Zama Nteyi

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Moja Love defends Somnala episode, says woman was adult

Moja Love has confirmed that Love-Love, the young woman at the centre of controversial remarks by King Somnala on Umndeni SomNala, was an adult when the events discussed in the programme took

September 9, 2026

by Zama Nteyi

“This is fraud’: State’s first witness turns on police in Matlala trial.

Day three of the trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala turned on a single, sharpening question: how to test what the State’s first witness actually saw on the night of the shooting he survived. Security officer Bethwell Mzamo

July 22, 2026

by Zama Nteyi

Matlala trial: no 9mm casings found where witness says he fired 15 rounds

The State’s first witness in the trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala was confronted

Defence attacks credibility of first witness in ‘Cat’ Matlala trial

The first witness in the trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala faced a sustained

1.2m asylum seekers are already on the Home Affairs system

Home Affairs has about 1.2 million asylum seekers on its system. and about 800,000 have stopped reporting to the department. Only about 90,000 cases are active, while another 320,000 have been closed

October 9, 2026

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IEC’s HQ purchase tender fails.

The Electoral Commission (IEC) has failed in its first attempt to buy a national headquarters, it will continue leasing its current building while a new tender process runs. IEC chief financial officer

October 9, 2026

News·Politics

59,000 voters face exclusion over blocked IDs

Around 300,000 South African identity numbers are blocked. Of those affected, 59,000 people are registered to vote. Unless the Department of Home Affairs unblocks their IDs, the 59,000 will not appear on

October 9, 2026

News·Politics·South Africa

Hawks complainant feared for her life, says watchdog

A person who complained to the Hawks’ watchdog feared for her life and had to be helped into a witness protection programme, Parliament has heard. Charmaine Marshall, the director in the office

October 9, 2026

News·South Africa

KZN leads country in DNA sampling failures

KwaZulu-Natal is leading the country in failures to collect DNA samples from arrested suspects.The province’s Durban forensic laboratory also remains unable to fully process samples months after relocating.The DNA Board told Parliament

October 9, 2026

News·South Africa

‘Where is Schreiber?’ MPs slam minister over asylum crisis

HOME AFFAIRS Minister Leon Schreiber has been accused of abandoning the political frontline as protests over South Africa’s asylum rules spread to Durban and Soweto. The MPs are demanding to know why

October 9, 2026

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Boxing SA bosses pocket R4.7m

MPs have questioned why taxpayers should continue pumping R21.9 million a year into Boxing South Africa (BSA) when almost R4.7 million is swallowed by the salaries of its three top executives. ANC

October 8, 2026

South Africa·Sport

Boxing SA’s R4m tax blunder leaves taxpayers with the bill

BOXING South Africa (BSA) processed a former CEO’s multimillion-rand settlement as an invoice instead of through its payroll, a blunder that has now left taxpayers facing a R4.2 million SARS bill. And

October 8, 2026

South Africa·Sport

Duke Ellington’s children, music legend H.B. Barnum headline Origin Festival

The children of jazz legend Duke Ellington, The Savoy Ellingtons, will perform in South Africa for the Our Origin Festival this month, alongside 90-year-old music industry veteran H.B. Barnum. The internationally acclaimed

October 8, 2026

Arts & Entertainment·South Africa

Police rely on unpaid, unvetted volunteers to fight crime

PEOPLE serving in community policing forums must be thoroughly vetted and cleared of any criminal record before they are allowed to perform any duties, ANC MP Mogodu Samuel Moela has warned. “Before

October 8, 2026

News·South Africa

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Zama Nteyi

Moja Love defends Somnala episode, says woman was adult

“This is fraud’: State’s first witness turns on police in Matlala trial.

Matlala trial: no 9mm casings found where witness says he fired 15 rounds

Defence attacks credibility of first witness in ‘Cat’ Matlala trial

1.2m asylum seekers are already on the Home Affairs system

IEC’s HQ purchase tender fails.

59,000 voters face exclusion over blocked IDs

Hawks complainant feared for her life, says watchdog

KZN leads country in DNA sampling failures

‘Where is Schreiber?’ MPs slam minister over asylum crisis

Boxing SA bosses pocket R4.7m

Boxing SA’s R4m tax blunder leaves taxpayers with the bill

Duke Ellington’s children, music legend H.B. Barnum headline Origin Festival

Police rely on unpaid, unvetted volunteers to fight crime

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