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29/10/2025

The Proteas Women's Cricket team has made the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final for the first time in history after crushing the England Women's Cricket team.

The Proteas were absolutely rampant with the bat in Guwahati, India today, beating England by a merciless 125 runs in the first semifinal of the competition.

South African captain Laura Wolvaardt was meticulous with the bat, top scoring with 169 runs off of 143 balls, a performance that won her the player of the match award.

Meanwhile, Marizanne Kapp was sublime with the ball, taking a sensational 5 wickets in 7 overs as she dismantled the English batting order to see South Africa to the final on Sunday where they will play either India or Australia.

The Indian Women's Cricket team play the Australian Women's Cricket team tomorrow from 11:30am CAT for the remaining final spot.

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29/10/2025

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"This swine abandoned bail because he is a coward, he knew that the justice of the people would deal with him quick, fast and in a hurry. This is why I say the death penalty must come back because the only thing these animals fear is death itself. If we don't hang these animals they will never stop"- Outraged Mamelodi resident.

Tebogo Mnisi.

This is the name of the 38-year-old man accused of killing the Moramaga cousins this past Sunday morning.

The 21 and 22-year-old cousins Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga were brutally shot and killed on Sunday morning between 02:30am and 04:30am after a night out.

Police allege that Tebogo Mnisi is the man who pulled the trigger on the two cousins and a third female victim who survived the shooting and is recovering from gunshot wounds.

As such, Mnisi has today, in the Mamelodi Magistrates Court, been charged with two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder as well as a count of the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Prosecutors allege that Mnisi used an unlicensed firearm and ammunition to carry out the heinous shooting of the three young women.

Today, Mnisi unexpectedly abandoned his bid for bail as hundreds of outraged Mamelodi East residents protested the murders outside court, calling for the court to grant him bail so that they could deal with him personally.

The rented Mamelodi East house that Mnisi had been living in was set on fire and burned to the ground by angry Mamelodi residents a few hours after news of the murder of the cousins made the rounds.

Law enforcement officials have warned residents in the area that the burning of the home amounted to arson and the malicious damage to private property, criminal acts that are punishable by law and that anyone who is found to have been responsible for torching the house will be arrested and charged in a court of law.

Police have also warned against acts of vigilantism as the Mamelodi mob continue to vow to lynch Tebogo Mnisi should he be released from custody.

The official motive for the shooting is still unknown at this stage with speculation rife that the accused shot the victims in a fit of rage after they had made it clear that they would not spend the night with him even after he had allegedly spent thousands of Rand on drinks for the ladies at a tavern a few hours before the shooting.

The case against Mnisi continues with prosecutors confident that they will secure a speedy conviction as investigators finalize and solidify their case.

Mnisi will now spend the festive season, including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Day behind bars after being remanded until his next court apearance in the third week of January of 2026.

Video: Nabeelah Shaikh, reporter.

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27/10/2025

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"It was a concerted, multidisciplinary effort and collaboration between law enforcement and the public that led to the arrest.

Our teams worked tirelessly when the report came in, even our most seasoned detectives who are currently on leave came in to help track down this suspect So you can tell how hurtful this [sic] murders were to all of us. It is barbaric what was done to these girls.. Ja it hurt us a lot".- Brigadier Ramangwa, Head: Gauteng Violent Crime Task Team.

Detectives in Mamelodi, northeast of Pretoria have vowed that the 38-year-old suspect they have arrested in connection with the heinous double murder of the Moramaga cousins, together with anyone else who may be found to have been complicit in the act, will be hauled before court to answer for their crimes.

This comes as the bodies of two female cousins, Tshiamo and Baleseng Moramaga were found on the side of a Mamelodi road in the early hours of Sunday morning.

An inspection of the bodies indicated that the two young women had sustained fatal bullet wounds.

Law enforcement officials immediately activated a manhunt for the perpetrator/s of the double murders with early investigations showing that the women were shot and killed between 02:30am and 04:30am this past Sunday.

Investigations also show that a third victim was also shot and wounded during in the shooting and is currently recovering in hospital.

Detectives attached to the Gauteng Violent Crime Unit together with local police officers out of Mamelodi were already following leads by 06:30am on the Sunday, retracing the movements of the two cousins and questioning family and friends.

It then came to light that the two deceased and the third injured victim had been on a night out on Saturday and overnight into Sunday morning, with the 38-year-old male suspect being the last person to be seen with the cousins alive.

