A police sergeant has hit back at allegations that accused number one, Musa Kekana, was unlawfully removed from Edenvale Hospital and taken to Bramley Police Station instead of South Rand Hospital. Sergeant Elvis Raseala was under cross-examination by Kekana’s lawyer, Riaan Gissing, in the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday. Raseala is the latest State witness in the trial involving alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and four co-accused. The accused face 25 charges, including attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder…

A stand-off is continuing between the ANC and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) over the party’s claim that its failure to register the names of some candidates for the upcoming local government elections was due to technical failures on the online portal — a claim refuted by the IEC. During a media briefing held at its Centurion headquarters, the IEC also denied ever promising to entertain late candidate submissions by the ANC or any of the 45 political parties it…

The Department of Transport is seeking legislative changes to enforce a strict zero-percent blood alcohol policy to enhance road safety. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy stated that the measure would help reduce the rising number of drunk-driving incidents. “More than 18 000 people were arrested for drunken driving between March and the end of August this year alone, accounting for a third of all traffic arrests during the period. South Africa cannot normalise the close to 12 000 deaths recorded on…