Author: Silver Sibiya
Vehicles allegedly belonging to foreign nationals have been torched in Orlando West, Soweto, while several others have been vandalised amid escalating tensions between residents and foreign nationals accused of operating spaza shops in the area. Eyewitnesses who spoke to Newsnote said tensions escalated after foreign nationals allegedly opened fire on residents who were demanding that they vacate their shops. Residents said they had marched to the Department of Home Affairs to protest against the continued presence of undocumented foreign nationals in the area. They also raised concerns about a Constitutional Court judgment concerning asylum seekers, which found that asylum applicants…
A drug manufacturing operation in Krugersdorp has yielded Mandrax tablets estimated to be worth at least R100 million, with police now investigating possible links to another drug laboratory uncovered in Hartbeespoort Dam, North West. Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni revealed the staggering value of the haul during a police briefing at the farm where the suspected laboratory was uncovered on Thursday. He said investigators were still working to establish the full extent of the operation and whether the drugs were destined for South African streets, international markets, or both. “We cannot overrule that it can be both,” Mthombeni…
The wife of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya has alleged that senior police figures only addressed as Mkhwanazi and Khumalo, as named in the affidavit were behind an alleged attempt to pressure the father of one of the teenagers who opened a case against her husband. Sizakele Dlamini made the allegations in an affidavit submitted in support of Sibiya’s bail application in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. Sibiya is facing allegations including the rape of an 18-year-old woman, the sexual grooming of a 16-year-old and a firearm-related charge. The 16-year-old is the child of the man referred to…
The Afrika Mayibuye Movement has named Apostle Musa Joshua Mohlala as its mayoral candidate for the City of Cape Town, as political parties continue to line up candidates ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Mayibuye president Floyd Shivambu announced Mohlala in Philippi, Cape Town, on Wednesday. The movement says Mohlala, who founded Shekinah Healing Ministries in Cape Town in 2003, brings more than two decades of experience in ministry and community organisation. Mayibuye says his campaign will focus on jobs, water, land and dignified municipal services, while confronting what it describes as the continued exclusion of working-class communities.…
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) says its president, former president Jacob Zuma, is healthy and in good spirits after completing a routine medical check-up. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the party said Zuma had attended his scheduled medical examination on Tuesday. “The President gets a full routine check-up twice a year. We hereby confirm that he is healthy and in good spirits,” the party said. The statement follows reports that Zuma had been taken to a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal by ambulance after attending an event in Msinga in the Midlands. The Witness reported that Zuma was admitted to…
Former president and uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma was reportedly admitted to a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday night after falling ill. Zuma was reportedly attending an event in Msinga, in the Midlands, when he became unwell. He was then reportedly rushed to hospital by ambulance. His condition is currently unknown. The reported hospital admission has not yet been officially confirmed by Zuma’s family or the uMkhonto weSizwe Party. The Witness reported that an eyewitness at the hospital said Zuma arrived by ambulance and was admitted. Zuma, 84, served as South Africa’s president from 2009 to 2018 and is…
The bail application of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya continued at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, with his legal representative reading an affidavit from his wife, Zizakele Dlamini. The affidavit contains allegations of threats allegedly made by “Mr M”, the father of one of the teenagers who opened a case against Sibiya. According to Dlamini’s affidavit, Mr M allegedly indicated that he would provide authorities with information relating to various cases, people who had disappeared, alleged criminal activities, as well as senior officials and politicians. The affidavit also sets out the contents of an audio recording…
South Africa’s latest fuel price increase is set to put further pressure on the road freight industry, businesses and already-strained consumers, with industry bodies warning that higher diesel costs will ripple through the economy. Petrol has now breached the R30-a-litre mark in Gauteng, while diesel has increased by more than R3 a litre, adding significantly to the cost of transporting goods across the country. The Road Freight Association (RFA) says the increase is a “hammer blow” to the road logistics sector, warning that transport companies will face mounting operational costs that could ultimately be passed on to consumers. RFA CEO…
City Power has stepped up its crackdown on hijacked buildings in Johannesburg, targeting 11 properties in the inner city that collectively owe the utility about R15 million. The utility has identified about 100 hijacked buildings across Johannesburg for possible enforcement operations as it intensifies efforts to recover billions of rand lost through electricity theft. The operation, conducted on Monday, was supported by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and ended without incident, according to City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena. Mangena said most of the buildings targeted had allegedly been hijacked, with owners either unable or unwilling to settle mounting electricity…
Footballer Mokete Sean Mogaila has been convicted of culpable homicide and failing to render assistance after a crash in Tembisa killed a nine-year-old girl and seriously injured her mother and teenage brother. Mogaila, 29, pleaded guilty to all three charges when he appeared in the Tembisa Magistrates’ Court. The charges stem from a collision on Andrew Mapheto Road in the early hours of 30 October 2024. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Mogaila admitted that the vehicle he was driving veered into oncoming traffic and crashed into a vehicle carrying Gomolemo Mavimbela, her mother and her 13-year-old brother. Gomolemo…