A Durban man who threatened judicial officials and law enforcement officers with violence, death, and bloodshed through social media was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in the Durban Regional Court on Tuesday, according to court records. Avinash Ramkistan, 40, of Glen Ashley, was arrested and charged in March 2024 with multiple counts of intimidation, crimen … Read more
Former Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula has publicly predicted that President Cyril Ramaphosa will face arrest within months regarding the Phala Phala scandal. According to Nqakula, the investigation into the 2020 theft of foreign currency from the President’s Limpopo game farm has produced “overwhelming” evidence that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is currently … Read more
Mpumalanga taxi industry figure Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused, Oupa Johannes “Bafana” Sindane, have launched an urgent High Court application in Mbombela to block their pending arrests. The move comes as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prepares to re-enroll a high-profile extortion case against the pair at the Delmas Magistrate’s Court. Legal Challenge Against … Read more
The legal proceedings against prominent taxi industry figure Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and three co-accused have reached a sudden impasse after a prosecutor failed to appear in court. The matter was struck off the court roll following the absence of prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba, who reportedly turned back while en route to the proceedings due to security … Read more