June 30
South Africa: How Cops Are Dismantling the Firm's 'Gang Empire' and Developing a Mega Court Case
What started in 2023 with the arrests of The Firm gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield and his wife Nicole Johnson has developed into a widespread police takedown with at least 17… Read more »
June 24
South Africa: 24-Year-Old Arrested After Horror Crash Kills Six As Bmw Ploughs Into Pedestrians
In what the spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Department of Transport Unathi Binqose described as the worst accident recorded in the province in many years, a 24-year-old man… Read more »
June 23
South Africa: Trump and Zuma - - Authoritarianism, Nationalism and Inflammatory Populism
Jacob Zuma, whose imprisonment in 2021 set off riots resulting in more than 350 deaths, bears obvious similarities to Donald Trump, whose election loss precipitated the 6 January… Read more »
June 28
South Africa: Cape Town Cops Arrested Over Confiscated Alcohol 'Not Booked in As Evidence'
In one of several recent corruption-style cases, cops in Cape Town detained a suspect for selling liquor without a licence and confiscated crates of alcohol at the end of May. But… Read more »
South Africa: EFF's Marshall Dlamini Sentenced for Assaulting Constable in Parliament - He Remains an MP
Marshall Dlamini has been given an 18-month suspended sentence after hitting a constable in the face and breaking his glasses following the 2019 Sona event in parliament. He… Read more »
South Africa: Hawks Head Lauds Arrest of 33 Suspects in Vbs Heist, Updates On Critical Steinhoff Investigations
A total of 33 arrests have been made in connection with the great VBS heist, and three people have already been convicted. The Hawks are still working on the remaining 43 of 76… Read more »
June 20
South Africa: Intense Violence Spirals - Two Young Security Guards Shot Dead in Bloody Ambush in Philippi
The killing of two young men, believed to be security guards, in Philippi East highlights the escalating violence in the area. 'Every company operating in the area requires a… Read more »
June 19
South Africa: Engineer Linked to George Building Collapse Suspended By Engineering Council of South Africa
The suspension will remain in place until a decision on potential charges against the engineer, or once subsequent disciplinary action has been finalised. Read more »
South Africa: Five Cops Fired in Ongoing Mitchells Plain 'Missing Police Guns' Scandal
About three months ago, Daily Maverick reported on how 15 firearms linked to the Mitchells Plain police station in Cape Town could not be accounted for. Now, five cops have been… Read more »
South Africa: Alleged Gang Boss Goes Big - Ralph Stanfield 'In Bed' With Old Mutual, Atterbury
An amaBhungane and Daily Maverick investigation reveals how entities and associates linked to gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield and his wife, Nicole Johnson, tie them to a R3bn… Read more »
June 18
South Africa: UDM Deputy President Kwankwa Released After Ransom Paid Following Cape Town Kidnapping
The incident, which sent shockwaves through SA's political community, involved a R10,000 ransom paid by the UDM for Kwankwa's release. Read more »
June 14
South Africa: Father's Rights - - the Complex Web Many Are Forced to Navigate to Access Their Children
Beyond the deadbeat and absent father phenomenon are some fathers who want to contribute effectively and be present in their children's lives. Read more »
June 13
South Africa: Three Beaufort West Farmers Call for Agriculture Minister and Officials to Be Jailed for Contempt of Court
Three farmers from Beaufort West, who were beneficiaries of the state's land redistribution programme, have asked the Western Cape Division of the High Court to hold the Minister… Read more »
South Africa: Probe Into Zola, Soweto, Substation Fire Points to Vandalism
Eskom has said vandalism was responsible for the fire that engulfed the Zola substation and left several areas in Soweto without power this week. Read more »
South Africa: Families of Two South Africans Jailed in Equatorial Guinea Launch 'Free Frik and Peter' Campaign
The two engineers were arrested on what they say are trumped-up drug charges days after assets of Equatorial Guinea's vice-president were seized in South Africa. Read more »
June 12
South Africa: High Court Grants Russian Orthodox Church Permission to Seize Google South Africa's Assets
South African courts can enforce foreign civil judgments -- even from Russia, which has been sanctioned by the West for its war on Ukraine -- if a court in this country grants… Read more »
South Africa: Ace Magashule Running Out of Wiggle Room After U.S. Court Approves Extradition of His Personal Assistant
In 2019, Moroadi Cholota, personal assistant to former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, spilled the beans before the State Capture Commission on a shady R225m asbestos… Read more »
June 11
South Africa: A Short History Lesson On the 'Independence' of the National Prosecuting Authority
The NPA is run as a programme within the Department of Justice and the director general of that department, who is not even a member of the NPA, is its official accounting officer.… Read more »
June 10
South Africa: Police 'Hope for Quick Arrests' After Three Children Die in Khayelitsha Barber Shop Shooting
Four people, including three children, were killed in a shooting in Khayelitsha at the weekend. The police have yet to make any arrests. Read more »
June 06
South Africa: Forensic Investigator's Challenge to NPA Could Rock Critical KZN Cases
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the bill establishing the Investigating Directorate against Corruption, but a row is brewing that raises new questions about the capacity of… Read more »
June 05
South Africa: Further Delay in Thabo Bester Trial As Court Hears Complaints of 'Inhumane' Treatment
Bester complains that his rights to a fair trial are being infringed. Read more »
June 04
South Africa: Court Orders Gayton Mckenzie to Hand Over Documents for Corruption Probe
A court has ordered Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie to submit documents for an investigation into aspects of his Central Karoo Municipality mayorship, including the… Read more »
South Africa: Two Men Criminally Charged for Trying to Violently Force the Closure of Mthatha Airport
Two men who were part of a group trying to forcefully close the Mthatha Airport during last week's violent taxi strike appeared in court on Monday. They were charged with attempted… Read more »
June 03
South Africa: Cannabis Sector On a High As New Weed Law Finally Enacted
The Cannabis for Private Purposes Act gives the green light to adults wanting to cultivate, possess and consume the herb for their private use. It also sees the automatic… Read more »
South Africa: Story of a Man Shot in the Head Is a Modern Parable for SA's Gun Fanatics
The life of a father to seven children changed irrevocably one night when he decided to grab a policewoman's firearm and her colleague shot him. As in all gun stories, there are no… Read more »