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Floyd Shivambu's visit to Shepherd Bushiri's church on Easter Friday has ignited political outrage, particularly after an Israeli flag was spotted behind the pulpit, raising accusations of support for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
EFF deputy president Godrich Gardee warns that Mcebisi Jonas's past may complicate his role as South Africa's envoy to the US.
The Commander-in-Chief invoked the church's historical role in the liberation struggle, calling on the congregants to lead in the fight against pressing social issues that plague society today.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's recent comments on bank account closures raise serious concerns about constitutional rights and economic justice in South Africa
Political analyst from the University of Nelson Mandela University (NMU), Professor Ntsikeleko Breakfast, has described the leadership style of re-elected president of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) as one that seeks to be “worshipped like God,” arguing that it could undermine the party’s democracy and stability.
Julius Malema’s re-election means he will go for the third term as the leader of the EFF. He is the only president that has ever had.
After vocalising opposition to Malema’s endorsement of Godrich Gardee for deputy president, Kganki Mphahlele faces expulsion but vows he won’t be silenced.
Mphahlele got into an online public spat with Malema after Mphahlele suggested that his president was not an NPA super delegate and must not parachute Godrich Garde to the deputy president position.
The Correctional Services Department is being sued by the family of the then 28-year-old Hillary for releasing the man who is accused of murdering their daughter, after he was supposed to have been charged for absconding on parole on a different matter
The court yesterday provisionally withdrew all charges, including murder, kidnapping and rape, against Hlabirwa Rassie Nkuna, Sipho Mkhatshwa, Philemon Lukhele and Albert Gama due to the non-availability of State witnesses.
Bheki Cele requested the president of the EFF to repeat every word he had said in Parliament outside and Malema said he had said it in public and would repeat it.
The alleged mastermind Philemon Lukhele spills the beans after being released on bail. Rassie Nkuna confesses: “I killed Hillary alone. Police have egg on their face and a multi-million rand lawsuit for their alleged blunder.
Hillary Gardee, the daughter of former EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee, made headlines after she went missing on April 29 in Nelspruit before her body was found in a timber plantation outside Nelspruit on May 3.
The social media commentator is suing the State and the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, for unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution after the case was thrown out of court.
A fourth man arrested in connection with Hillary Gardee’s murder has abandoned his bail application at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
A Nigerian national is expected to appear in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court today (Wed) in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee. Mpumalanga police have confirmed that a Nigerian national who is believed to be in his mid-30s was taken in for questioning on Sunday and ultimately charged for defeating the ends of justice yesterday.
Hlabirwa Rasie Nkuna from Kanyamazane reportedly confessed to using his Facebook account to prey on unsuspecting women and luring them to their deaths, which were hallmarks of a serial killer.
Albert Gama's lawyers were unhappy because they had brought a witness, his brother, from Durban to testify.
Godrich Gardee also claimed that Africa’s last absolute monarch, Eswatini’s King Mswati III, had a hand in his daughter’s murder in retaliation for EFF protests that resulted in the shutdown of four borders.
The eSwatini government has slammed Godrich Gardee for his allegations that King Mswati was behind his daughter, Hillary Gardee’s death.
The father of the victim, Godrich Gardee, filed a notice of motion, arguing that the Hawks would be better placed to interview ‘persons of interest’ on information that the family has handed over to police investigators.
Roads were blockaded with vehicles, making it difficult for motorists and passengers to gain access to the inner city
Grieving father, Godrich Gardee has been up in arms for a few weeks, complaining to his 176 000 Twitter followers that the police were moving at a snail’s pace in solving his daughter’s murder case.