In statements to investigating officers, residents living on and around the road on which the shooting happened swore that they had heard arguing between what they described as 'a group of people' in the early hours of Sunday morning before gunshots rang out.

Neighbours are then said to have discovered the two bodies of the victims when they went out to inquire what the altercation and gunshots were all about when it was safe to do so.

Acting on critical information, detectives then traced the suspect to his exact location at a fuel station in Pretoria, apprehended him before taking him into custody.

The suspect was then charged with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder.

Mamelodi police officials would not confirm or deny to the The Legal SA whether the murder weapon/s used in the outrage had yet been recovered, only confirming that detectives are confident that the suspect in custody is responsible for the shooting as they continue to interrogate him.

The suspect is now due to appear before the Mamelodi Magistrates Court on Wednesday after a formal charge sheet has been finalized against him.

Meanwhile, law enforcement officials have confirmed that the third victim who was shot and injured in the incident is currently under police guard in hospital, with hopes that they will make a full recovery in time to help solidify the case against the suspect in court.

The two cousins, Baleseng and Tshiamo Moramaga, were just 21 and 22 years of age respectively at the time of their demise and have been described as fun loving and free spirited individuals who did everything together.

The motive for the fatal shooting is still unknown at this stage.

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23/10/2025

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is out for the blood of Gauteng Premier Panyanza Lesufi over the dismal Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens saga.

It has emerged that the wardens were improperly constituted by Premier Lesufi according to a report published by the Public Protector's office.

The Public Protector, an independent Chapter 9 institution of the Republic of South Africa with the power to investigate, report on and remedy improper conduct in all state affairs, this week published a report that had found that the Crime Prevention Wardens had been irregularly and unlawfully established, appointed and deployed by Premier Panyaza Lesufi and his provincial administration.

Premier Lesufi has since said that the wardens would now be disbanded as a unit and undergo comprehensive phased training in order to be designated the same legal standing as traffic police officers.

The DA will not wait to see this materialize however, as the blue party says it will be tabling a Motion of No Confidence against Lesufi as the premier of the Gauteng province on the basis that he illegally established the Crime Prevention Wardens unit.

The DA says that Lesufi intentionally used funds earmarked for health and social development to fund the wardens who were not even provided with accredited crime prevention training to begin with.

According to the DA, an external service provider that is not accredited or licensed to provide crime combating training may have been paid millions of Rand in taxpayer monies to supposedly train the wardens before they were deployed, posing a risk to their own lives and the lives of the citizenry they were appointed to protect.

As such, the DA says other parties in Gauteng Provincial Legislature should all come together and pass the motion to chuck Panyanza Lesufi out as Gauteng premier.

Lesufi himself is a deployee of the African National Congress (ANC) and is one of the top contenders to succeed Cyril Ramaphosa as the president of the ANC.

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23/10/2025

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Western Cape police have managed to identify, track, trace and apprehend seven suspects believed to be behind the heinous and fatal mass shooting outrage that claimed the lives of 7 victims on the Cape Flats last Friday.

A couple of hours before midnight on Friday the 17th of October, a group of gunmen stormed a residence on Road 53 near Better Life in Philippi East, opening fire on the occupants therein before fleeing the scene.

Six of the seven victims were instantly killed in the attack while the seventh victim is said to have died en route to a medical facility.

Police then immediately activated a massive manhunt for the suspects, making use of every available asset including paid police informants who are themselves criminals with links to the criminal underworld in the Western Cape province.

Law enforcement officials have confirmed that external intelligence led to the arrests of the seven suspects, who are aged between just 16 and 22 years of age.

The suspects were all apprehended in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, October 23) between 03:15am and 05:30am after a five day manhunt.

All seven suspects are set to appear at the Athlone Magistrates Court on Friday morning facing seven counts of murder.

Charges of the illegal possession of fi****ms and ammunition may be added to the charge sheet at a later stage police have said.

23/10/2025

King Charles III, the king of the United Kingdom and Lord of the 14 Commonwealth realms across the world has today become the first British monarch since the 16th century to publicly go to prayer with the pontiff of the Catholic Church.

The historic prayer meeting between King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State, took place at the remarkable Sistine Chapel built between 1473 and 1481.

