Panayiotou Bail Denied: Potential Witness Tampering

Yet another slap in the face was served to Christopher Panayioutou and his legal team in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Magistrate Abigail Beeton listed the reasons she denied the murder accused bail on Friday the 5th June. The Magistrate’s reasons included, but were not limited to the fact that Panayiotou’s father has a home in Cyprus, and with his recent attainment of Cypriot citizenship he would be a flight risk. She went on to say that ... Read more »
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By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

NPA Deputy Head Charged with Fraud and Perjury

Deputy Head and Head Advocate of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Nomgcobo Jiba, appeared in the Pretoria Regional Court on Wednesday on charges of fraud and perjury. The charges link to Jiba’s u... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

Marli van Breda Returns to School

Marli van Breda, one of the two survivors of the Stellenbosch axe murders, has started going back to her former school on a full time basis and is said to be coping well with all her work to the extent that she... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

Another Group of Prisoners Escapes

The police in Gauteng have reported that seven prisoners awaiting trial have escaped from the police who were looking after them when they overpowered the attending police officers and escaped from the Lenasia ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, June 7th, 2015

FIFA Crisis: Morocco, not South Africa, Should Have Hosted the World Cup in 2010!

As the FIFA crisis deepens, more absurd and dramatic claims are beginning to emerge. One of the revelations is that the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup was won by Morocco rather than South Africa, who bec... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Friday, June 5th, 2015

Panayiotou Bail Application Denied

The Port Elizabeth Magistrates’ court has denied murder accused Christopher Panayiotou bail. The presiding Magistrate, Abigail Beeton said that Panayiotou and his legal team failed to show any plausible c... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Thursday, June 4th, 2015

Panayiotou to Hear Bail Judgement on Friday

Christopher Panayiotou, the man accused of organising a hit on his wife Jayde Panayiotou, will hear his fate on Friday morning. The 28-year-old businessman and club owner will find out whether or not he gets ba... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Thursday, June 4th, 2015

Sandton City Launches Investigation into Roof Collapse

Management at the Sandton City mall announced on Thursday that they have begun an investigation into the roof collapse at the mall on Wednesday. The collapse, which occurred on the bridge between Sandton City a... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

Nxasana Finally Agrees to Step Down

The embattled head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Mxolisi Nxasana has agreed to vacate the office of the National Director of Prosecutions with immediate effect following a productive meeting betw... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

Woman Mauled to Death by Lion at Joburg Zoo

It is being reported that an American tourist who was on holiday in South Africa has been mauled to death by a lion following unsafe practices when she and her family were game viewing at a lion park in Johanne... Read more »