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Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary are appealing a court ruling that mandates their extradition to South Africa, following their release on bail in Malawi.
Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, two men linked to the February 2022 murders of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, intend to oppose their extradition to South Africa.
The justice and correctional services ministry confirmed that the process to bring back two brothers implicated in the murders of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane was well on its way.
The State is expected to file a formal application to have two men implicated in the murders of Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane, brought back to South Africa.
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the extradition of the two suspects from eSwatini would be an intricate process.
Without giving additional details, NPA Limpopo spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said authorities are pursuing the extradition of two more suspects from neighbouring Namibia.
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola said they still want the Gupta brothers and prophet Shepherd Bushiri to be brought back to South Africa to face corruption charges.
Legal expert at UJ, Elton Hart says if the court grants Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s request, she could be removed from the list of accused in the Thabo Bester case - for now.
Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s legal team on Friday argued why she should have her application ruled on. Magudumana claims that her arrest and extradition in Tanzania was illegal.
Manuel Chang, the man linked to a multi-billion Rand scheme in the Republic of Mozambique, has been handed over the US authorities where he will face charges. Chang was arrested at the OR Tambo in 2018.
Ruth Lawrence was sent back to Ireland to face double murder charges after she and her boyfriend allegedly shot and killed two people and buried their bodies in a shallow grave.
Gerhardus Jansen van Vuuren, a Gauteng man who murdered his ex-girlfriend and fled to Brazil in 2011, has been found guilty.
The Mpumalanga family of a woman who accused self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri of rape said the preacher is a “very dangerous man” and she would not travel to Lilongwe to testify in the bid to bring Bushiri back to South Africa
The extradition hearing of former Eskom contractor Michael Harry Lomas, a United Kingdom citizen, has been postponed to May next year, the Investigating Directorate said.
Portuguese authority welcomed the news of arrest and sent words of gratitude to National Commissioner and SAPS team
The US government won an appeal against a UK court ruling that had blocked extraditing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, paving the way for him to face the US justice system.