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State in Meyiwa trial challenges defence's 'hired gun' allegation

1 day ago | sabcnews.com | Pearl Magubane

The State in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has argued that a witness should not be subjected to harsh allegations such as being labeled a “hired gun”. On Friday, defence counsel Charles Mnisi called cellphone analyst Sergeant Moses Mabasa a hired gun after he confused a memory stick for a memory card. Sergeant Mabasa has been recalled to the stand at the High Court in Pretoria to testify about photos downloaded from Mthobisi Mncube’s phone memory card.
Photographs of murder accused Mncube questioned in Senzo Meyiwa trial

1 day ago | sabcnews.com | Pearl Magubane

Defence lawyer Charles Mnisi is expected to continue with the cross-examination of the state witness, Sergeant Moses Mabasa, in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial on Monday. The trial will be heard in the Pretoria High Court. The police officer was called back to the stand to testify on the photographs downloaded from accused number 3, Mthobisi Mncube‘s memory card. The state argued that in one of the images taken on the 2nd of September 2014, a month before Meyiwa was killed.
Ramaphosa calls for peace as US strikes Iran’s nuclear sites

1 day ago | sabcnews.com | Ditaba Tsotetsi

The South African government says it has noted with a great deal of anxiety the entry by the United States into the Israel-Iran war. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all involved in the conflict to pursue efforts at dialogue to end the war. This follows Trump’s statement that the US has completed a successful attack on three nuclear sites in Iran yesterday morning. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Pretoria will support peace talks initiatives.
Govt welcomes release of two South Africans in Equatorial Guinea

2 days ago | sabcnews.com | Ditaba Tsotetsi

The South African government has welcomed the release of two South African nationals from detention in Equatorial Guinea. This release follows the granting of clemency by the President of Equatorial Guinea. Peter Shane Huxham and Frederic Potgieter are engineers in the oil and gas industry. They were arrested in February of 2023 and subsequently sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. They were convicted on drug-related charges with a staggering R93 million fine each.
NW Education employee sentenced for ghost worker fraud

2 days ago | sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane

The Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a North West Department of Education employee to three years imprisonment or R20 000 fine for fraud. The 40 -year old Olebogeng Modikoe allegedly created two ghost employees on the system in 2023. Modikoe, as a Principal Human Resource Officer, allegedly gave them a three-month contract. The said employees reportedly received remuneration amounting to R150 000.
SANDF gives clarity on the death of two of its members in Mpumalanga

3 days ago | sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has clarified that the attacker in the stabbing incident at the Macadamia Military Base near Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, is one of the deceased members. It is alleged that the attacker, a SANDF member, stabbed one of his colleagues to death and injured another following an altercation. He also turned the knife to himself, to end his life. The injured member is currently receiving treatment in hospital.
National Press Club to dedicate award in honour of slain journo

3 days ago | sabcnews.com | Skhangiwe Mthiyane

The National Press Club will dedicate an award in honour of slain journalist Sibusiso ‘Aserie’ Ndlovu. The renowned broadcaster and founder of Capital Live radio station in Pretoria together with his partner Zodwa Mdhluli have been laid to rest in Mpumalanga. They were murdered and their bodies dumped in a veld in Rust de Winter in Limpopo. Their remains were only found last month, four months after they were reported missing.
US FDA approves Gilead's twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention

3 days ago | sabcnews.com | Dinilohlanga Mekuto

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents at high risk of contracting the deadly virus. Investors and AIDS activists had been eagerly awaiting the regulatory decision for the drug seen as convenient enough to help end the 44-year-old HIV epidemic. It will be sold under the brand name Yeztugo in the US at a list price of $28 218 a year.
HRC seeks solutions to Northern Cape water issues

3 days ago | sabcnews.com | Dinilohlanga Mekuto

Service delivery challenges in the Northern Cape have seen the Human Rights Commission (HRC) holding a two-day engagement in Kimberley with politicians, municipal officials and civil society groups, to find solutions. At the top of the agenda were issues around the lack of access to water in some communities and long-running sewage spills. The Commission plans to keep a close eye on municipalities failing to provide basic services.
SAPS operation nabs 200 rape suspects in one week

4 days ago | sabcnews.com | Dinilohlanga Mekuto

Police have arrested over 200 suspects for rape during a nationwide operation this past week. The operation forms part of the police’s efforts to fight gender-based violence and femicide. National police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says of the arrested suspects, 56 of them were wanted suspects found in different provinces. “Among the arrests was that of a man and woman in Bloubergstrand, Western Cape, for the alleged sexual abuse of their daughters, aged three and eight.