Vincent Cruywagen

The dismissal in Durban of the bail applications of two men accused of the 2023 murder of rapper Kiernan Jarred Forbes (AKA) and Tebello Motsoane (Tibz), puts the State a step closer to taking the matter to trial.

Bank deposit and cellphone records placing Thobani Hlongwa at the scene of the 2023 assassination help to torpedo his bail bid.

The proverb says it takes a village to raise a child, and it couldn’t be more true for the matrics in SA who overcame immense odds.

In the matter of former Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula the State and defence have been given time to meet within three weeks, to iron out what can and cannot be disclosed; if they cannot agree, arguments will be heard on 28 March 2025, and if they do, a trial date will be determined.

In the matter of former Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula the State and defence have been given time to meet within three weeks, to iron out what can and cannot be disclosed; if they cannot agree, arguments will be heard on 28 March 2025, and if they do, a trial date will be determined.

Alleged Cape Town underworld figure Nafiz Modack says the only evidence linking him to the murder of Anti-Gang Unit commander Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear is the ‘pinging' of his cellphone.

Counsel for the accused facing charges in connection with the murder of Nicolaas Heerschap and the attempt on the life of lawyer William Booth argues that witness ‘Mr A’s’ evidence implicating them is unreliable, not credible, replete with contradictions and to some extent, lies.

Counsel for the accused facing charges in connection with the murder of Nicolaas Heerschap and the attempt on the life of lawyer William Booth argues that witness ‘Mr A's' evidence implicating them is unreliable, not credible, replete with contradictions and to some extent, lies.

If the plethora of charges against suspected underworld figure Nafiz Modack and his 14 co-accused are discharged on Monday, 27 January, the case will to all intents and purposes be closed.

Two charges of intimidation and public violence have been discharged against alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack, but the main counts relating to the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear and the attempted murder of criminal lawyer William Booth remain.