EFF leader Julius Malema has accused the DA-led City of Cape Town of failing to provide adequate housing, sanitation and basic services to residents living in informal settlements. Malema made the remarks during the party’s Tshela Thupa rally at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday, as the EFF stepped up its campaign ahead of Wednesday’s Local Government Elections. He challenged the DA’s description of Cape Town as the best-run city in the country, arguing that many informal settlements remain without…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and his co-accused, former lover Witness K, have each been granted R5,000 bail by the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. The pair face charges linked to the alleged theft of precious stones worth R15 million from a Killarney property in 2023, in what the State alleges was a police operation staged to conceal the crime. Delivering her ruling, Magistrate Annelese Tlhapi imposed strict bail conditions. “The bail conditions are as follows: the…
The first witness in the trial of alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused has told the Johannesburg High Court that he witnessed two armed suspects open fire on businessman Joe Sibanyoni and his associates in Centurion in 2022. Matlala faces allegations that he masterminded attempted assassinations targeting Sibanyoni, his former partner Tebogo Thobejane, and music producer Seunkie Mokubung, widely known as DJ Vettys. Giving evidence in court, security officer Bethwell Cele said he was on duty…
A legal battle is brewing at the Madibeng Local Municipality in Brits, North West, over allegations surrounding a controversial office furniture purchase. Embattled Executive Mayor Douglas Maimane has threatened legal action against an individual who claimed his office spent R800,000 on just ten office chairs. Speaking to Motlhaping Modise on YOU FM Newshour, Maimane described the claims as malicious, misleading and entirely without factual basis, demanding an immediate apology and retraction. “We have just reviewed the social media post and…