Sihle Mlambo

Senior Journalist

Cheeky, stylish Suzuki Swift selling like hot cakes for a reason

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It's affordable, it's affordable, it's affordable, it's massively fuel efficient, it looks good and it's a little cheeky, with the daring LED lights and cute little ...

‘Now the hard work begins’: Business leaders welcome Ramaphosa’s GNU Cabinet

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The Black Business Council, Business Leadership SA and Business Unity South Africa have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government of national unity Cabinet, ...

IEC to announce election results on Sunday, June 2. This is why

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The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it will announce the election results on Sunday, June 2. This is the first time the IEC will announce the results ...

How, when and why: Police detail arrests of six AKA murder suspects

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KwaZulu-Natal’s top cop, provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has detailed how, when and why members of the SA Police Service rounded up ...

Six suspects arrested for murder of rapper AKA

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Police Minister Bheki Cele has announced that six men - some of whom were recently extradited from eSwatini - have been arrested in connection with the murder of ...

City Power technician hijacked and kidnapped by gunmen

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A Johannesburg City Power technician has been hijacked and kidnapped while conducting his duties, the power utility said on Wednesday.

Minister Kodwa welcomes decision to suspend Mandela auction

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Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa has welcomed the decision to suspend the auction of late former president Nelson Mandela’s personal belongings, including his ...

Former police minister insists Nkandla swimming pool was a fire pool

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Former police minister Nathi Nhleko says the ANC and its secretary-general Fikile Mbalula had no competency to determine if the controversial R3. 9 million pool ...

Mantashe says MK Party a rebel movement, as Sanco NEC set to ‘deal with’ Zuma

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ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe has described Jacob Zuma’s newly established uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) political party as a rebel movement, while also reiterating ...

Former police minister reportedly slams Mbalula for fire pool comments

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Former police minister Nathi Nhleko, who was one of the ministers who presided over the R200 million Nkandla upgrade and fire pool saga, has reportedly slammed Fikile ...

WATCH: Passengers evacuated as bus catches fire

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Passengers were safely evacuated from a burning Putco bus in Constantia, Roodepoort. Images of the burning bus were being circulated on social media on Tuesday morning. ...

EXPLAINER: This is why recognition of Zulu king was ruled invalid

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Judge Norman Davis’ decision to set aside President Cyril Ramaphosa's recognition of King Misuzulu as the king of the Zulu nation has created some turbulence in ...

Court scuffle leads to Senzo Meyiwa murder accused now being handcuffed

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The Department of Correctional Services is now handcuffing the Senzo Meyiwa murder accused during their transit to the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria and some ...

Scuffle breaks out between Senzo Meyiwa accused and prison warder during tea break

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Three of the Senzo Meyiwa accused were involved in a scuffle with an armed prison warder during a tea break in the murder trial in the North Gauteng High Court on ...

Young people under 30 account for 78% of potential new voters, IEC data shows

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The first voter registration weekend saw over 560,000 new voter registrations.

Police explain ‘bomb threat’ video at Loftus Stadium after AFL final

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The Gauteng police have clarified that there was no bomb threat at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria during the African Football League final between Mamelodi Sundowns ...

Julius Malema questions ‘Cyril-made’ load shedding which turns off lights for matric exams, stays on for Boks

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EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for his ‘man-made’ load shedding, questioning how the lights were able to stay on throughout the Rugby ...

Senzo Meyiwa murder accused says cops electrocuted him to confess

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Defence attorneys for the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have now added claims of torture by electrocution against police officers who were involved in ...

‘Shoddy’ police work takes centre stage in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

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“Shoddy” police work has taken centre stage during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria, as testifying officers continue to face tough questions from the defence. ...

More allegations of torture, assault against cops probing Senzo Meyiwa murder

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The defence has raised more allegations of torture and assault against police officers involved in the Senzo Meyiwa murder investigation.

Is the defence in the driving seat in Senzo Meyiwa trial-within-a-trial?

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Defence advocates in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have continued to poke holes in the conduct of senior commissioned officers who took confession statements from ...

Senzo Meyiwa murder accused was assaulted, tortured in police cells - defence

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One of the five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial says police officers assaulted, tortured, and tubed him with a plastic bag before he made a confession regarding ...

5 key events from the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial this week

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The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial centred predominantly around one man this week, the former mineworker and murder accused Bongani Ntanzi.

Senzo Meyiwa trial: State makes U-turn on magistrate’s recording of accused’s confession

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The State has made a U-turn as it now wants to submit the recording of Magistrate Vivienne Cronje administering the confession of Bongani Ntanzi as evidence in the ...

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Magistrate claims accused was ‘calm and relaxed’ when he made confession

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A Boksburg magistrate who administered a confession of accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, says he complained of not bathing for eight days, but was calm and relaxed ...