By Staff Reporter Edited by Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za A lawyer from Limpopo briefly appeared before the Pretoria North Magistrates court today on accusations of fraud and 15 counts of theft. Nkoemakae Mola, 42, of Mola Attorneys was arrested by police in a house in Alverton near Burgersfort. He is also chairman of the Pan-African … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Mamelodi resident Duncan Ndlali (50) was sentenced to 30 years in prison by the Pretoria Magistrates Court for raping a nine-year-old girl. Ndlali travelled to his girlfriend’s grandfather’s house in Nellmapius in February 2019. According to NPA spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana, the girlfriend and the mother of the child had gone … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za A 28-year-old woman appeared before the Garankuwa Magistrates Court for allegedly murdering her one-month-old baby and abandoning her body in a river. The matter was postponed to 19 July 2021 for bail application. Miemie Mokoena (25), reportedly called the police at her home in Itsoseng, phase 2, near Hebron, on … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Klerksdorp Magistrates Court has denied bail to a 38-year-old man charged with raping his 12-year-old daughter. The man who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim is charged for allegedly raping his daughter at his residential home in Jourberton near Klerksdorp. The matter was postponed to … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Pretoria North Magistrates Court denied bail to Constable Silas Maluleke (40) of Soshanguve on charges of murder, attempted murder and arson. It is alleged that on 08 June 2021, Maluleke went to his ex-girlfriend’s home who is a mother to his son and also a police officer and broke … Read more
By Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za Journalists have suffered “brazen physical and verbal abuse” while covering the events outside former president Jacob Zuma’s homestead in Nkandla, the SA National Editors’ Forum said on Sunday. In a particularly worrying case, the forum said SABC journalist Samkele Maseko “was physically manhandled by one supporter” on Sunday – just a … Read more
By Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za After being left out by the SA Music Awards (Samas) last year, Master KG is finally getting the recognition he deserves from the industry. Master KG, born Kgaogelo Moagi, will be presented with an international achievement recognition award by Sama27 for his hit song Jerusalema, which features Nomcebo Zikode. The anthem … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is extremely alarmed that 9 113 educators and support staff – some with comorbidities – are refusing to take the life-saving COVID-19 vaccination jabs. MEC Panyaza Lesufi said they were very worried that nearly 10 000 of “our personnel in the Gauteng education sector … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Gauteng Traffic Police arrested four suspects for allegedly engaging in violence in the taxi industry. Sello Maremane, Gauteng Traffic Police Spokesperson said they will continue to deal with perpetrators of violence in the taxi industry following the arrest of four suspects on Thursday night by the members attached to the … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Klerksdorp Magistrates Court postponed the murder case against a 47-year-old man from Alabama to 20 August 2021 for further investigations. The investigator has not yet completed compiling the witness statements and photographic evidence in preparation for trial. The accused’s appearance comes after a lifeless body of a toddler was … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Tamara Mathebula, Chairperson of the Commission for Gender Equality, said the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) wishes to express its unwavering support for Caster Semenya following her unsuccessful attempt in Germany to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. “While we are supporting her to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games in … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg sentenced a habitual rapist, Oupa Morgan (30) to an effective seven life and 60 years imprisonment. At the time of his sentencing in Johannesburg, Morgan was already serving 18 years imprisonment imposed by the Limpopo High Court in February 2021 … Read more
Staff Reporter news@alexrwporter.co.za All points of entry into Eswatini and roads linking the kingdom’s major cities remained closed on Tuesday while shops were being looted and vandalised as pro-democracy protests against royal supremacy grapples the kingdom. Oshoek and Mahamba border posts in Mpumalanga and Golela border in KwaZulu-Natal were closed for most parts of on … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Gauteng Traffic Police’s Public Transport Intervention Unit together with the members of the South African Police Service POPS Unit have arrested a 37-year -old suspect linked to a series of killings in the taxi industry in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni policing precinct. The Gauteng taxi industry has in recent times been … Read more