Zimbabwean authorities plan to confiscate assets belonging to two imprisoned entrepreneurs after their conviction in a multimillion-dollar procurement scandal. Prosecutors told the court on Friday they will seek forfeiture under the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act against Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, who were found guilty of defrauding the government of $7 million. The men await sentencing scheduled for Nov. 17 and face potential prison terms of at least 20 years.
Prosecutor Whisper Mabhaudhi requested a delay to file the asset seizure application until written verdicts become available next week. Justice Pisirayi Kwenda said documentation will be ready by the following Wednesday. Pre-sentencing hearings are set for Nov...
A Zimbabwean court ordered a religious organization to cover legal expenses after abandoning litigation against a rival congregation it attempted to remove from contested property in Marondera. Justice Regis Dembure ruled that Assemblies of God-Back to God must pay elevated costs to Assemblies of God-Spiritual Movement following the plaintiff's decision to drop its eviction claim during proceedings. The dispute centered on Stand Number 2666T in Rujeko Township.
The withdrawal came after witness Nathan Sethlako underwent questioning by defense attorney Lincoln Majogo, revealing significant problems with the case. Sethlako admitted during testimony that his organization had misplaced documents supposedly proving ownership rights and...
South Africa and Switzerland formalized a partnership aimed at strengthening vocational training programs during a presidential visit that concluded on Wednesday. Deputy Minister Buti Manamela signed the technical education agreement while accompanying President Cyril Ramaphosa during meetings held from Oct. 29 through Oct. 30. The arrangement seeks to expand involvement from Swiss businesses in apprenticeship systems that blend workplace experience with academic instruction.
Manamela emphasized opportunities for companies in sectors like manufacturing and pharmaceuticals to support curriculum development and direct training initiatives. Ramaphosa and Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter toured a Wil-Uzwil training facility to observe...
A member of parliament faces criminal proceedings beginning next week over accusations she encouraged violence through online posts during widespread riots four years ago. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla will appear at Durban High Court starting on Monday for a two-week trial on charges that prosecutors say relate to messages she shared while chaos swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces during July 2021. The National Prosecuting Authority alleges the legislator posted videos showing looting scenes with text reading We see you, which authorities claim spurred additional destruction.
The disturbances followed the jailing of her father, former President Jacob Zuma, for contempt and resulted in more than 350 fatalities plus damage...
A Johannesburg court has directed city officials to fast-track a system for confirming and enrolling street vendors after advocates challenged their displacement from public areas. Judge Brad Wanless ruled on Tuesday that the metropolitan government must start the verification work on Monday and finish by Nov. 18, following arguments from the Socio-Economic Rights Institute that vendors lost their ability to support themselves through unfair treatment.
The institute represented traders affected by municipal operations that cleared unauthorized commerce from downtown streets and other locations. Attorneys argued officials violated constitutional protections by removing people without adequate warnings or substitute locations. The city...
South Africa will construct its first small harbor facilities since the end of apartheid as part of an infrastructure program targeting underserved coastal communities. Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala from Public Works and Infrastructure announced the project on Friday in Port Shepstone, where officials presented spatial development plans identifying construction locations. The government intends to address historical disparities, given that most existing harbors were built before 1994 and are concentrated in the Western Cape province.
Port Shepstone will host the initial facility less than one kilometer from the town center near Oribi Plaza. Additional sites under consideration span multiple provinces, with Port Edward and Hibberdene...
Law enforcement officials in the Nelson Mandela Bay District detained multiple individuals during weekend operations targeting serious offenses across the Eastern Cape region. Police recovered firearms, ammunition and merchandise valued at approximately 150,000 rand while executing Operation Shanela II activities between late October and early November.
Officers arrested four people on Thursday after locating a stolen Volkswagen Polo and mobile phones during patrols in Wells Estate. Investigators discovered blank weapons in the vehicle and later confiscated an actual firearm from a store in Motherwell, where a 32-year-old Ethiopian national faced charges. Separate incidents on Friday involved ammunition seizures connected to a...
South Africa's state power company has maintained electricity generation without blackouts for more than 161 days while improving plant efficiency and cutting emergency fuel expenses. The utility operator achieved an Energy Availability Factor of 65.9 percent during October, representing a 3.66 percentage point gain from the same month in 2024 when performance stood at 62.24 percent.
Unexpected equipment failures declined as the Unplanned Capability Loss Factor reached 21.78 percent last month, down from 24.51 percent during the previous year's comparable period. The company reduced its reliance on expensive Open-Cycle Gas Turbines to nearly zero, spending only 0.005 million rand on diesel during the final week of October against 7.84...
A South African advocacy organization has rejected online opinion polls that claim to reflect public sentiment, calling them unreliable and disconnected from actual community perspectives. The Centre for Alternative Information RSA issued its critique on Sunday through spokesman Siyabulela Mavimbela, who said such surveys depend on narrow social media discussions rather than rigorous research methods. The group warned that these efforts attempt to shape opinion through biased framing that cannot survive basic examination.
Mavimbela emphasized that legitimate assessments of public attitudes require direct community engagement and verified information instead of digital platform noise shaped by individual interests. The statement arrives...
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