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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…
The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) says it will review certain aspects of the case before deciding whether to re-enrol the matter. IDAC has provisionally withdrawn the multi-million-rand corruption case against former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and his co-accused. The decision was taken after Acting Investigating Director Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara decided to review certain aspects of the case before it is potentially re-enrolled. The accused face charges of corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering linked to a 2016 South African Police Service (SAPS) contract for the supply of emergency warning equipment, commonly associated with police blue lights. According…
Church leaders have vowed to use their voices and words to fight gender-based violence and femicide. This emerged during a National Prayer and Memorial Service honouring victims of GBVF at the Alberton Civic Centre in Ekurhuleni on Sunday. The gathering comes amid renewed outrage over the killings of women in the metro, with President Cyril Ramaphosa confirming that 12 women’s bodies had been found in Ekurhuleni since July. The victims include Busisiwe Mahlangu, Itumeleng Kekana, Nomfesane Mjobo, Gracious Nkomo, Elizabeth Moselakgomo, Dineo Motapane, Jabulile Ntimba and Ntombifuthi Nxumalo. Other victims have yet to be identified. Apostle Thabo Sishange says there…
Two 14-year-old twins have been stabbed to death at their home in Mamelodi West, Pretoria. Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said police were called to the house on Friday, 2 October 2026, where they found the lifeless bodies of the twins inside a bedroom. Nevhuhulwi said both teenagers had sustained multiple stab wounds. “The mother reportedly found the children when she came back from work,” Nevhuhulwi said. The circumstances surrounding the killings remain unclear, and no arrests have been made. Nevhuhulwi said police investigations were under way to establish what happened and identify those responsible.
Brighton & Hove Albion have completed a rare clean sweep of the Premier League’s major monthly awards after a sensational September. Pascal Gross was named the EA SPORTS Player of the Month, Fabian Hurzeler won the Barclays Manager of the Month award, while Lewis Dunk claimed the Guinness Goal of the Month prize.The trio’s success means Brighton have become only the fifth club in Premier League history to win the Player, Manager and Goal of the Month awards in the same month. Gross wins first Player of the Month awardGross claimed his first-ever Premier League Player of the Month award…
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has raised the alarm over a spate of attacks targeting its officers, traffic wardens and security personnel, with three officials attacked within a week. The latest incident occurred on Thursday, 1 October 2026, when JMPD Traffic Warden Reagan Joseph was shot and fatally wounded while sitting in his private vehicle, a white Volkswagen Citi Golf. Two children were reportedly inside the vehicle at the time of the attack. According to the JMPD, one of the children sustained a gunshot wound to the head, while the condition of the second child was still being assessed.…
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has been accused of attempting to bribe the father of a 16-year-old girl to withdraw charges against him. Sibiya is facing several charges, including the alleged sexual grooming of the minor. The allegation emerged during his bail application at the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Prosecutor Velile Makhasana told the court that people linked to Sibiya allegedly attempted to interfere with witnesses after proceedings adjourned on Thursday. “Information evidence that has been brought to my attention after we adjourned, attempts to interfere with the case were made last night,”…