The State’s main witness in the Joshlin Smith case is a free woman after the Western Cape High Court granted her indemnity from prosecution. Lourentia Lombaard was granted full immunity on Wednesday. Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled her testimony was decisive in convicting the three accused, all sentenced to life for human trafficking plus 10 years for kidnapping. Erasmus praised her honesty and noted her personal sacrifices. Lombaard, once an accused herself, told
One person has been killed and two were injured after e-hailing vehicles were attacked by unknown suspects at Maponya Mall in Johannesburg last night. The Police’s Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says e-hailing vehicles were also torched in the attack at the shopping centre in Soweto. One person has been killed and two were injured after e-hailing vehicles were attacked Colonel Nevhuhulwi says according to information, an e-hailing vehicle was seen stopping
The Paarl Magistrates’ Court has sentenced former Springbok rugby player, Schalk Willem Petrus Burger Senior, and his company, Welbedacht Wines (Pty) Ltd, after being convicted for failing to submit tax returns. 69-year-old Burger was convicted on 14 counts, including “failure to submit a VAT201 return for the period 02/2023, an EMP201 return for the period 03/2023 and IT12 Income Tax returns for the period of 2011 to 2022”, said the National Prosecuting
The Parow Regional Court has handed down an effective life sentence to Bad Boys gang member Duran Lee Fourie for the murders of three men in Uitsig in 2023. The court found Fourie guilty of the premeditated murders of Colin Simons, Hadley Williams and Jayden Jantjies, as well as illegal possession of a firearm. On 26 September 2023, Fourie and two unidentified armed men ambushed the victims outside Mimosa Court, opening fire
Over 50 people have died in fatal road crashes in the first two weeks of this month alone. Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku has expressed his deep concern over the sharp increase in road fatalities during the first 11 days of August. Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku said, “Fifty-two lives lost in eleven days – that’s fifty-two families shattered.” Over 50 people have died in fatal road crashes this month