King Henry VIII, who reigned between 1509 and 1547, was the last British monarch before Charles III to enjoy such an occasion with the Pope of the Catholic Church.

Notwithstanding, Henry VIII would go on to be excommunicated by then Pope Paul III after he disavowed the papal authority of the Roman Catholic Church, going on to declare himself the head of the Church of England.

The 76-year-old King Charles III was accompanied by his 78-year-old wife, Queen Camilla, the queen consort of the United Kingdom and Lady of the the 14 Commonwealth realms across the globe as they landed in the Vatican City late on Wednesday night before meeting with Pope Leo XIV and some of his Cardinals within the Catholic Church early on Thursday morning.

Following the prayer session this morning, Charles III would then go into a private meeting with Pope Leo to discuss nature conservation as both men share a deep concern for the environment.

The prayer meeting comes as the Catholic Church celebrates its 2025 Jubilee year which is observed every 25 years.

The Catholic Church's Jubilee Year 2025 began in earnest on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, and concludes proper on the 6th of January, 2026.

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22/10/2025

"The defence's argument that the respondent cannot be held personally liable is fatal and cannot succeed. The legal counsel was for the benefit of Mr. Zuma alone, in his personal capacity and during a criminal trial against him.

In the circumstances, I make the following order:

The first respondent, Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, is ordered to make payment to the second applicant, the State Attorney, of the sum of R28 960 774.34 (twenty-eight million nine hundred and sixty thousand seven hundred and seventy-four Rand and thirty-four cents) being in respect of monies advanced for his legal fees and associated expenses."- Judge Anthony Millar.

The North Gauteng High Court sitting in Pretoria has ruled in favour of the South African Presidency, the South African State Attorney's office as well as the office of the Solicitor General of South Africa in a civil case against former president of the republic Jacob Zuma.

The three state bodies took Zuma to court over legal fees paid by the state to covers Zuma's legal expenses during his ongoing 'Arms Deal' criminal case, expenses which the state covered from 2005 to 2018.

In that case, the state foot the bill for Zuma's legal representation on corruption charges he faces along with French arms manufacturer Thales where Zuma is accused of receiving bribes from Thales through an intermediary, a one Shabir Shaik, in return for helping Thales secure a R2.6-billion military contract to provide the South African Defence Force (SANDF) with combat suites for frigates.

Today, Judge A Millar today rejected the defence's argument that Jacob Zuma could not be held personally liable for the legal fees, finding that the fees were for Zuma in his personal capacity notwithstanding that he was Deputy President and President of South Africa proper respectively when the case was first brought against Zuma and Thales and then tried over a lengthy period until when the state ceased to pay Zuma's legal fees in 2018.

Judge Millar also pointed out that the defence argument was baseless in that there is no constitutional and/or legislative provision that the state must cover the legal costs of a deputy president or president to automatically for unlawful actions perpetrated in a personal capacity.

Judge Millar also issued a devastating and merciless order that Zuma had sixty days to settle the debt or risk having his assets seized in lieu of payment;

"In the event that the first respondent, fails to satisfy the judgment debt in this matter within 60 (sixty days of the date of the court’s order, the State Attorney is directed to have a writ of ex*****on issued by the Registrar of this Court for the attachment and sale in ex*****on of immovable and/or movable and/or incorporeal property of the first respondent, to satisfy the judgment debt, including his presidential pension benefit, or portion thereof, if required and subject to an order of court authorizing that such attachment order be issued after satisfying itself that it is just and equitable that the order be issued and that the amount is appropriate."

Legal researcher and analyst Thabo Makaota says that he anticipates that this is not the end of the road and that Zuma is likely to take the ruling on appeal saying;

"Look, Jacob Zuma's affinity for litigation is well known and documented. I therefore anticipate the former president to approach the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) and pray for leave to appeal this ruling where I believe he will argue that leave to appeal must be granted because the rights of a president and the state benefits they enjoy and/or must enjoy are constitutional in nature.

Of course, the ConCourt will likely reject Zuma's leave to appeal the ruling on two critical points I believe;

-That while a deputy president and president proper do enjoy legal representation during their time in office and at the states' financial burden, this legal representation can only be covered by the state when it is necessary for the deputy president or president's ex*****on of their official duties
-The law prescribes that even when a deputy president or president proper has had legal fees paid for by the state, the state itself can pursue the repayment of monies paid if it is found that the deputy president or president proper acted for personal gain and not in the public interest.

