Bellarmine Mugabe was deported from South Africa, back to his home country, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday.
Mugabe and his cousin, Tobias Matonhondze, pleaded guilty to charges against them. The former pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and being in the country illegally.
While Matonhondze pleaded guilty to attempted murder for shooting Sipho Mahlangu twice in the back, defeating the ends of justice, and the possession of an illegal firearm, contravening the Firearms Act.
Mugabe was sentenced to a fine of R600,000 or two years in prison after violating firearms and immigration regulations. The court's ruling included a directive to deport him from South Africa upon the conclusion of his sentence.
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Matonhodze was handed a three-year prison sentence. Following the completion of his sentence, he too will be deported.
March and March and other organisations have been marching against illegal immigration in South Africa since Tuesday.
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On Tuesday, along with ActionSA, they marched through the Tshwane CDB, while others marched in Durban. On Wednesday and Thursday, March and March marched in the Johannesburg CBD.
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The demonstration is part of a widening campaign demanding the immediate removal of undocumented foreign nationals.
Deputy EMPD chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Ekurhuleni City Manager Kagiso Lerutla have been granted bail.
Bail has been set at R30,000 each. The case has been postponed to 13 May.
The two officials have been in custody since their arrests in mid-April.
They spent the long weekend behind bars after judgment was reserved on Friday.
Both men face charges of fraud, corruption, and defeating the ends of justice.
The core allegation involves an identity-switch scheme.
They allegedly paid an impersonator R400,000 to appear in court on Lerutla's behalf for a speeding charge while Lerutla attended a job interview.
North West businessman Brown Mogotsi wants the Madlanga Commission evidence leader, Advocate Matthew Chaskalson SC, to recuse himself.
Mogotsi has filed a complaint against Chaskalson.
Chaskalson has rejected claims by Brown Mogotsi that he behaved unfairly in his questioning in the hearings.
He intends to seek permission from his professional bodies to file an affidavit answering Mogotsi’s allegations.
This was confirmed by Madlanga Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels after Mogotsi, who was scheduled to resume his testimony before the Commission on Tuesday and Wednesday, indicated that he would apply for the recusal of Chaskalson.
READ: Chaskalson denies Mogotsi's claims of unfair questioning
Michaels said the Commission will hear Mogotsi’s recusal application on 15 May 2026, whereafter his testimony, depending on the outcome of the recusal application, will be led either by Chasklason or another evidence leader.
Meanwhile, it is believed Suliman Carrim might not appear this week at the Commission, saying he is not fit.
Department of Communications and Digital Communications Minister, Solly Malatsi has called the retraction of the draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy 'quite embarrassing'.
This is after it was discovered that the policy contained unverified hallucinations by AI. The policy was gazetted and open for public comment until June.
Malatsi has since withdrawn the draft policy and says action will be taken against those responsible.
He said the incident is embarrassing because the policy was intended to provide clear guidelines for the ethical use and adoption of AI in professional spaces.
The irony, he notes, is that the department fell victim to the very tools it was trying to regulate, without proper oversight.
He added that although the policy went through various stages of authentication and authorisation, it still fell short.
"There is a trust we bestow on our teams and officials who work on this," said Malatsi.
He said that this was not the first version of the document, as there had already been engagements with various stakeholders.
Three men arrested for the murder of seven members of the Monswamy family have abandoned their bail bid.
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They appeared at the KwaDukuza Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. They were arrested after bodies of the victims - aged between 20 and 80-years-old - were found in Melmoth in KwaZulu-Natal.
They were reported missing following a suspected house robbery. Police say there is still a manhunt for one more suspect.
Premier Thami Ntulu has called for the harshest sentence possible. He also said he was concerned as the suspects were very young.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has extended the temporary fuel levy relief to early June.
There is also extra relief on the way for diesel users.
According to the latest Household Affordability Index, higher transport costs driven by global oil prices are feeding into everyday expenses.
While government has introduced temporary relief measures, concerns remain that these may not be enough to offset a sustained increase in the cost of basic goods.
Mervyn Abrahams from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group said the spike in April was concerning.
Abrahams said 30 out of our 44 foods have increased in price, and this suggests that the increase is at the level of logistics.
Three shop owners of Somali foreign origin have been gunned down in the Johannesburg CBD.
Authorities suspect turf wars are behind the killings, which they say occur weekly.
Ward 59 councillor, Sthembiso Hlatshwayo, said he had approached the Premier's office, requesting an intervention.
“Things are worse as we speak, and they are going to be worse still. They are killing each other. Each and every week, they kill two; it is a reality.