Chief justice office
Case against suspect in Chief Justice burglary postponed
Nkosinathi Msimango, who handed himself over to the police in March and is currently out on bail, made a brief appearance in court today.
Nkosinathi Msimango handed himself over to police in March. A number of computers were stolen.
The incident comes as two men accused of robbery at the office of the Chief Justice are expected to appear in a Mamelodi court.
Nkosinathi Msimango handed himself over to police on Friday after he was named as a suspect who held crucial information.
Given Msimango and Bigboy Yose appeared in court and were charged with possession of unlicensed firearms and fake identity documents.
The Democratic Alliance says the ministers of justice, state security and police should urgently appear before Parliament's Justice Committee.
Thieves broke into the chief justice’s Midrand offices and stole 15 computers containing sensitive information. Two suspects linked to the burglary have appeared in court.
Khomotso Phahlane has announced that the police have arrested three men in connection with the burglary at the Chief Justice's office in Midrand.
Dangor says it’s suspicious that the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) CEO Thokozani Magwaza experienced a similar ordeal at his home a week earlier.
The DA's John Steenhuisen says he would bet that State Security Minister David Mahlobo was involved. But Mahlobo's office says people should desist from making baseless accusations.
To rob the office of a Chief Justice is an act which looks designed to strike fear at the heart of the country’s final authority to interpret the Constitution.
With an investigation underway, authorities have declined to speculate on the motive for the theft.
Acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane says their investigation will determine the motive for the crime.
On Saturday morning, computers with information about judges were taken from the office in Midrand but other computers closer to the office's entrance were not touched.
The office of the Chief Justice Nathi Mncube says highly sensitive information was contained on the 15 computers.
Thieves stole 15 computers containing sensitive information, including the personal details of the country’s judges.
On Saturday, thieves broke into the Midrand offices and made off with 15 computers containing important and sensitive information.
The Office of the Chief Justice’s Nathi Mncube says they are trying to establish how the thieves gained access to the highly secure building.
There are concerns that the 15 computers stolen from the Office of the Chief Justice contain highly sensitive information on the country’s top judges.