Eastern Cape mother who hired two hitmen to kill her son has been jailed to an effective 25 years in prison. Shayhieda Dollie, 49, of Gelvandale in Gqeberha was arrested on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, following the death of her son Moegamat Thaafir Dollie. Moegamat, 22, was found dead on Read more…
A teenager who used money saved from his R350 social relief grant to pay his friend to murder his abusive stepfather has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after pleading guilty at the Eastern Cape high court. Sinawo Mginywa, 19, planned the murder after a particularly violent incident in which Read more…
Family wants to clear the truth when a man accused of murdering a woman from KwaQwabe Location (eTsheni), Mthwalume is tried in court. There are suspicions that he brutally killed her because of sex trade. In this incident, Ms. Mbali Ndaba (38) is said to have been pelted with a Read more…
The family was inside their shack when the suspect entered and allegedly struck his father, Mosimanegape Kale, 74, his mother Phodisho Kale, 68, and sister Bonolo Kale, 27, with a knobkerrie before fleeing the scene. A 33-year-old man was arrested after the murder of his parents and sister in Shaleng Read more…
The high court in Makhanda on Wednesday sentenced Yonela Mbaxa to 20 years’ imprisonment for killing her boyfriend Sibusiso Lawrence Ncedo. Mbaxa, 29, was also sentenced to two years for unlawful possession of a firearm and one year for possession of ammunition, which were ordered to run concurrently with the Read more…
The taxi industry in Cape Town is demanding answers after the murder of a taxi driver allegedly by the police on Friday, 1 November. The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) spokesman, Makhosandile Tumana, said they’ve complained about police brutality for a long time, and now they’ve lost their member, Read more…
Limpopo woman and her brother have been arrested for allegedly killing a one-day-old child. According to Daily Sun, the 26-year-old woman and her brother (43) were nabbed by Mankweng police in Limpopo for allegedly killing a one-day-old infant by stabbing her with a sharp instrument on the upper body. The Read more…
A 51-year-old woman named Shayhieda Dollie made her first appearance in court on Friday morning in connection with the murder of Moegamat Dollie. According to IOL, the 22-year-old’s body was discovered on Munsuri Street, Missionvale on the morning of October 28, 2024. ALSO READ | Five people killed while more than Read more…
Former postal worker Luyanda Botha appeared in the Wynberg magistrate’s court on Friday, which heard a new witness would take the stand in the attempted rape case against him dating back to 2014. Botha is serving life imprisonment for the 2019 rape and murder of University of Cape Town student Read more…
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) has condemned the brutal killing of a Cape taxi driver, allegedly by police. According to Santaco, Luvuyo Vimba was allegedly beaten to death by members of the city’s Metro Police and SAPS on Friday night, who had been responding to a complaint about Read more…