Lawyer’s arrest brings administration of justice into disrepute

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Talk of a case that has a knack of attracting drama and controversy. What went down on Thursday will feed into the conspiracy theory frenzy that the Senzo Meyiwa ...

Iconic Walter Sisulu Square vandalised

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

IN 2005, former president Thabo Mbeki lit a flame of freedom in Kliptown to mark the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Freedom Charter. The place in which ...

Martin rewarded for sheer tenacity

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Rachel Martin, 43, of the Midrand Fire Station, has never shied away from a challenge. Martin’s sheer tenacity was recently rewarded when she walked home with a ...

Mayor Phalatse places Brink on special leave

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Acting City of Joburg municipal manager Floyd Brink has been placed on special leave, the city announced yesterday.

‘Amarashiya’ reign of terror highlighted after mass shooting

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Prince Maliaga tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart, oblivious that his special day would end in tragedy. He lost his son in the attack.

Babita Deokaran’s family says her killing was a hit as someone wanted to silence her

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Babita Deokaran allegedly confided in her family that she was a key witness in the investigation in the corrupt awarding of PPE tenders.

Joburg nurse in court for allegedly selling fake Covid-19 negative certificates

Itumeleng Mafisa and Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

A nurse working at Parkhurst Clinic allegedly sold fake Covid-19 negative test certificates for R500 to people wishing to travel to other countries without conducting ...

Jolidee Matongo, 6th democratically-elected mayor of Africa’s richest city

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Prior to his election as mayor, Jolidee Matongo - the son of a Zimbabwean migrant - served as Joburg’s finance MMC under his predecessor, the late Geoff Makhubo. ...

Joburg’s homeless invading cemeteries after hours, turning them into places to sleep

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

The City of Joburg is tackling the issue of homeless people invading dormant cemeteries after hours, turning them into sleeping places.

Gauteng cricketers and NGOs provide relief to communities affected by Covid-19

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Central Gauteng Lions players, staff, coaches, umpires and grounds staff packed 2500 personal hygiene and sanitation hampers to distribute to schools and vulnerable ...

Who will be the next mayor of Joburg?

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Council Speaker Nonceba Molwele says they are currently working with the Electoral Commission to prepare for the election of a new mayor of Joburg.

Joburg worried about future investment in the city after Moody’s recent downgrade

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

City of Joburg’s Nthatisi Modingoane says Moody’s never interacted with them to hear the side of their story in as far as the impact of Covid-19 has had on their ...

Gauteng shutdown: Looters target community radio stations

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

AlexFM and Mams Community Radio have become the latest victims of the rampant looting that’s gripping Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

’Destructive tendencies not helping economy’: City of Joburg condemns looting

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Economic Development MMC Lawrence Khoza has strongly condemned the ongoing acts of violence, looting and the unnecessary destruction of property and infrastructure ...

Teaching screeches to a halt in some Gauteng schools due to Covid-19

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi says so far 20 schools were closed due to 1077 teachers and 1977 pupils testing positive for Covid-19. File Picture:

Zandspruit residents blame cops for brutal mob justice attack that claimed 4 lives

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity said police drag their feet every time crime, drug dealings, robbery, theft and rape incidents are reported to them. ...

Paralysed man claims RAF stopped paying for services he desperately needs with no explanation

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

Joseph Maseko suffered a serious spinal cord injury that resulted in complete loss of sensation and paraplegia from the waist down in a 2001 accident.

Apartheid government banned these newspapers 41 years ago

Nhlanhla Mbatha|Published

The banning order was extended Daily Dispatch editor Donald Woods, Black Parents Convention, the SA Students Organisation and the Union of Black Journalists