Tag: national prosecuting authority
Arms deal: Zuma to take another shot at Billy Downer in...
Former president Jacob Zuma will today once again attempt to have State prosecutor Billy Downer removed from the multibillion-rand Thales arms deal case, which...
Lifestyle audits on the cards for #TrafficSyndicate accused
The accused in the cross-provincial traffic syndicate will undergo a lifestyle audit soon.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson in the Free State, Phaladi Shuping, tells...
Syndicate suspects granted bail
The Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court has granted bail ranging between R5 000 and R10 000 to 14 of 18 suspects accused of fraud connected with...
Magashule asks NPA to allow him to hand himself over, if...
The NPA has confirmed that it has received a letter from the ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule’s lawyers seeking guarantees that should the prosecuting agency...
Convicted murderer to testify against prison officer
The convicted murderer Jongikhaya Samsam is on Friday set to testify against the alleged murder mastermind and Goedemoed officer at the Bloemfontein High Court.
This...
#FSAsbestosGate: Order granted to seize assets
The Bloemfontein High Court has granted the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) an asset freezing order worth R300 million in connection...
Eighth VBS Bank suspect Philip Truter granted R50K bail
The eighth suspect implicated in the looting of VBS Mutual Bank, Philip Truter, was granted bail by the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court...
Magashule’s former driver subpoenaed by NPA over Pierneef painting’s disappearance
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reportedly subpoenaed Ace Magashule’s former driver over the Pierneef painting’s disappearance, which has an estimated value of R8...
Chief Justice gives lecture at UFS
South Africa is in high need of a leadership that is guided by the will of its people, and that has structures in place...
Bfn performer released on bail after shooting
The Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in the Free State has granted musical artist and entrepreneur Selby Hiliza known as ‘Masheleng’ R10 000 bail following his...
Prisons to get full-body scanners – Lamola
The minister expresses concern about several videos that have gone viral depicting prisoners engaging in illegal acts while behind bars.
Full-body scanners are to be...
In Ramaphosa we trust, survey shows, while DA slides
President Cyril Ramaphosa appears to not only be carrying the hopes of the ANC’s success in the coming elections, he is also seemingly the...
Gerrie Nel helps David beat Goliath
Well-known advocate, Gerrie Nel, is at the helm of a private prosecution office that aims to help the disenfranchised get the justice they deserve....
Concourt ruling could see marijuana go up in flames
The Constitutional Court is expected to hand down judgment on Tuesday in a matter in which another court ruled that it was legal for South...
Juju back in Bfn court today
The matter against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, who is accused of contravening the 1956 Riotous Assemblies Act, is expected back...
Twenty Bfn minors arrested for gang activities
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the province has found that 20 out of the 73 men arrested last week Thursday for gang-related activities...
One month to Pistorius-sentence appeal
The state has one month to argue its application for leave to appeal convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius’s six-year prison sentence in the Supreme Court...
Disciplinary hearings against UFS students postponed
Disciplinary hearings against 15 students involved in the aftermath of the protests that occurred at the University of the Free State (UFS) in February...
