Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s Wife Arrested Over Alleged R95,000-a-Month Waterkloof Lease Fraud

Tshwane Metro Police Department officer Peter “Gagash” Nonyane and his wife, suspended attorney Charlotte Tibana, are reportedly turning to the Polokwane High Court in an urgent bid to overturn the denial of their bail application, a decision that kept them behind bars.

The couple, who are facing 43 charges including fraud, theft and money laundering, were refused bail by the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court earlier this month.

The charges stem from allegations involving millions of rand allegedly takenREAD MORE

Self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi will remain behind bars after the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court dismissed his fourth attempt to secure bail in connection with an alleged staged assassination attempt on himself.

Mogotsi was back in the dock on Tuesday for judgment on his latest bail application, but the magistrate found that the new addresses he presented did not amount to new facts that justified revisiting earlier bail decisions.

The court also found that Mogotsi remained a flightREAD MORE

BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Washington for a state visit and a high-stakes meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

With the upcoming visit, the two presidents are expected to complete reciprocal visits within months. The trip will be Xi’s second state visit to the United States following his first in 2015.

More than a decade on, the world’s most important bilateral relationship has followed a bumpy course. HowREAD MORE

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is conducting a search and seizure operation at the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) premises in Centurion, Pretoria, as part of an investigation into a training contract estimated at R130 million.

The operation is being carried out under a warrant granted by the Special Tribunal on September 17, 2026, with assistance from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks.

The investigationREAD MORE

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has had its electricity supply disconnected after an outstanding municipal account of more than R37.2 million prompted City Power and the City of Johannesburg to cut power to the institution’s premises.

The disconnection was carried out on Monday, September 21, following the non-payment of the municipal account.

City Power said its team arrived at the premises on Monday morning to execute the disconnection but was initially refused access.

The power utility, togetherREAD MORE

A 59-year-old senior police officer holding the rank of Lieutenant General has been arrested on charges relating to alleged sexual offences involving a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman.

The arrest, which took place on Monday, September 21, has triggered renewed calls for accountability within the South African Police Service, with civil rights organisation Not In My Name International demanding stronger measures to prevent abuse of power by police officers.

According to the SAPS, the senior officerREAD MORE

Criminal charges against suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola have been formally withdrawn in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court in connection with the controversial Medicare24 tender case.

Masemola arrived at court on Tuesday morning as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) moved to formally withdraw the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) charges against him.

The withdrawal follows a review ordered by National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi, who concluded that there were noREAD MORE

Ten suspects have been arrested, and nine firearms recovered following a shootout between police and suspected criminals in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg.

The suspects, aged between 30 and 54, were arrested on Monday night after police members encountered a suspicious Hyundai H100 fitted with blue lights and a siren while conducting patrols in the area.

The incident happened at about 7.36 pm on September 21.

According to Gauteng police, officers became suspicious of the vehicle afterREAD MORE

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