The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has criticised Department of Home Affairs Director-General Tommy Makhode after he failed to appear at a subpoena hearing into delays in processing a citizenship application. Makhode and the department’s North West Provincial Manager, Eunice Mhlanga, had been subpoenaed to appear before the Commission at its Rustenburg provincial office on Monday. However, only Mhlanga attended the hearing. The inquiry followed a complaint over prolonged delays in the processing of a citizenship application, which the…

The pre-trial hearing in the murder case of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock has been postponed to 19 August 2026 after one of the accused told the Johannesburg High Court he was struggling to afford his legal representation. Accused Victor Majola informed the court that he was experiencing financial difficulties in paying his lawyer, Advocate Du Plessis. Judge William Karam granted the postponement to allow Majola time to resolve his legal representation. Addressing the accused, Karam said if Majola was unable…

 The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an application by the fifth accused, Nthabiseng Nzama, to be excused from attending parts of the attempted murder trial of alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Matlala and his co-accused are facing multiple charges linked to the attempted murders of actress Tebogo Thobejane and taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni, who were both shot and wounded in separate incidents. The State alleges Matlala orchestrated the attacks. Nzama had asked the court to excuse…