Domestic

The Cape Town man accused of setting fire to Parliament will have to wait until 22 January for a decision on whether he will be granted bail.

Fourteen people have been gunned down in two mass shootings, suspected to be drug-related, in KwaZulu-Natal.

Gauteng police have launched a manhunt after six inmates escaped from custody in Vosloorus after the police vehicle was ambushed by three gunmen.

A Waste paper business based in Durban has 24 hours to start paying a fine of R500 000 or face five years in prison. A spokesperson for the Nasional Prosecuting Authority, Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, says Haashim's Agency (Pty) Ltd, arranged to export 39 containers filled with waste scrap paper to be delivered to the South African Customs Depo in Durban, for export to India, without the necessary permit to do so.

The Pretoria High Court on Thursday declared the controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system unconstitutional and invalid. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) challenged the constitutional validity of the Act and asked the court in October 2021 to declare both the main act and its amendment as unconstitutional.

A taxi driver from Gauteng is in police custody after two ATM's were bombed in Allandridge in the Free State. Police Spokesperson Captain Stephen Thakeng says the incident happened just after 1 AM on Thursday at the Allandridge mini-market.

The National Prosecuting Authority says it is systematically reviewing the finding and recommendations of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry. The NPA said it had established a Task Force to urgently review all cases covered in the report, presented recently to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

A man travelling to the Eastern Cape was wounded when gunmen attempting to blow up an ATM at a Bloemfontein service station, opened fire on three men while they slept in their car.

The case against the man accused of setting the Parliament on fire has been postponed for a month. 49-year-old Zandile Mafe is facing several charges including two counts of arson, theft, housebreaking with the intent to steal and contravention of the explosives act and destruction of essential infrastructure.