Ex-Cop Rosemary Ndlovu Guilty Again

Convicted serial killer and former police officer Rosemary Ndlovu has been found guilty alongside her close friend, Nomsa Mudau, in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Mudau’s former husband.

The Kempton Park Regional Court on Wednesday convicted the pair on charges linked to a 2018 conspiracy to kill Justice Mudau in what prosecutors described as an insurance-motivated murder scheme.

The verdict adds another dark chapter to Ndlovu’s criminal history. The former police officer is already serving six life sentences after being convictedREAD MORE

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Telemedicine as a tool for achieving equality

Today, according to WHO estimates, 40 per cent of countries worldwide have fewer than 10 doctors per 10,000 people. And this distribution is uneven. In many cases, patients are separated from qualified medical care byREAD MORE

There were mouth-watering matchups and no shortage of fascinating ties as the Qualifier Draw for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) PAMOJA 2027 was concluded in Cairo on Tuesday, providing the 48 teams with their path to the finals in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

The tournament will be staged in East Africa for the first time in 51 years, with 24 teams to be confirmed for the finals, which are to be staged from 19 June to 17 July 2027.

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The Public Service Commission has briefed Acting Social Development Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga on an investigation into the alleged irregular appointment of Lesedi Mabiletja within the Department of Social Development, as pressure mounts on the department to act against implicated officials and recover public funds.

The briefing, led by PSC Chairperson Prof Somadoda Fikeni earlier this week, focused on the Commission’s Own Accord Investigation into the appointment of Mabiletja within the ministry.

The development comes a week after President Cyril RamaphosaREAD MORE

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has suspended the membership of its former spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, amid allegations that he sowed divisions within the party and brought the organisation into disrepute.

The suspension, announced on Tuesday night in a letter signed by MK Party National Chairperson Nkosinathi Nhleko, comes barely a day after the party confirmed Ndhlela’s removal as spokesperson.

In the letter addressed to Ndhlela, the party said its president, Jacob Zuma, had taken the decision to suspend his membership withREAD MORE

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a series of arrests, convictions and asset preservation orders linked to fraud in the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS), with more than R27 million in stolen public funds now either recovered or safeguarded.

The developments come as authorities intensify efforts to crack down on widespread corruption linked to COVID-19 relief funding that was meant to support struggling workers and businesses during the pandemic.

In the largest case, three suspects appearedREAD MORE

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has defended South Africa’s continued investment in oil, gas and mining development, warning Parliament that global instability and energy insecurity posed a direct threat to the country’s economic recovery.

Tabling Budget Vote 34 for the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) in Parliament on Tuesday, Mantashe announced that the department had been allocated R2.86 billion for the 2026/27 financial year to support mining regulation, exploration, rehabilitation projects and petroleum development initiatives.

AddressingREAD MORE

Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has welcomed the swift suspension of a prosecutor accused of contempt of court after his dramatic failure to appear in the high-profile extortion and money laundering case involving Mpumalanga taxi boss Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni and three co-accused.

The prosecutor was convicted of contempt of court at the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday after failing to arrive for the continuation of the accused’s bail application. The magistrate subsequently issued a warrant of arrest against the prosecutor, triggeringREAD MORE

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — The Temple of Heaven in the heart of Beijing has long stood as a symbol of the ancient Chinese belief in harmony between heaven and earth.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday visited the more than 600-year-old architectural complex. Trump concluded his state visit to China and departed for Washington on Friday.

During their visit to the Temple of Heaven, Xi explained to Trump that in ancient times, state ritualsREAD MORE

A Facebook post in April 2026 by a Limpopo singing star to celebrate a professorship conferred by a church body reportedly without legal authority to do so has been met with uncomplimentary responses, with an author and academic decrying the incident as an ‘easy way to glory’.

Caught in the centre of the doctorate conferment storm is Bennet Skheto Baloyi, also known as Benny Mayengani. Mayengani stirred a storm on Facebook on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

The post uploadedREAD MORE