Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will be sleeping at home for at least one more week, after the State promised to not arrest her until April.

The presidency of South Africa has announced more than 500 officials have been convicted for corruption. Here’s more about its efforts.

Jan Hendrick Le Roux was convicted of illegal possession and illegal distribution of 2950 pornography images.

The National Assembly has officially appointed Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka as the new Public Protector. Here’s what you need to know about her.

The North-West security guard was caught on a camera that was installed after the prosecutor suspected her office had been previously breached.

Daniel Smit, the man accused of killing Klawer boy, Jerobejin Van Wyk will be admitted to the Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital.

Three suspects in court for the killing of a 14-year-old boy accused of ‘dagga’ (cannabis) theft in Paballelo, Upington.

Watch news in a minute for a summary of The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has decided not to prosecute Fikile Mbalula.

Siya Mandisi Qongqo was given a lenient sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a pre-teen girl in Mthatha.

On Wednesday, the chief prosecutor declined DJ Maphorisa’s representations to have the assault charge laid by Thuli Phongolo withdrawn.

Lediga’s mother is already serving a 20-year sentence after she pleaded guilty last year to the insurance murder

Thuli Phongolo’s boyfriend, DJ Maphorisa, is going to wait a bit longer to find out if his assault case has been withdrawn by the NPA.

The Tsakane graveyard rapist’s first and youngest victim was a 7-year-old minor, the oldest being a 32-year-old woman.

The events that led to the familicide stem from a disagreement over the construction of the family home.

The accused, Ayanda Matinise, used his proximity to the then-Health MEC to forge a letter committing the department to purchase PPE.

Zuma was issued with a nolle prosequi certificate earlier this year that enabled him to privately prosecute an advocate and a journalist.

The mom was arrested on 18 March 2022 after she sent her friend a ‘disturbing’ video of the child.

The convicted rapist said he stabbed his victim in the knee during the rape to ensure he gets what he wants from her.

The SARS official was caught on camera meeting with a Hong Kong citizen to exchange money in order to export Rolex watches.

The man got into an argument with his 16-year-old niece, who is the mother of the child and had the baby on her back at the time.

The NPA’s Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said the car was seized due to its usage in the commission of a crime by the ‘Mercedes Looter’.

It was revealed in court that the long-wanted serial rapist targeted school-going children and women walking to work

The prosecutor was released on warning and the matter was postponed for further investigations to 28 November 2022

Ruth Lawrence, who is wanted for the murder of Eoin O’Connor and Anthony Keegan, appeared before the Bloemfontein court on Wednesday.

Brian Molefe, Khomotso Phahlane and Gupta-associates are among those who appeared for corruption and fraud charges in September.

The four face 34 counts of fraud for allegedly handing a tender to companies which were linked to SA Express staff.

The two accused are joining former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe on charges of fraud and corruption related to an irregular tender bid.

Cassidy Hartzenberg, 18, was reportedly a pallbearer at his aunt’s funeral on Saturday. He is accused of her murder.

The teen was nabbed at his Mitchells Plain home. Magistrate van Rooyen’s vehicle was found in the area the day after her body was discovered.

The rapist would tell his victims he has a knife or a gun and would drag them into bushes, stadium toilets or abandoned buildings.

The top police officials are to appear in court on Wednesday for theft and corruption for a multimillion rand tender.

In just three months, the rapist lured women on social media to offer job opportunities but he instead took them to a field to rape them.

The four men accused of kidnapping and murdering Hillary Gardee will face trial in April 2023. They remain in custody until then.

Magistrate Romay van Rooyen’s body was discovered in her Marina da Gama home by a family member on Saturday. Her stolen vehicle was found in Mitchells Plain on Sunday night.

Daniel Casparus Reynecke worked for SAPS from 1976 to 2015. He was attached to the Durban Organised Crime Unit.

Mafe’s lawyer said the accused’s refusal to appear in court on Friday might be a retaliation to his requests being denied yesterday.

