September 23
South Africa: Police Probe Alleged Drug Mule Arrested At or Tambo to Check for Possible Syndicate Connections
On Sunday, a 30-year-old Namibian woman was arrested at Oliver Tambo International Airport on suspicion of being a drug mule. In the past two months, 10 alleged drug mules have… Read more »
Tanzania: Arrest of Tanzanian Opposition Leaders Fuels Fears of Government Crackdown As Elections Loom
Tanzanian police arrested more than 50 people ahead of a planned demonstration against recent abductions and killings in the country. Read more »
September 16
South Africa: Sexual Violence in SA - Women Share Their Stories About the Dangers of Commuting On Minibus Taxis
Unfortunately, taxis are not necessarily safe for women. They are like so many other public spaces in a country with some of the world's highest rates of sexual violence and murder… Read more »
South Africa: Another Speed Bump As New Evidence in Joshlin Smith Case Sees Further Delays
New evidence has surfaced in the investigation into Joshlin Smith's disappearance in Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape on February 19 this year. Read more »
September 17
South Africa: High Court Halts Deportation of Asylum Seekers Until Applications Decided
The Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town has won an interim interdict barring the deportation of all foreign nationals who indicate that they intend to apply for asylum. Read more »
September 15
South Africa: City of Collusion - - the Gang Suspects and Ex-Officials Accused of Crafting Cape Town's Real 'Construction Mafia'
The police's 'tender collusion' investigation in the city unearths gang suspicions, intimidation, influence, a web of networks, a takeover attempt and multimillion-rand contracts -… Read more »
September 17
South Africa: Fake or Cloned Websites Are Tricking Shoppers Into Making Expensive Mistakes
One Day Only and Cape Union Mart have warned consumers against cloned websites, which are rife on social media. Read more »
September 12
South Africa: Pastor Mboro Gets Bail, Bodyguard Out On a Warning After State Changes Position On 'Rifle' Evidence
In the ongoing Paseka 'Pastor Mboro' Motsoeneng case, the Palm Ridge Magistrates' Court has freed Mboro and co-accused bodyguard Clement Camllot Baloyi on unopposed bail of R3,000… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa and the Bela Bill - - the Power of Political Surprise, but At What Cost?
The announcement that President Cyril Ramaphosa will sign the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill into law on Friday will provide the first big test of the national coalition… Read more »
September 08
South Africa: Zondo - 'Constant Litigator' Zuma Is Seeking to 'Delegitimise' Judiciary
Former chief justice Raymond Zondo says that even at the height of the July 2021 unrest following Jacob Zuma's imprisonment, 'we could not compromise on doing the right thing.… Read more »
September 10
South Africa: Ex-Cape Town Mayco Member Malusi Booi Arrested in 'Major Probe Linked to 28s Gang, Construction Tenders'
Malusi Booi, the Cape Town mayoral committee member fired in 2023, has been arrested in what appears to be a major construction tender investigation linked to 28s gang suspicions.… Read more »
September 06
South Africa: Spaza Shop Shooting - Residents Paint Different Picture to Operation Dudula As Tensions Simmer
Operation Dudula tried to use the shooting of a young man in Soweto, allegedly by a migrant shopkeeper, to close foreign-owned shops. Many people in White City didn't take the… Read more »
August 23
South Africa: Marikana - Another Year, Another Roll Call for Those Who Were Killed, Another Year of Broken Promises
A promise was made in 2017; Lonmin said that it would build a Green Blanket Memorial Park on this now sacred site, which would consist of a park, a soccer field, a museum and a… Read more »
August 26
South Africa: Court Dismisses Magashule's Former Pa Moroadi Cholota's Bid to Have Charges Dropped
The Free State High Court has dismissed an urgent application by Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant of Ace Magashule, to have fraud and corruption charges dropped in… Read more »
South Africa: Thembi Simelane's Date With Destiny Will Ripple Through GNU, EFF, MK and the Entire Justice System
The revelation that Thembi Simelane appears to have received money from someone intimately involved with the VBS scandal is likely to lead to questions about the motives behind… Read more »
South Africa: Two Men Arrested in Connection With Theft of Lottery Money Meant for GBV Victims
Hawks finally appear to be taking action against some of the fraudsters who ripped off the National Lotteries Commission. Read more »
South Africa: Exclusive - Justice Minister Took Half a Million Rand 'Loan' From Accused Vbs Investment Broker in 2016
Justice Minister Thembi Simelane took a loan of more than half a million rand from a company that brokered unlawful investments of R349-million into VBS Mutual Bank by the… Read more »
August 20
South Africa: African Penguin Lawsuit - - Settlement Talks 'To Prevent Extinction' Under Way
A settlement could be on the horizon in the African Penguin lawsuit launched by local conservation bodies against the Environment, Forestry and Fisheries minister for the… Read more »
South Africa: African Penguin Lawsuit - - Settlement Talks 'To Prevent Extinction' Under Way
A settlement could be on the horizon in the African Penguin lawsuit launched by local conservation bodies against the Environment, Forestry and Fisheries minister for the… Read more »
August 21
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Transitional Justice - - Tensions Around International Experts' Role Need Swift Resolution
Ensuring national ownership of the transitional justice process need not preclude drawing on valuable international expertise. Read more »
South Africa: Backlog in Cases in Gauteng's High Courts Is Justice Denied, but There Are Solutions
At present there is a crisis in Gauteng, the province in which half of the civil litigation in the country takes place. Backlogs of cases of all kinds continue to grow apace as the… Read more »
August 18
South Africa: Soweto Land Owners Want Joburg Officials Sent to Prison in Row Over Basic Services
They argue that the City of Johannesburg failed to comply with two court orders. Read more »
August 20
South Africa: Arrests After 'Ammo' Burglary At Western Cape Police Base Reminiscent of 1998 Gang Theft
Three suspects have been arrested after a burglary at a cop base in Faure in the Western Cape, the same vicinity where a group including ex-Hard Livings gang boss Rashied Staggie… Read more »
August 19
South Africa: Magistrate Blasts Pastor Mboro's 'Sloppy Copy and Paste' Affidavit, Denies Bail in School Abduction Case
The Palm Ridge Magistrates' Court denied Paseka 'Pastor Mboro' Motsoeneng and his bodyguard Clement Baloyi bail on Monday, while releasing his son on a warning with conditions.… Read more »
August 17
South Africa: VBS Pals Floyd Shivambu and Jacob Zuma Snuggle Up Following EFF's Broken Bromance
Floyd Shivambu, the EFF's former deputy president and chief whip in Parliament, will feel right at home with his fellow VBS beneficiary. Read more »