Lawyer’s arrest brings administration of justice into disrepute
Talk of a case that has a knack of attracting drama and controversy. What went down on Thursday will feed into the conspiracy theory frenzy that the Senzo Meyiwa murder case has come to be known for and, now by extension, the trial proceedings. Couldn’t the police wait for the hearing to adjourn and do the arrest in an orderly and dignified manner, since the defence counsel is regarded as an officer of the court? Is advocate Malesela Teffo a flight risk? Normally police act high-handedly like t. . .
Iconic Walter Sisulu Square vandalised
IN 2005, former president Thabo Mbeki lit a flame of freedom in Kliptown to mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Freedom Charter. The place in which thousands of South Africans of all colours, race, creed and gender, in 1955, gathered to map out the future they envisaged for the country under the banner of the Congress of the People was declared the Freedom Square.
Martin rewarded for sheer tenacity
Rachel Martin, 43, of the Midrand Fire Station, has never shied away from a challenge. Martin’s sheer tenacity was recently rewarded when she walked home with a top award following a rigorous 12-week training course. The course was attended by an elite team of public safety professionals from across Gauteng, including Tony Stacey (crew commander), Chris Morris (advanced life support: Gauteng Provincial Government), and Morné Mommsen (Midvaal Emergency Services) as well as Mervyn van Ginkel (Tsh. . .
Mayor Phalatse places Brink on special leave
Acting City of Joburg municipal manager Floyd Brink has been placed on special leave, the city announced yesterday.
Blurred lines of a watching brief attorney
Did the North Gauteng High Court presiding Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial get it right in dismissing the defence's objection to the presence of advocate Magdalene Moonsamy, the watching brief attorney representing singer and socialite Kelly Khumalo? Was he not myopic in quickly dismissing the objection raised by advocate Malesela Teffo, the defence counsel of the accused Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Sifiso Ntuli? . . .
‘Amarashiya’ reign of terror highlighted after mass shooting
Prince Maliaga tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart, oblivious that his special day would end in tragedy. He lost his son in the attack.
Babita Deokaran’s family says her killing was a hit as someone wanted to silence her
Babita Deokaran allegedly confided in her family that she was a key witness in the investigation in the corrupt awarding of PPE tenders.
Joburg nurse in court for allegedly selling fake Covid-19 negative certificates
A nurse working at Parkhurst Clinic allegedly sold fake Covid-19 negative test certificates for R500 to people wishing to travel to other countries without conducting the actual test and taking blood samples.
Jolidee Matongo, 6th democratically-elected mayor of Africa’s richest city
Prior to his election as mayor, Jolidee Matongo - the son of a Zimbabwean migrant - served as Joburg’s finance MMC under his predecessor, the late Geoff Makhubo.
Joburg’s homeless invading cemeteries after hours, turning them into places to sleep
The City of Joburg is tackling the issue of homeless people invading dormant cemeteries after hours, turning them into sleeping places.
Gauteng cricketers and NGOs provide relief to communities affected by Covid-19
Central Gauteng Lions players, staff, coaches, umpires and grounds staff packed 2500 personal hygiene and sanitation hampers to distribute to schools and vulnerable communities in informal settlements.
Who will be the next mayor of Joburg?
Council Speaker Nonceba Molwele says they are currently working with the Electoral Commission to prepare for the election of a new mayor of Joburg.
Joburg worried about future investment in the city after Moody’s recent downgrade
City of Joburg’s Nthatisi Modingoane says Moody’s never interacted with them to hear the side of their story in as far as the impact of Covid-19 has had on their finances.
Gauteng shutdown: Looters target community radio stations
AlexFM and Mams Community Radio have become the latest victims of the rampant looting that’s gripping Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
’Destructive tendencies not helping economy’: City of Joburg condemns looting
Economic Development MMC Lawrence Khoza has strongly condemned the ongoing acts of violence, looting and the unnecessary destruction of property and infrastructure in the city.
Teaching screeches to a halt in some Gauteng schools due to Covid-19
Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi says so far 20 schools were closed due to 1077 teachers and 1977 pupils testing positive for Covid-19. File Picture:
’It can’t be that the freedom we sacrificed so much for is handed to thieves and crooks on a silver platter’
Former Soweto June 16 1976 student leader laments sacrifices they made to free South Africa from the yoke of apartheid only for “thieves and crooks” to steal the future of the youth of this country.
Zandspruit residents blame cops for brutal mob justice attack that claimed 4 lives
A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity said police drag their feet every time crime, drug dealings, robbery, theft and rape incidents are reported to them.
Paralysed man claims RAF stopped paying for services he desperately needs with no explanation
Joseph Maseko suffered a serious spinal cord injury that resulted in complete loss of sensation and paraplegia from the waist down in a 2001 accident.
Apartheid government banned these newspapers 41 years ago
The banning order was extended Daily Dispatch editor Donald Woods, Black Parents Convention, the SA Students Organisation and the Union of Black Journalists