In her plea statement, the 31-year-old accused admitted to being under the influence of drugs during her grandmother’s murder.

While some rape cases happen behind closed doors, incidents have happened on taxis, buses, parks and on the beach.

The Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is relieved that police contacted him to interrogate him but stepping down is not an option.

The Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is relieved that police contacted him to interrogate him but stepping down is not an option.

The NPA said Joel Richard Gaffey, 28, is charged with assault. He was released on bail by the Simonstown Magistrate’s Court.

One of the suspects was arrested in Thohoyandou and the other in Saselamani for the alleged murder of Mayor Moses Maluleke.

Mafe’s lawyer, Luvuyo Godla, indicated that the accused’s bail appeals are far from over and they could go to the Supreme Court of Appeal ‘at any time’ now.

Thethile Master Boyce would transport the illegal miners to and from the mine and also transported their food.

A Merciless rapist in Soweto was removed from society after he was sentenced to three life terms for raping a string of women at gunpoint

The 40-year-old man confessed to having sex with the victim during his bail application. He said he thought she was older than 16 years old.

The attorney has been struck off the roll by the Legal Practice Council for allegedly stealing funds from Road Accident Fund claimants.

The mother, Kedisaletse Elizbeth Moswane, was found with stab wounds in a shack with her son allegedly drinking her blood from the stab wound.

Njabulo Ndlovu killed ‘three generations of women’ on 27 June 2022. He also raped the seven-year-old girl twice.

Twelve men appeared before the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court for being accused of the shootings which terrorised Alexandra last week.

The former municipal manager of Moretele Municipality allegedly awarded an unlawful tender to an ICT service provider.

The mother admitted to the court for defrauding the company, stating she spent the money on buying her husband a Ford Ranger.

Four people have been arrested for defrauding Eskom of over R500 million in the appointment of an unqualified subcontractor.

Christopher Tshivule hijacked a non-profit organisation and posed as its chairperson to defraud the National Lotteries Commission.

The lawyer for the accused was not present in court on Thursday and they were remanded in custody until 28 July.

The case of Thabang Moswane, who stabbed his mother and then drank her blood in the North West has been delayed due to pending evidence.

The four police officers accused of killing Mthokozisi Ntumba during student protests in Johannesburg last year are now free men.

Father faces two life terms for pleading guilty to 425 counts of rape and the use of children in pornography.

Gauteng Speaker Mhlakaza-Manamela will face charges of assault and crimen injuria for assaulting a pregnant cop, AfriForum said.

The National Prosecuting Authority in the Northern Cape has no doubt the punishment fits the crime for a recently-convicted rape offender.

The accused and his girlfriend had a lovers’ quarrel over another woman and he assaulted her and strangled her to death.

The mother allegedly gave her 7 years-old girl and a 16-years-old boy poison, after she was scammed of a large amount of money.

Jansen Van Vuuren murdered Andrea Venter in 2011. He was meant to stand trial in 2013 but he managed to flee the country. He will be sentenced on 27 July.

A Potchefstroom man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a woman in December 2020 after pretending to have found her a job.

‘He was also convinced that one will find body parts of Albino people and women in the Pretoria, Limpopo and Gauteng homesteads and businesses of President Ramaphosa, as well as Ministers Bheki Cele and Blade Nzimande,’ said the State in court documents.

The State alleges Zandile Mafe threatened there would be a ‘second great storm approaching South Africa’ if his demands were not met by 8 January.

The family of political prisoner James Booi heard that he died in 1966 but they had no idea where he was buried. The NPA Missing Persons Task Team believes his remains are in a pauper’s grave in Sasolburg.

Serial rapist, Lucky Lehloo was sentenced to two life terms for rape and a cumulative 293 years for other serious offences.

Poacher Michael Kleinbaas Masuku was sentenced to 28 years imprisonment in Empangeni Regional Court on Monday.

