3+ day, 21+ min ago   (499+ words) At the Durban High Court a defence challenge questions how Sipho Nzuza’s cellphone was seized in the R320m Durban Solid Waste tender case; a trial-within-a-trial is under way. The Durban High Court is hearing a defence challenge to the Hawks’ account…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (344+ words) ANC KwaZulu‑Natal will brief media on candidate list disputes, branch mobilisation and campaign structures as it prepares for the November 4 local government elections. The ANC in KwaZulu‑Natal will brief the media on internal disputes over councillor candidate lists…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (346+ words) Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa‑Nqakula missed a Pretoria High Court appearance because of ill health. The matter and an authorised arrest warrant were postponed to 16 Sept 2026. Former defence minister and National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa‑Nqakula did not appear…...

3+ day, 29+ min ago   (330+ words) A 56-year-old Dobsonville man appeared in the Gauteng Division of the High Court on a rape charge relating to an alleged April 3 incident involving a 12-year-old girl. A well-known Dobsonville church elder has appeared in the Gauteng Division of the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (446+ words) Residents marched to the Laudium police station to demand police remove an alleged drug den and brothel located metres from the station and a nearby nursery. Residents of Laudium marched to their local police station to demand action after identifying…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (736+ words) An urgent Western Cape High Court application argues President Ramaphosa lacked legal power to object to Advocate Thandazani Madonsela leading evidence in the Phala Phala inquiry. An urgent court application challenges Parliament’s decision to withdraw its recommendation of Advocate Thandazani…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (494+ words) Helen Zille says restoring basic services and ring-fencing funding for water, electricity and waste will be her priority as she campaigns to be Johannesburg mayor. According to The Citizen, Zille made the comments during an interview with Itumeleng Mafisa on…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (405+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa declared Wednesday, November 4, 2026, a national public holiday to coincide with the local government elections, the government gazette shows. The declaration links the additional day off directly to the local government elections and is intended to allow South…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (360+ words) Two men received effective life terms after convictions in the beating and disappearance of Musawenkosi Sithole; two co-accused got 15 years each. Two men have been sentenced to spend the rest of their lives behind bars after a KwaZulu-Natal court convicted…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (299+ words) Advocates for Transformation (AFT) says advocate and Madlanga Commission member Sandile Khumalo has been the focus of an escalating campaign of threats and intimidation that has also targeted AFT’s national chairperson and members of his family and friends. AFT said…...