Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has claimed that the 16-year-old girl he is accused of sexually grooming had a crush on him. He also claims that his alleged sexual encounter with the 18-year-old woman he is charged with raping was consensual. Sibiya launched his bail application in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where he indicated that he intends to plead not guilty to all the charges against him. Sibiya claims that the father of the 16-year-old girl,…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this evening on the steps being taken by the government to confront gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). Ramaphosa will also provide an update on investigations into the murders of women in and around the City of Ekurhuleni. The President’s address comes as the bodies of 13 women have been found in Ekurhuleni, while another was found last week at Moroka Dam in Soweto. Meanwhile, during the post-Cabinet briefing in Pretoria, Minister in the…

The corruption case involving Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and 15 co-accused over an alleged R228 million Medicare 24 Tshwane District contract has been postponed to 17 November 2026. The Pretoria Regional Court postponed the matter to allow the Review Panel to complete its assessment of the validity of the charges and for the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) to issue an instruction on the way forward. According to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), the review forms part of its…