ago   (472+ words) An order for tequila shooters was requested on the morning Anele Tembe fell to her death from the 10th floor of a Cape Town hotel by Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and members of his entourage. The order for the alcohol to be…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (89+ words) Alleged UK family killer and fugitive Ndodana Tshuma is appearing in court on Tuesday to face a firearm charge and extradition request. In August the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said extradition documentation was ready in the case against him. Tshuma,…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (190+ words) The Tembe family say they feel comforted after the formal inquest into the death of Anele Tembe started in the Cape Town magistrate’s court on Monday. Anele died in April 2021 after falling from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (132+ words) TimesLIVE WATCH LIVE | ‘Cat’ Matlala and co-accused back in court Matlala faces allegations of targeting ex-girlfriend, businessman and music producer The high court in Johannesburg is expected to continue with a-trial-within-a-trial on Tuesday in the attempted murder case involving alleged…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (56+ words) TimesLIVE WATCH LIVE | Mapisa-Nqakula corruption trial continues The corruption trial of former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resumes in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday. Mapisa-Nqakula is facing 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering for allegedly soliciting…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (817+ words) “Leave me alone, get away from me.” These were the words Roberto Stefanutto told the Cape Town magistrate’s court he heard a woman scream moments before Anele Tembe fell from the 10th floor of the city’s Pepperclub Hotel in April 2021. The…...