The death toll from the Katlehong North shooting has risen to four after two more victims succumbed to their injuries in hospital, following an attack that targeted a group returning from a memorial service for slain ANC and ANC Youth League leader Jeanette Magugu. The shooting, which occurred in Sophangisa Street on Monday evening, October 13, initially claimed the lives of two young men, aged 23 and 21. Five other people, aged between 12 and 27, were wounded when a…

An alleged Afrika Mayibuye member and candidate councillor has been arrested after a shooting that left two ANC Youth League (ANCYL) members dead and five other people injured in Katlehong North on Tuesday evening. The suspect, identified as Fani Sibeko, allegedly opened fire on a group returning from a memorial service for slain ANC and ANC Youth League leader Jeanette Magugu at Mogobeng Primary School. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the shooting occurred in Sophangisa Street at…

The Jacob Zuma Foundation has called on the Presidency and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to ensure that government policies governing former presidents are fully implemented, raising concerns about the maintenance and security of former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence. The call comes as Zuma, 84, recovers at a private hospital in Pietermaritzburg, where he was admitted last week for medical treatment. The foundation has appealed for greater attention to Zuma’s welfare, alleging that his residence in KwaZulu-Natal…

The African National Congress (ANC) has approached the Constitutional Court in a bid to reinstate 181 candidates excluded from its candidate lists in six municipalities after a dispute over the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) online nomination system. At the centre of the legal battle is a seemingly simple question: does failing to click the final “submit as Final” button before the deadline mean a political party has failed to nominate its candidates properly? The ANC argues that its…

The EFF in Gauteng has welcomed the arrest of a second suspect in the murder of party member Monica Dube, but says the investigation must go beyond those allegedly involved in carrying out the shooting and establish who planned or commissioned her assassination. The party said the latest arrest was an important development but warned that the investigation should not end with the identification of alleged perpetrators. Dube, 44, a former EFF secretary in Tshwane’s Region 2, was shot dead…

Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with the murder of EFF member Monica Dube, who was shot dead at her home in Wallmannsthal, Tshwane, in June. The 39-year-old man was arrested by the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) on Tuesday evening following an intelligence-driven investigation, according to SAPS national spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe. The suspect is expected to appear in the Cullinan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 7 October, where he will face a charge of murder. Dube,…

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has called on the Buffalo City Speaker for an urgent probe into alleged political manipulation of jobs, EPWP opportunities and municipal resources. The party says it has formally escalated its allegations of political interference in municipal employment opportunities in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, calling for an urgent investigation spanning all 50 wards ahead of the local government elections. The party’s national spokesperson, Zama Ntshona, said the ATM’s formal complaint was received by Buffalo City Council…

Former ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe has lost his bid to stop civil recovery proceedings brought against him by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) over alleged irregularities in a R27.6 million waste management tender. The Special Tribunal dismissed Mabe’s application to stay the proceedings against him and Enviro Mobi (Pty) Ltd, ordering him to pay the legal costs of the application. The SIU welcomed the judgment on Friday, saying the tribunal had rejected Mabe’s arguments that the investigation and the civil…

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s admission that government’s efforts to combat gender-based violence and femicide have “not been enough” has drawn a sharply divided response from political parties and civil society organisations, with opposition voices questioning whether his latest intervention will translate into action on the ground. Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Tuesday night amid mounting public anger over the killings of women in Ekurhuleni, where the bodies of 11 women have been found since July. In his address, Ramaphosa acknowledged that…

Julius Malema is not heading to prison just yet. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader has reportedly secured another crucial legal lifeline after the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda granted him leave to appeal both his conviction and his effective five-year prison sentence arising from the controversial Mdantsane firearm case. The ruling on Monday means Malema can now take aim at the very conviction that put him on course for a lengthy prison term, not merely challenge the punishment…