A 25-year-old Mozambican national, Armando Joaquin Pacula, has been added as the second accused in the murder case of Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras. Police say they acted on a tip-off, leading them to Pacula’s place of residence where he was arrested. He faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder, murder, and contravention of the Immigration Act. Pacula made his first appearance at the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court, where he is expected to be joined with the first accused,…

The Hawks have denied claims by KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major-General Lesetja Senona that he has been removed from office and had his work devices seized, insisting that he remains an employee of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation. Senona has alleged that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi instructed him to vacate his office in Durban while he is under investigation. Earlier reports quoted Senona saying he had been “kicked out” of his office and that his electronic gadgets were…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it will lobby aggressively in Parliament to secure support from other political parties for the harmonisation of elections in South Africa. Party leader Julius Malema announced the plan while delivering the closing address at the EFF’s elections preparatory workshop in Boksburg, arguing that the current electoral system is financially unsustainable and distracts political parties from service delivery. Malema said frequent elections and by-elections have placed an excessive financial burden on political parties, forcing them…