A group of seventy (70) people appeared in the Mtubtuba Magistrates' Court yesterday, on charges of trespassing and malicious injury to property, in the Futululu Forest, which falls under the iSimangaliso Wetland Park. 

The Cape Town Magistrates Court added Wandile Tofile and Manelisi Ngumla, as co-accused to the cases against Yanga Nyalara, initially charged alone with twelve counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder, a count of illegal possession of a firearm and a count of illegal possession of ammunition. This morning Nyalara, also known as “Bara”, and Tofile were charged with 12 counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder, a count of illegal possession of a firearm and a count of illegal possession of ammunition.

The Nelspruit Regional Court sentenced Khulu Bhuti Khumalo (48), from Clau Clau, Ka Bokweni, to 15 years of direct imprisonment for killing his ex-girlfriend’s mother, Sibongile Msimango (65). The accused was further convicted and sentenced for unlawful possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition. He was dating the daughter of the deceased until their relationship ended.

A further eight people appeared in the Durban Magistrates' Court today, on charges of conspiracy to commit public violence, incitement to commit public violence and incitement to commit arson, relating to the acts of looting and public violence that took place in parts of KwaZulu-Natal during July 2021. 

Two accused, Charity Moloi and Ndumiso Ngcobo, appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates’ Court today on charges of fraud and money laundering. Their appearance relates to the defrauding of the Department of Health, to the value of over R1 million. The State is alleging that between 2000 and 2001, Moloi who was the Acting Finance Manager at Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, defrauded the Department of Health over R1 million.

The High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division, sitting in Sterkspruit sentenced four men convicted of killing a 92-year-old woman, they accused ofpractising witchcraft to effective 17-year imprisonment.

A Junky Funky Kids gang member has been sentenced to effective thirty-three years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to murdering members of rival gangs over a fight for dealing in drugs and the broadening of the drug dealing territory.

The Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, sitting in Palm Ridge has sentenced a bookkeeper, Lindelani Gumede, to 135 years, for theft of the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) Fund. Some of the sentences were ordered to run concurrently, resulting in 20 years of direct imprisonment. 

A Kimberley medical practitioner, accused of rape has made a first appearance in the Kimberley District Court. The suspect is accused of raping a 17-year-old patient at his surgery. It is alleged that on 15 August 2022, the 17-year-old victim went to the accused surgery, for medical consultation.

The Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, sitting in Palm Ridge is expected to hear sentencing proceedings, in the case of theft of the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) Fund, against the sole Director of LPG Clotilda (Pty) Ltd,Lindelani Gumede on 18 August 2022.