NPA Suspends Prosecutor Richard Chabalala Over R400,000 Bribery Claims

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has suspended Palm Ridge senior prosecutor Advocate Richard Chabalala pending an internal investigation, following allegations that he demanded R400,000 from a Limpopo businessman to make a fraud case disappear.

The suspension marks a significant development in a case that has been under scrutiny after Howard Mashaba accused Chabalala of accepting a portion of the alleged bribe, saying it was a requirementREAD MORE

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate six projects in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and the Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency over allegations of serious maladministration, corruption and irregular expenditure.

The investigation follows the signing of Proclamation 350 of 2026, which gives the SIU a mandate to investigate procurement and contracting linked to several projects in Buffalo City.

SIU spokesperson Selby Makgotho said the unit would investigate allegationsREAD MORE

Fifty former matric learners from Baphutheng Senior Secondary School in Limpopo are heading to the High Court in Polokwane this week after their 2024 National Senior Certificate results were withheld following findings of “group copying”.

In a statement, SECTION27 says it will represent the former learners when the matter is heard in the Limpopo Division of the High Court on Wednesday, September 23.

The learners are challenging decisions by the former Acting Head of Department of theREAD MORE

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it is closing in on those responsible for a series of killings involving women in Gauteng, but has warned that investigators will not rush arrests at the expense of building cases that can stand in court.

Deputy National Commissioner for Policing Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili said on Monday that specialised detectives, forensic experts, intelligence officers and other specialists were working around the clock to establish whether there areREAD MORE

What started as a disturbing confrontation at an upmarket Sandton restaurant has rapidly escalated into a criminal case, the loss of a top business position, the termination of a luxury residential lease and government investigations into a company linked to Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama.

Mudzinganyama was arrested on Sunday after a video filmed at Vlamo restaurant in Sandton showed him allegedly threatening a group of women, including telling one: “I could put a bullet in you now”READ MORE

Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, the ninth woman whose body was discovered in the Dawn Park area of Ekurhuleni, as investigators continue probing a series of women’s deaths across the region.

The suspects, a man and two women, were arrested over the weekend by members of the Gauteng Murder and Robbery Unit.

They are expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday, where further details of theREAD MORE

The Legal Practice Council (LPC) has moved to take control of the trust accounts of Charlotte Tibana Attorneys after the High Court in Polokwane suspended the firm’s sole director, attorney Charlotte Tibana, pending disciplinary proceedings.

The intervention places Tibana’s legal practice under scrutiny on two fronts: a professional disciplinary process by the LPC and a criminal prosecution in which she and her husband, Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Greater Gagash” Nonyane, face 43READ MORE

Two field rangers accused of turning their wildlife protection duties into an alleged gateway for an illegal wildlife operation are heading to court after allegedly helping create a fraudulent hunting permit used to capture endangered species worth more than R4 million.

The 40-year-old and 62-year-old rangers, together with a 41-year-old community member, have been served with summons to face charges of fraud, corruption and contravention of environmental legislation.

The case stems from an alleged wildlife operation inREAD MORE

A film about the devastating impact of dementia on South African families will bring one of the country’s most recognisable football figures back into the spotlight, this time through a deeply personal story about memory, ageing and dignity.

For millions of football fans in Africa, Clive Barker will forever be remembered as the coach who guided Bafana Bafana to one of the proudest moments in South African sporting history.

But behind the trophies, celebrations and memories ofREAD MORE

Mamelodi Sundowns are now one victory away from a blockbuster FIFA Intercontinental Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain after conquering Al Ahli in Pretoria on Saturday.

The African champions defeated their Asian counterparts 2-1 at a packed Loftus Versfeld Stadium, with Portuguese forward Nuno Santos scoring twice to secure the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup and send Sundowns into the Challenger Cup.

The significance of the victory goes beyond another international trophy.

Sundowns are now just one match awayREAD MORE