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Family shocked as ConCourt overturns murder conviction of the man who stabbed constable

A law student who stabbed two Pretoria police officers, allegedly believing they were criminals out to rob him, has succeeded in having his murder conviction and life sentence overturned by the Constitutional Court.

The family of slain cop Kenneth Sithole who dies while on duty has expressed shock and disappointment that his killer is trying to get his conviction and sentence overturned in the Constitutional Court.

A pathologist who conducted postmortems on patients who died during the Life Esidimeni marathon project said negligence was a factor as some patients died from bedsores.

Three forensic reports into National Lotteries Commission funding have found no evidence of corruption. The seven-month probe cleared Phillemon Letwaba, who was accused of nepotism in connection with dodgy Lotteries grants, of any wrongdoing. But the reports, by attorneys Ndobela Lamola Inc, are littered with forged documents. Financial statements attached to the reports make no sense. A key witness was not interviewed. Ronald Lamola, now minister of justice, was a director of Ndobela Lamola Inc, when two of the reports were submitted. While Ndobela Lamola Inc refuses to say how much they wer...