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The defence in the trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala has suggested that state witness Bethwell Cele may have accidentally shot taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni during a shootout outside the Centurion Residential Estate and Country Club in August 2022.

The distraught family of Gqeberha mother Vanessa van Rensburg, who was murdered, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend, has said the grief and pain of losing their loved one had deepened more than a year on.

Three suspects who engaged in a brazen shootout with police have died in Kwadwesi in Gqeberha.

Johannesburg Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke has been cleared of all the accusations levelled against him by former prosecutions head Shamila Batohi, and has been found fit to return to office.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday blocked the defence from introducing a photograph of the Centurion estate where taxi boss Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni was shot in August 2022 during the third day of alleged underworld figure Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s trial.

Residents opposed to plans to convert a Randburg property into a mosque argue that too few Muslims live in the suburb to justify the development, and warn that the facility would exacerbate traffic congestion and parking issues.

Lawyer Carel Schoeman claims that he was joking when he labelled a R25 000 payment to the mother of a 13-year-old girl he is accused of “buying” as “lobola”.

Cosatu-affiliated Saccawu wants the Labour Court to halt what it believes will be the retrenchment of thousands of workers.

Children growing up in Cape Town’s poorest communities are still paying the price for apartheid spatial planning more than three decades into democracy.

The Junior Springboks have ended a 13-year wait for championship success with back-to-back Under-20 titles, thanks to systems put in place by SA Rugby general manager Dave Wessels and coach Kevin Foote’s winning formula.

An increase of about 34% in average fuel prices has contributed to inflation shooting up to 5% in June – the highest since June 2024.

A visa regime acknowledging the inevitability of some migration between neighbouring countries could affordably reduce irregular migration, writes Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo in ISS Today.

UK fugitive Ndodana Tshuma has abandoned bail in a case in which he is accused of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

The EFF will launch its election manifesto and unveil its mayoral candidates for metros and significant cities when it celebrates its 13th anniversary in Thoyohandou, Limpopo, on Saturday.

The Thai Table 789 in Oxford Parks is one of Johannesburg’s most beautiful dining rooms, housed in a space that promises an elevated communal Thai dining experience. The newbie on the high-end dining block delivers one high-note red curry, low-note starters, rescued by its nam jim sauces and a R135 dessert that Noluthando Ngcakani swears was just two Nutella scoops topped with fresh strawberries.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 43-man squad to gather in Johannesburg on Sunday as they begin their preparations for the Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires and the subsequent Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against the All Blacks.

Parliament’s impeachment committee postponed the selection of their evidence leader for its inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over Phala Phala.

The recalls affect hundreds of Nissan Qashqai, Toyota Land Cruiser 300, and Lexus LX600 models. The Lexus models were exported to Botswana and Namibia.

Perhaps it’s time to dispense with the African Bank listing fantasy and simply chop it up and sell off its carcass to its rivals, writes Garth Theunissen.

Drawing on Henry Kissinger’s ‘strategy of will’, Mpumelelo Mkhabela draws a striking parallel between General de Gaulle’s defiance of Nazi collaboration in 1940 and Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s stand against the criminal capture of South Africa’s justice system.