So we can clearly see that Zuma's corruption case with Thales was for personal gain and had nothing to do with discharging his duties in his official capacity as deputy president back in 2005 or so and when he took the presidency in 2009.

So approaching the ConCourt will just be a delay tactic", Makaota said.

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21/10/2025

The Proteas Women's cricket team has beaten the Pakistank Women's cricket team at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka in match six at the ICC Women's World Cup a short while ago.

The Pakistani women's team won the toss and decided to send the the women's Proteas in to bat first.

South Africa duly accepted the Pakistani challenge, posting 312/9 in 40 overs on a rain ridden day day in Colombo.

Laura Wolvaardt was absolutely imperious with the bat, top scoring with 90 runs with Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp also capable, posting 61 and 68* runs respectively.

Kapp's unbeaten 68 runs not out together with her three-wicket haul in five overs for just 20 runs secured her the Player of the Match award.

The heavens continued to disrupt play as the Pakistani women went into bat with the DSL method coming into operation.

Ultimately, Pakistan could only muster 83/7 in 20 overs to fall to a 150 run defeat to the Proteas women's team.

The result takes South Africa to the top of the table with a semifinals birth already secured with one match, against Australia, left to play in the group stage.

With today's win, The Proteas women's team also make history in winning five consecutive games at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup for the very first time.

South Africa next play Australia on Saturday the 25th of October in a dead-rubber game with nothing but national pride to play for as both nations have already made the semifinals the competition proper.

The semifinals of the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup begin on the 29th of October.

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20/10/2025

The end of tenderpreneurship, corruption, graft, malfeasance and the looting of state coffers for the benefit of the few at the expense of the masses.

This is what the Democratic Alliance (DA) says it seeks to end as it fixes to table its 'Economic Inclusion for All' bill before the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa.

The bill, formally announced by the DA at a media briefing in Johannesburg today, seeks to replace Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment or BBB-EE as a more functional, constitutionally sound, transparent and fair policy of economic redress that is immune to the exploits of corruption.

BBB-EE itself came into existence when the BEE Act 53 was ratified in 2003 as legislation that sought to address and redress racial economic inequalities caused by apartheid when the black majority population of South Africa was excluded from significant portions of the economy for decades enjoyed by the white minority population exclusively.

The DA says that while it appreciates the noble intentions of BBB-EE, its application has been largely disproportionate, benefiting only a few politically connected individuals while the black population in general has barely benefited from the policy or realized any economic empowerment in 22 years.

Race, as a beneficiary determining factor, is also a hamstring of BBB-EE that does more harm than good according to the DA.

Instead, the blue party says that its proposed bill strikes down race-based assessment when determining if an individual is suitable to benefit from economic empowerment and rather uses a needs-based approach.

DA Federal Chairperson Ivan Meyer says that a needs-based approach ensures that only the most deserving individuals will benefit from its economic empowerment policy of economic redress instead of a few people who play the game of patronage with high ranking public office bearers.

As such, Meyer says that economic redress and affirmative action policies do not have to fundamentally be raced-based but rather needs-based as the black majority will at any given time be the primary beneficiaries of such policies based on the sheer size of this demographic and due to the accepted history of economic exclusions perpetrated against it.

The DA says that it hopes to have its newly designed bill ratified as early as in the first quarter of 2026.

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18/10/2025

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Western Cape police are still calling for any information that could lead to the apprehension of the suspects who shot and killed seven people in Philippi on the Cape Flats last night.

According to police investigators, an unknown number of assailants stormed a residence on Road 53 near Better Life in Philippi East on the Cape Flats a couple of hours before midnight on Friday, indiscriminately opening fire on the occupants therein.

At least six people were instantly killed by the gunfire while a seventh victim is believed to have died en route to a medical facility.

The suspects are then said to have fled the scene with seemingly nothing having being stolen from the deceased.

Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile confirmed the incident saying that a large scale manhunt of the suspects has been initiated with all available police resources activated to help identify, track, trace and apprehend the perpetrators of this outrage.

These resources include the use of paid police informants who are active members of the criminal underworld in Philippi and surrounds and have proven track records of successfully assisting police investigations.

Lt. General Patekile also confirmed that there was no motive immediately clear to police investigators after a preliminary scan of the crime scene and identification of the victims who are said to be aged between 20 and 30 years of age.

