Embattled Limpopo Attorney Charlotte Tibana’s Misery Deepens

Embattled Limpopo lawyer Charlotte Tibana’s misery has deepened, with the State alleging that more than R800.000 was depleted from another deceased estate last July.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has added 21 fresh charges of fraud and money-laundering against Tibana and her husband, Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer Peter “Gagash” Nonyane, also known as “Lamasweet”, expanding the charge sheet to 35 counts.

Tibana, 33, and Nonyane, 36, momentarily showed up in the PolokwaneREAD MORE

Former Nkandla project architect and principal agent Minenhle Makhanya has been ordered to personally repay the National Treasury more than R147 million after the Special Tribunal found that his conduct contributed to the unlawful escalation of the controversial security upgrade project at former president Jacob Zuma’s private residence.

The Tribunal on Wednesday ordered Makhanya to pay R147,269,444.06 to the National Treasury, representing the financial loss suffered by the Department of Public Works as a result of unlawful conductREAD MORE

The Black Business Federation (BBF), the African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA), and the newly formed South African Traditional Leaders Organisation (SATLO) have turned up the heat on the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to disclose full details of the funding provided to the Vision Group for the rescue of struggling sugar giant Tongaat Hulett.

On Thursday, the three organisations staged a picket in Durban and marched to the IDC’s provincial offices to hand over a memorandum outliningREAD MORE

Zimbabwean national Shumba Munetsi is expected to appear in the Phalala Magistrate’s Court in Lephalale on Monday for a formal bail application after being arrested in connection with the alleged smuggling of tobacco worth R3.8 million.

Munetsi, 45, was arrested by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Border Policing team at the Groblersbrug Port of Entry on 24 August after police allegedly found more than seven tonnes of suspected manufactured tobacco concealed insideREAD MORE

The intensive manhunt for 41-year-old James Mohajane has ended after members of the Moeka Vuma community handed the suspected triple murderer over to police less than 12 hours after his photograph was circulated publicly.

Mohajane was wanted in connection with the brutal deaths of his girlfriend, Moipone Lefoka, her sister, Esther Lefoka, and Esther’s boyfriend, Tshepo Molekwa, in Moeka Vuma near Makapanstad in the North West.

The threeREAD MORE

Participants from 10 countries will study the Stanislavsky method and Meyerhold’s biomechanics⁠

The InteRussia international fellowship programme, “Professional Training for Drama and Film Actors”, has begun in Moscow. The programme involves 14 young actors from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India, Egypt, Türkiye, South Africa, Malaysia, China, and Ethiopia. The training will run until 3 October 2026.

The programme includes practical classes in acting, stage speech and movement; the study of Konstantin Stanislavsky’s system and Vsevolod Meyerhold’s biomechanics; meetings with Russian actorsREAD MORE

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — “Wherever I go on my overseas visits, what fascinates me the most are the civilisations created by people of different countries and ethnic groups,” Chinese President Xi Jinping once said.

Egypt, cradle of one of the world’s most ancient civilisations, has held a special appeal for Xi. “I marvelled at the Nile, mother of the Egyptian civilisation, and was amazed by the wisdom and strength of the Egyptian people,” Xi wrote in aREAD MORE

The country plans to develop specialist medical care, medical tourism and local production of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment

Ethiopia intends to position Addis Ababa as a leading African healthcare hub, including for specialised medical care and medical tourism. This was stated by the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh, according to Fana Media Corporation, a partner of TV BRICS.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Ethiopia also intends to expand local production of pharmaceuticals, medical equipmentREAD MORE

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Picked fresh in Kyrgyz villages in the morning, cherries and melons can now travel hundreds of kilometres and reach markets in Kashgar, an oasis city in the southwestern corner of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, by evening.

The journey is made possible by the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway, which winds through the rugged mountains of Central Asia, a project under the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Shipment will be expeditedREAD MORE

Police have launched a manhunt for 41-year-old James Mohajane, who is wanted in connection with the brutal murder of three people, including his girlfriend, in Moeka Vuma near Makapanstad in the North West.

Mohajane is wanted for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Moipone Lefoka, her sister, Esther Lefoka, and Esther’s boyfriend, Tshepo Molekwa.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) said the three victims were allegedly last seen together at Molekwa’s house before theirREAD MORE