State to oppose bail for murder suspect
The State has indicated its intention to oppose bail against a 27-year old suspected killer of Leribe in QwaQwa, when he appears in the Phuthaditjhaba magistrate court to apply for bail today. Jack Mokholo, who is facing multiple counts of murder charges appeared before Phuthaditjhaba magistrate court on Friday and was remanded in custody. Mokholo was nabbed at his hideout at Leribe on February 28 in connection with murder of Thabisio Ngala (31) who died of stab wounds 24 hours earlier. Police spokesperson in the eastern Free State Mmako Mophiring said the state will oppose Mokholo’s bail application because he…
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Rape case to be moved to higher court
The Tseseng Magistrate Court has postponed the rape trial of Thabo Mofutsanyana coordinator for community development programme Thapelo Hlubi to April 3, when it is expected to be referred to the Phuthaditjaba Regional court. Hlubi is accused of kidnapping and raping an 18-year old woman from the area. During his second appearance in court this week, the state added two more charges, one of pointing at someone with a gun and attempted rape. According to the state, the gun pointing occurred when a passer-by – whom it shall call as a witness – saw Hlubi raping a woman inside a…
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R20m to repair vandalised Soweto hostels
The new flats were meant to integrate communities with hostel dwellers and to transform them from single-sex spaces to family units, eradicating the apartheid-style dormitories MEC for Co-operative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements Paul Mashatile visited some Soweto hostels on Wednesday to check on progress on the recapitalisation programme that was launched several years ago. Dube, Mzimhlophe and Diepkloof hostels in Soweto have been undergoing a major makeover under the City of Joburg’s multimillion-rand Soweto Hostel Redevelopment and Upgrading Programme. It is a joint initiative with the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements. While Dube and parts of Mzimhlophe hostels…
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