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President Cyril Ramaphosa is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the absence of Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Andrea Johnson from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry after she failed to appear this week.
By Staff Reporter FORDSBURG — In a dramatic appearance at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, a heavily guarded…
Johannesburg’s Gauteng South Division High Court has delivered a landmark ruling, sentencing seven Chinese nationals to 20 years each on 10 September 2025 for human trafficking and forced labour.
On the morning of 19 May 2025, a devastating fire tore through an unregistered creche at 22 8th Avenue, Mayfair,…
Lawyers submit hundreds of pages of evidence to meet Monday ICJ deadline to prove, on paper, that Israel is guilty…
In a case that shocked the nation, two parents from Alberton North, Ekurhuleni, were sentenced in the Johannesburg High Court for the brutal abuse, rape, and murder of their two-year-old daughter, as well as the abuse of their six-year-old son.
Kidnapping for ransom has surged in Gauteng, with 82 cases reported since April 2024, most of them concentrated in the Johannesburg area.
Drive-by shooting in Braamfontein leaves three dead, including a University of Johannesburg student, community and university mourn.
Human trafficking in South Africa has escalated significantly, often going unnoticed, according to Hilary Leong, co-founder and CEO of Awareness…
“It was a hit. It was not a hijacking or robbery.” Adill Ibrahim said he believed his brother-in-law, Egyptian national…