If you have any information on this mass shooting incident then you are urged to immediately contact the South African Police Services on 08600 10111.

Anonymous tip-offs can also be made on the MySAPS app.

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17/10/2025

World leaders, including President of the republic, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa are yet to formally recognize the new leader of Madagascar, Colonel Michael Randrianirina.

Colonel Randrianirina was today sworn in as Madagascar's new president after leading a coup d'état that deposed Andry Rajoelina.

At just 35 years of age, Rajoelina himself assumed power through his own coup d'etat against Marc Ravalomanana in 2009, becoming Madagascar's youngest ever ruler.

However, Andry Rajoelina was to get a taste of his own medicine as the GenZ protests broke out in Madagascar last week, intensifying into the weekend forcing him to flee the country.

The generals of the Malagasy army immediately swore allegiance to Colonel Michael Randrianirina once it became clear that Andry Rajoelina had fled the country at the weekend.

Within a few hours of Rajoelina's self imposed exile, the justices of Malagasy High Constitutional Court had ratified the army takeover of the Malagasy government.

This court also impeached the deposed Rajoelina on treason charges, ordering his immediate arrest should he ever set foot on Madagascan soil.

The Gen Z protests were catalyzed by acute water and electricity shortages with the poorest areas of Madagascar often going six days a week without power.

Rajoelina has been accused of corruption, graft and malfeasance, enriching himself, family and friends by looting state coffers while the country crumbled around him.

Notwithstanding, Rajoelina continues to condemn the military takeover of the state and insists that he remains the true ruler of Madagascar even in exile.

The African Union and the United Nations have both condemned Rajoelina's deposition but it appears that it is only a matter of time before Colonel Michael Randrianirina is recognized by the international community as president of Madagascar especially when lawmakers of that country have ratified his ascent in unison.

Colonel Michael Randrianirina today announced that the military would rule over Madagascar for at least two years alongside a traditional government before elections can be held to elect a president afresh and the country return to civilian rule.

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17/10/2025

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"They are young. The age average is that some of them should be in Matric and some in university but the only thing they know is to commit crime".

These are the words KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Lt. General Nhlanhlna Mkhwanazi once used to bemoan the youthful ages of hardened, armed and dangerous criminals attempting to subject the citizens of and visitors to his province to violent crime.

General Mkhwanazi's words have resonated once again today as his KZN SAPS forces shot and killed yet another armed and dangerous suspect in the early hours of this morning.

Just before sunrise this morning, specialized tactical units and criminal investigation department detectives of the South African Police Service in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN SAPS) descended on a house in Cato Manor less than 5 kilometers from the Durban city centre, on the hunt for a top priority suspect sought over a string of murders, attempted murders, armed robbery and gun cases.

Upon arrival, police teams quickly surrounded the the Cato Manor house, identified themselves and commanded the suspect to come out of the property and surrender to police for arrest.

The suspect was in no mood for handcuffs and a jail cell however, responding to police hails by firing on the officers.

The KZN SAPS team in attendance was made up of at least 18 officers who had surrounded the house, with 11 of them returning fire on the suspect.

This is according to KZN SAPS Spokesperson Robert Netshiunda who says that officers fired 72 rounds within a three minute period of gunfire exchange with the suspect.

When the gunpowder settled, officers finally managed to gain entry in to the property after breaching the front door.

The suspect was found lying in a pool of his own blood, dead after having being struck by police gunfire, sustaining bullet wounds to the upper body, neck and head.

Next to the body of the suspect, police recovered a pistol with four live rounds in the gun's magazine while 10 spent cartridges were found at different locations inside house.

Investigators have since confirmed that the deceased suspect had just celebrated his 20th birthday some three weeks ago and had recently been released on an unlawful possession of a firearm charge while having been arrested and released on attempted murder charges in 2024 and murder and armed robbery charges back in 2023 when he would have been 19 and 18 years old respectively.

The pistol recovered from the suspect will now be taken for ballistic testing to link it to various crimes beyond doubt.

KZN SAPS Police Commissioner Lt. General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has on numerous occasions said that it is always unfortunate when his forces have to mow down suspects in a hail of bullets especially those suspects who are youthful and should be the future of the country but that he and his forces will never back down nor negotiate with dangerous and armed suspects who terrorize the people of his province and then open fire on police when it is time to face the law.

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