The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has postponed the case against an Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer and a businessman accused of orchestrating the alleged theft of precious stones worth nearly R15 million, as investigators continue to hunt down more suspects linked to the case. Constable Adrian Norman Mackenzie and businessman Etienne van der Walt appeared in court on Monday following their arrests over the weekend by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). The pair face charges including robbery with aggravating…

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is ready to proceed with the high-profile attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused, with proceedings set to begin on 20 July 2026 in the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Johannesburg. The confirmation on Tuesday follows months of delays, with the State now indicating that the legal representation of co-accused Musa Kekana has been finalised after his legal team informed prosecutors they had secured the…

Alleged underworld figure and businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has pleaded guilty to all charges against him in the controversial SAPS Medicare24 tender corruption case, marking a major development in one of South Africa’s most closely watched corruption investigations. Matlala appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Thursday, where it emerged that he had entered into a plea and sentence agreement with the State relating to fraud, corruption and money laundering charges linked to a multimillion-rand South African…

Television presenter and musician Molemo Maarohanye, popularly known as Jub Jub, appeared briefly in the Germiston Magistrates’ Court on Monday on charges linked to an alleged firearm incident involving an e-hailing driver. The matter was postponed to 24 August 2026 to allow for further police investigations. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Maarohanye faces charges of discharging a firearm in a public place and pointing anything likely to lead a person to believe that it is a firearm. The…

Two men convicted of rape in separate Eastern Cape cases have been sentenced to life imprisonment, with prosecutors saying the judgments demonstrate the justice system’s commitment to combating gender-based violence and protecting vulnerable victims. In the first case, the Komani Regional Court sentenced 36-year-old Andile Nkomo to life imprisonment for raping his former girlfriend after abducting and assaulting her at knifepoint. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the attack occurred on October 24, 2021, in Dudumashe, Mbinzana, Bolothwa, near…

South Africa’s fight against gender-based violence (GBV) appears to be entering a tougher phase, with courts across the country handing down some of the harshest sentences in recent memory against rapists, murderers and sexual predators. In just over a week, prosecutors have secured multiple life sentences and lengthy prison terms against offenders convicted of crimes targeting women and children, sending a strong message that perpetrators of GBV will face the full might of the law. The latest conviction came on…

Businessman and political fixer Brown Mogotsi will remain behind bars after the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court on Thursday denied him bail in a case stemming from an alleged staged shooting incident in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomed the ruling, saying the court found that Mogotsi had failed to satisfy the requirements for his release and that the interests of justice did not permit him to be granted bail. Mogotsi faces a string of charges, including unlawful possession of…

The Magistrates Commission has confirmed that retired Chief Magistrate Tuleto Tonjeni officially left office at the end of May, while also announcing that a complaint lodged against her in connection with the controversial bail proceedings involving taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused will be prioritised for urgent consideration. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission sought to clarify questions surrounding Tonjeni’s retirement and the status of complaints relating to her handling of the high-profile matter before the…

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn the suspension of Advocate Mkhuseli Ntaba and allowed him to return to work, following an interim investigation into the dramatic collapse of the high-profile extortion and money laundering case against Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused. In a statement issued on Wednesday, National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Adv Andy Mothibi confirmed that the NPA’s Office for Ethics and Accountability (OEA) had submitted an interim report into the events that…

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will continue pursuing the high-profile extortion and money laundering case against Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused after they withdrew an urgent court application aimed at stopping their re-arrest and the re-enrolment of the criminal case. The NPA confirmed that attorneys representing Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni and co-accused Bafana Sindane had formally withdrawn an urgent application that was due to be heard in the Mbombela High Court this week. The application…