PRETORIA (CONVERSEER) – Jacobus Stefanus Geldenhuis (65) appeared before the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday, 4 December 2025, facing 21 counts of fraud and money laundering. He was granted bail of R10 000, and the case was postponed to 26 January 2026 for docket disclosure. Geldenhuis was arrested after handing himself over…
JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – A 40-year-old suspect accused of killing a police officer has been located and arrested after evading law enforcement for more than a year. The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team arrested Sankelo Anele Ndabezitha in Orange Farm, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. He had been on the run since June 2023…
By Frank Ulom CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – Five South African nationals accused of recruiting local men to join the Russia–Ukraine conflict are expected to appear at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday, in a case that has attracted national and international concern. The suspects — Nonkululeko Mantula, Xolani Ntuli, Thulani Mazibuko, Siphamandla Tshabalala and…
BRAKPAN (CONVERSEER) – South African Police Service (SAPS) National Commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola is expected to lead a delegation to Saulsville and Brakpan on Monday following a weekend of bloody murders. According to police, there are developments in both cases. In Saulsville, Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, at least 12 people died following a deadly shooting…
GAUTENG (CONVERSEER) – The 5th National General Council (NGC) of the ANC is underway at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg, Gauteng, a gathering billed as a critical moment for internal renewal and reflection. The meeting will run until 11 December. ANC Secretary‑General Fikile Mbalula emphasized ahead of the meeting that the NGC…
