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PROMINENT PASTOR CONVICTED OF RAPE
ERIC MATOME KGOMO eMalahleni: The Witbank Regional Court has on Thursday 11 March convicted a well-known pastor, Chris Derrick Gabisani Xaba (45) for rape and robbery. “His conviction spirals from a shameful incident in which a 39-year-old woman from Vosman in eMalahleni who was hitchhiking at the time, became a victim under the hands of…
SIU authorized to probe Limpopo municipality
Dan Mdluli Tshwane:President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration at a local municipality in Limpopo. The president signed proclamation R180 of 2021 on 9 March 2021 authorizing the SIU to investigate transactions by the Mogalakwena Local Municipality that took place in 2016. Jacques Smalle, Democratic…
Dismay over death of man shot during students protest
Dan Mdluli Johannesburg: Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has announced that he has directed that the Wits University Council, the Wits Management and requested law enforcement authorities to provide an explanation on what caused the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba. The 35 year-old Ntumba was shot dead, allegedly by police who…
Two men arrested for tampering with the fuel infrastructure
NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA EMALAHLENI– Delphas Joeman Shabangu (44) and Nkosinathi Ngobeni (23) appeared at Witbank Magistrate Court on Wednesday, after they were both arrested and charged for theft of fuel and tampering with essential infrastructure in Vosman on last Thursday. Both suspects were arrested by members of the Mpumalanga Tactical Response Team, the Middelburg based Hawks’…