Antonio Muchave

1 week ago | theherald.co.za | Tom Eaton |Antonio Muchave

Premium It’s been a startling few days, not least for the great and the good (and also some ANC people) roped into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s National Dialogue™ (terms and condition apply), who learnt over the weekend that the process will cost about R700m, presumably because their musings will be engraved directly onto sheets of platinum.

1 week ago | theherald.co.za | Jonathan Jansen |Antonio Muchave

Lekgotlas, imbizos, national dialogue — all symbolic politics pretending to give people a voice “Imagine your house is one fire,” one of Nelson Mandela’s trusted advisers asked me this week. “Does the neighbourhood watch come over and say, ‘hey, let’s have a national dialogue about the problem. No, you put out the damn fire!’”..

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Antonio Muchave

Jabulani Police Station in Soweto has seen a spike in reported cases of kidnapping. A sudden surge in the number of kidnappings recorded at Jabulani police station in Soweto has raised fears in the community, with residents saying they feel vulnerable and in danger. According to the recent crime stats, the number of kidnappings reported in the area has more than tripled between January and March this year compared to the same time last year.

2 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Antonio Muchave

Police at Stilfontein mine were 78 zama zamas died underground due to illegal mining. The North West government has started with mass burials of the unclaimed bodies of illegal miners recovered from the old Stilfontein mine in January. The mass burials started today. "The bodies have been in the mortuary for a very long time now, and the law does permit us to keep them for 30 days, said provincial department of health spokesperson Lucas Mothibedi.

3 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Jeanette Chabalala |Antonio Muchave

Keneiwe Shalaba and Sebokoane Khoanyana The sangoma who was arrested in connection with the premeditated murder of two-year-old Kutlwano Shalaba has now made an about-turn and wants to apply for bail. Sebokoana Khoanyana, 50, made a brief appearance on Thursday, and his matter was postponed to June 25 for a formal bail application. Khoanyana appeared alongside Kutlwano's mother, Keneiwe Shalaba, 33, who is accused of lying about her son's disappearance in November 2024.