Benoni
See
: MXit
rape suspect in the dock [South Africa]
Bloemfontein
Reitz
Four to appeal sentencing - 16 August
The four former University of the Free State
students known as the "Reitz Four" will
appeal their sentencing, their lawyer said on
Monday. "The application for leave to appeal
their sentencing was lodged on Friday", their
lawyer, Christo Dippenaar, said. - Mail
& Guardian website
Camperdown
See
also : Victory
for 'night of hell' victim [KwaZulu-Natal High
Court : Durban]
Durban
Court
rejects Zulu's compensation offer- 26 August
The sentencing of Durban socialite, Sifiso Zulu,
begun today in the city's Regional Court. The
state dismissed the offer of compensation for the
victims' families as the act of a man with his
"back against the wall." Prosecutor,
Mark Dyson called Zulu a man of influence and
affluence who struck the names of prominent
figures during his trial. - East
Coast Radio website
Prince
Sifiso Zulu sentenced to 5 years in jail
- 26 August
Durban
businessman and socialite Sifiso Zulu has been
sentenced to five years imprisonment, of which two
years has been suspended for three years. Zulu has
also been fined R7 500 and must surrender his
driver's licence. - Times
Live website
Grinning
Zulu says case is far from over - 27 August
He was sentenced to an effective three years in
jail, but a grinning Sifiso Zulu left court on
Thursday, pronouncing : "This case is far
from over. Why must I sit here and cry? I am not
going to jail". It was the attitude expected
by the surviving victims of the March, 2008
accident. - IOL
website
High
rise case postponed to December - 10 August
The case against four people accused of forcing
foreigners to jump off a high rise building was
postponed by the Durban Magistrate's Court on
Tuesday as the prosecutor was on sick leave.
Magistrate Farida Mohammed adjourned the case to
December 6 for further investigation. eThekwini
Municipality ANC ward councillor Vusi Khoza,
Mzokuthoba Mngonyama and Patricia Ballantyne face
charges of public violence and conspiracy to
commit assault. Sean Thabo Jacobs faces an
attempted murder charge. - IOL
website
Keyphrase :
Albert Park
Gauteng
racehorse owner due in court over Zuma incident
- 10 August
A
Gauteng racehorse owner will appear in the Durban
Magistrate's Court on September 8 on a charge of
assaulting President Jacob Zuma by pouring liquid
on him at the Durban July. Daryl Peense, of
Alberton, who was arrested on July 31, has claimed
that his drink accidentally fell on the president.
On Tuesday, National Prosecuting Authority
spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga said Peense had been
released on R500 bail. KwaZulu-Natal police
spokeswoman Director Phindile Radebe could not
provide any details about the incident. - Times
Live website
Johannesburg
Attorney
accused of building fraud - 12 August
A 51-year-old attorney appeared in the Johannesburg
Magistrate's Court on Thursday on fraud charges
relating to the R3,5 million sale of a building,
Gauteng police said. Kenneth Mtila appeared with
Vusumuzi Mkhumbuzi for the alleged fraudulent sale
of the hijacked building, said Colonel Noxolo Kweza.
Mtila handed himself over to the Johannesburg
central police station on Thursday. He was later
released on bail of R20 000. - IOL
website
Mooi
River
Community
wants answers after farm murder - 15 August
The investigating officer dealing with the triple
murder on the Karg farm near Mooi River said he was
not surprised that two men accused of killing
Lorraine Karg and employees Hilda Linyane and
Zakhewo Mhlongo withdrew their bid for bail.
Warrant Officer Derrick Coetzee said the strong
protest outside the Mooi River Magistrate's Court
reflecting the community's anger may also have been
a factor. "In my opinion their security would
definitely be in jeopardy if they left jail to await
trial". - IOL
website
Pinetown
Zweli
Mkhize assasination plot takes a gruesome turn -
6 August
The hearing into the alleged plot to assassinate
former MEC and current KZN premier Zweli Mkhize took
a turn for the gruesome Friday with revelations of
amputated body parts being part of the whole sorry
mess. The Pinetown Magistrates Court heard that
an amputated hand was to be used in the commission
of the murder. - NewsTime
website
Mkhize
plotters denied bail - 11 August
Four of the five men accused of plotting to kill
KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize were denied bail
by the Pinetown Regional Court on Wednesday. The
court ruled that Sizwe Mkhize, Themba Xaba, Jackson
Chili and Mlungisi Xulu were likely to evade trial
if they were released on bail. Sthembiso Mthembu was
released on R2 000 bail. - IOL
website
Pretoria
McBride
back in court for driving drunk - 26 August
Robert McBride is back in the dock on Wednesday when
his driving drunk trial resumes in the Pretoria
Magistrate's Court. The court heard that
McBride went to several doctors to try and obtain a
medical certificate. The practitioner who gave him a
doctor’s note stating that he was suffering from
hypoglycaemia died earlier this month. McBride's
defence argues the State's main witnesses are lying
because they are trying to evade prosecution on
other matters. - Eye
Witness News website
See
also : Top
Pretoria lawyer held [South Africa]
Seshego
Football
murdering family Makwena granted bail - 18
August
The Seshego Magistrate's Court has granted bail to a
family accused of one of the most bizarre, if not
cruellest , crimes committed this year. Three
members of the Makwena family stand accused of
stabbing, beating and killing the head of the family
over an argument about watching a world cup
match between Germany and Australia. Warrant Officer
Mothemane Malefo said the trio will next appear in
the Mpumalanga High Court at a date yet to be set. -
NewsTime
website