41-Year-old Vusimuzi Dladla was found guilty and on Thursday sentenced in the Verulam Regional Court for housebreaking, rapes and robbery.

The serial rapist, Njabulo Ngwenya, broke into his victims’ homes at night, rob and then rape them before fleeing the scene.

Illegal immigrant Petros Vinigran was sentenced to six years behind bars for stealing R132 000 worth of railway track belonging to Transnet.

Andile Lili, who lead the poo protests in 2014, was found guilty of incitement to commit murder after he said criminals should be killed.

The former attorney was convicted of six counts of theft of more than one million rands and was struck off the roll as an attorney.

Advocate Gerrie Nel, who represents the Meyiwa family, says Major General Philani Johan Ndlovu was not even a state witness

The Magistrate said she does not believe the accused are a flight risk as they own properties in the country and are asylum seekers in South Africa.

A 36-year-old lawyer has been sentenced for money laundering and fraud after claiming she was bewitched by the devil to do so.

The NPA welcomed the Limpopo High Court’s decision to put three men behind bars for life after they killed Alwyn Petrus van Zyl on his Waterberg farm in 2020.

‘Only the taxi industry benefits when trains are put out of service,’ said Senior State Advocate Aradhana Heeramun.

The NPA are planning to oppose Itumeleng Machabe’s bail after he was accused of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl.

Clement Seothaeng recorded himself and sent the video to his manager. He demanded R150k or the clip would be circulated on social media.

The State was pushing for a life sentence but the court handed both accused 20 years for murder and five for defeating the ends of justice. The sentences will run concurrently.

Muzi Mkhize, 57, pleaded guilty to culpable homicide. In his plea statement, he said he fell asleep in court and lost control of a firearm. A shot was accidentally fired at State advocate Ann Watt.

The Swellendam serial killer, Brian Mudyiwayana, murdered five women and a man between 2016 and 2017.

A 41-year-old father abused his children between 2012 and 2021. His daughter was just 7 months old when he began.

‘The motive for the attack flows from his deeply held political, ideological and philosophical beliefs and also intense resentment with the South African government,’ said the State.

A traditional healer was sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape. He told the victim he would help her avoid a miscarriage, said the NPA.

Jacobus Petoors was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday. It was his 11th court appearance and fourth rape conviction.

‘If there is a bail application and he doesn’t get released, does that mean he will go on hunger strike until he dies?’ said the State.

Shamila Batohi insists that rushing NPA prosecutions isn’t the recipe for success. This comes after MPs slammed its ‘lack of progress’.

Jeftic Nebojsa disappeared after Mile Viljkovic was murdered in 2011. He was caught in the deceased’s car seven years later.

The court heard from the victim that she had loved and worshipped her father and he used her as an object of lust and took away her innocence.

A former teacher at Idas Valley Primary School in Stellenbosch resigned after he was accused of raping a 14-year-old pupil. The accused was released on R4000 bail.

The man who was a member of a criminal gang known as SVK in Ipelegeng in the North West pleaded guilty to all four charges of rape.

Majonhi, 42, allegedly killed her husband with a hammer and spade and dumped his body parts into several pit latrines in 2015.

Maintenance worker Mark Labuschagne pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an elderly Alzheimer’s patient and possession of child pornography.

The bail application of KZN farmer Garth Simpson who is accused of murdering 17-year-old Qiniso Dlamini is expected to continue on 14 October.

Mdumiseni Mduduzi Mkhize appeared before the Cradock Magistrate’s Court for the alleged murder of prosecutor Sivenathi Ralarala. The NPA said the passenger is Mkhize’s car who allegedly shot herself was a police officer.

Kuben Moodley was charged with laundering money for Gupta-owned companies, fraud and theft. He was granted bail until February 2022 on Wednesday.

The mother allegedly received R400 in exchange for each sexual encounter and used the money to buy alcohol and drugs for herself and her boyfriend.