Courts

A Gauteng woman has been ordered by the South Gauteng High Court to vacate her former home in Northcliff Johannesburg File Photo

Family Trapped in Home Standoff with Former Owner Since 2021

A Johannesburg family lives in tension with the previous homeowner who refuses to leave their legally purchased property, spotlighting South Africa’s complex property rights challenges. The Naidoo family shares their R1.2 million Northcliff, Johannesburg home with former owner Kholeka Nkombi, who has
January 31, 2025
Jameson Timba

Timba and 34 Opposition Members Freed After Six-Month Detention

Citizens Coalition for Change interim leader Jameson Timba and 34 party members have been freed after receiving suspended sentences for participating in an unlawful gathering in June. The court handed Timba and senior member Jason Kautsa 16-month suspended sentences, with shorter terms
November 27, 2024
A Zimbabwean man faces execution in Botswana after being convicted

Man Faces Death Penalty in Botswana for Child Ritual Murder

A Zimbabwean man faces execution in Botswana after being convicted of selling his six-year-old stepson to ritualists who killed the child. Lovemore Sithole, 37, received US$15,000 for trafficking the boy, whose skull was found a month after his disappearance. DNA testing confirmed
November 27, 2024
United States District Court in Chicago where the Nigerian nationals were sentenced for fraud

US Court Jails Two Nigerians Over $3.5m Fraud Schemes

Two Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to a combined 30 years in prison by a US federal court for defrauding victims of $3.5 million through inheritance and romance scams. Anthony Emeka Ibekie, 59, received a 20-year sentence on Thursday, while Samuel Aniukwu,
November 26, 2024
court hammer

Mother Faces Trafficking Charges Over Missing Toddler

A South African court has postponed the case of a mother accused of selling her two-year-old son, as authorities continue their search for the missing toddler. The 32-year-old woman appeared in Vanderbijlpark Magistrate Court, Gauteng, where she faces charges of human trafficking,
November 26, 2024
Braford

Zimbabwean Teen, 3 Bradford Men Convicted in Leeds Murder

In a heart-wrenching case of mistaken identity, three men from Bradford, along with another accomplice, were found guilty of the murder of 17-year-old Trust Gangata in Armley, Leeds. The verdict was reached at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday, November 30. Karl Belinga,
December 3, 2023

Harare Man charged with killing CBZ boss

HARARE – A Harare motorist who reportedly caused the death of CBZ Holding’s chief governance and compliance officer, Walter Ngonidzashe Zure, after ramming into him during his routine morning jog, appeared in court yesterday. Farai Nhende, 34, of Munro, Cranbone appeared before
October 27, 2017