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Police arrest two men for horrific torture of minors at discipline camp

Two men have been arrested by the SAPS for allegedly torturing underage children at a discipline camp in Secunda.

News Crime and Courts
Xolile Mtembu|Published

'Not a flight risk': Congolese man released on bail in Zanzou nightclub torture case

Amid public outrage, a Congolese man accused of torturing patrons at the notorious Zanzou nightclub has been granted bail, raising concerns about flight risk and justice.

News Crime and Courts
Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Pretoria's Zanzou Bar faces mounting allegations as eighth torture victim emerges

The Zanzou Bar torture scandal deepens as an eighth victim steps forward, while a suspect appears in Pretoria Magistrate's Court facing sexual assault charges related to incidents where victims were allegedly forced to perform sexual acts on themselves.

News Crime and Courts
Xolile Mtembu|Published

Court overturns life sentence of woman who confessed under police duress

A controversial confession leads to the overturning of a murder conviction as the high court questions police conduct in extracting a confession from a suspect

News Crime and Courts
Zelda Venter|Published

Director Neo Moela addresses serious assault allegations against Zanzou Club

Zanzou Club director Neo Moela, through his attorney Zola Majavu, has publicly addressed disturbing assault and torture allegations at his establishment.

Saturday Star
Anita Nkonki|Published

Zanzou nightclub director Neo Moela denies torture knowledge, pledges full cooperation

In a dramatic development, Zanzou nightclub director Neo Moela, accompanied by prominent attorney Zola Majavu, has publicly addressed the shocking torture allegations, vehemently denying prior knowledge while promising full cooperation with authorities.

The Star News
Xolile Mtembu|Published

Whistleblower from Zanzou nightclub calls for government action on torture involving more than 16 people

The whistleblower from Zanzou Nightclub has urged the government to take decisive action against the suspects.

News Crime and Courts
Xolile Mtembu|Published

Zanzou nightclub torture: Accused bouncer to stay behind bars as new victim emerges

A 41-year-old Congolese bouncer faces multiple charges of sexual assault and grievous bodily harm in the shocking Zanzou nightclub torture case, as the court postpones his bail hearing amid the emergence of a new victim.

News South Africa Gauteng
Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Zanzou Bar Lounge Torture: A wake-up call for public safety in nightlife

Recent viral videos reveal shocking acts of torture at Zanzou Bar Lounge, igniting national outrage and calls for justice amid discussions on public safety and accountability in South Africa's nightlife

Sunday Independent Analysis
Opinion|Published

UPDATE: Man in latest Zanzou torture video comes forward, says he has no idea what happened

South Africa confronts shocking torture videos from Pretoria's Zanzou Lounge, revealing a missing man now feared dead. Will justice be served?

News Crime and Courts
Xolile Mtembu|Published

DA claims Zanzou, infamous for torture videos, has been operating illegally as a nightclub

Legal troubles mount for Zanzou Lounge in Pretoria as the Democratic Alliance questions its nightclub operations amidst viral torture videos depicting severe human rights violations.

News Crime and Courts
Xolile Mtembu|Published

New Zanzou video shows a man begging for his life in disturbing torture scene

A former bouncer at Zanzou Lounge has revealed another shocking torture video, igniting outrage and concern for student safety in Hatfield

News Crime and Courts
Xolile Mtembu|Published

Police on the hunt for Zanzou nightclub terror suspects

Wendy Alberts, chief executive officer of the Restaurants Association of South Africa (RASA), said in her decades of involvement in the restaurants sector, she had not seen anything close to the torture unleashed at the Zanzou nightclub.

Daily News News
Jonisayi Maromo|Published

Shut down Zanzou: South Africans demand justice after horrific videos of torture in club surface

Graphic videos from Zanzou lounge in Pretoria expose shocking human rights violations, igniting outrage among South Africans who demand justice and the club's immediate closure.

News Crime and Courts
Xolile Mtembu|Published

Zanzou nightclub addresses violent security incidents in viral videos

Police urge victims and witnesses to come forward as Zanzou investigates security incidents

Saturday Star News
Anita Nkonki|Published

Shocking torture videos from Pretoria's Zanzou nightclub raise human rights concerns

Graphic videos from Pretoria's Zanzou nightclub reveal shocking allegations of torture and violence by bouncers against patrons, raising serious human rights concerns.

News Crime and Courts
Xolile Mtembu|Published

ANC invokes the spirit of Verwoerd in Orania

Thirty years after the fall of apartheid, the African National Congress (ANC) is legitimising and affirming that which it fought against, writes the EFF’s Sihle Lonzi.

News Politics
Opinion|Published

The security challenges ahead

Most South Africans live in fear of rampant violent crime, with confidence in policing plunging to an all-time low of 21 percent in 2021/22. Under successive ministers, and the absence of proper oversight, corruption and nepotism escalated along with continuing political interference. All parties in our new unity government must stand firm in ensuring that the best possible candidate is appointed to this crucial safety portfolio.

News Politics Opinion
Mary de Haas|Published

Wynberg magistrate shocked by Paarl's three cops involved in salon torture video

The Public Order Policing (POP) officers – Jemaine Conradie, Leigh Ann Maroon and Delmore Manuel, stationed in Paarl – were arrested for an alleged assault that happened in November last year.

Cape Argus News
Mandilakhe Tshwete|Published

No need for inquiry on the failure to implement TRC proposals

OPINION: Initially, the TRC was scheduled to sit from 1995 to 1998. However, its life was extended to 2002, writes Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu.

Saturday Star
Published

Family of tortured 9-year-old boy says he is still traumatised

The family of the 9-year-old whose brutal torture was captured on video have broken their silence.

Cape Argus News
Mandilakhe Tshwete|Published

Boy, 9, tortured by drowning and electrocution for allegedly stealing money

Three suspects are expected to apply for bail in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court after a harrowing video surfaced on social media showing how they tortured a 9-year-old boy accused of stealing money.

Cape Argus News
Mandilakhe Tshwete|Published

PICS: Boy, 9, tortured by electrocution and waterboarding in Klapmuts, three men arrested

A nine-year-old boy accused of stealing, was electrocuted and waterboarded by three grown men at a house in Klapmuts, as adults and children sat and watched, laughing. The shocking incident was filmed and has since gone viral.

News Crime and Courts
Robin-Lee Francke|Published

Late ‘prophet’ TB Joshua allegedly raped and tortured disciples, BBC Africa docuseries finds

TB Joshua, the former leader of the Synagogue Church of all Nations allegedly raped, tortured and abused former disciples for decades, a BBC documentary has uncovered.

News Africa
Jehran Naidoo|Published

WATCH: No ‘death squad’ within SANDF, says army chief General Rudzani Maphwanya

General Maphwanya urges the public not to withhold information and report it to the authorities for further investigations.

News Politics
Kamogelo Moichela|Published