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  • FILE: Sindiso Magaqa. Picture: Faceboook.

    Sindiso Magaqa murder: Charges against Mayor Ndobe, co-accused withdrawn

    Harry Gwala District Mayor Mluleki Ndobe and his co-accused were arrested last week in connection with the 2017 murder of ANCYL's Sindiso Magaqa.

    1160 days ago
  • FILE: ANCYL secretary Sindiso Magaqa at a press conference at Luthuli House on 5 March 2012. Picture: Gallo Images/Sowetan/Antonio Muchave

    Sindiso Magaqa murder: Senior KZN ANC leader, 4 others to appear in court

    The former ANC Youth League secretary was ambushed in a hail of bullets along with two councillors in July 2017.

    1168 days ago
  • FILE: Sindiso Magaqa. Picture: Faceboook.

    Family, friends welcome high-profile arrest in Sindiso Magaqa murder case

    KZN Mayor Mluleki Ndobe will be appearing in the Umzimkhulu Magistrates Court on Monday morning in connection with Sindiso Magaqa's murder.

    1168 days ago
  • FILE: Former ANCYL secretary Sindiso Magaqa at a press conference at Luthuli House on 5 March 2012. Picture: Gallo Images/Sowetan/Antonio Muchave

    ANC KZN confirms Harry Gwala mayor arrested over Sindiso Magaqa’s murder

    Magaqa died in hospital in September 2017 after initially being ambushed in a hail of bullets alongside two councillors in July.

    1168 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Mkhwebane says Ramaphosa, Mboweni & Cele defied her instructions

    Busisiwe Mkhwebane has outlined Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister Bheki Cele and Minister Tito Mboweni as some of those who have defied her instructions.

    1185 days ago
  • FILE: ANCYL secretary Sindiso Magaqa at a press conference at Luthuli House on 5 March 2012. Picture: Gallo Images/Sowetan/Antonio Muchave

    Suspect in Sindiso Magaqa murder case remanded back into custody

    Sibusiso Ncengwa appeared in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court on Thursday as he faces charges of murder and attempted murder.

    1220 days ago
  • FILE: Former South African President Jacob Zuma appeared in the Durban High Court on 8 June 2018. He is charged with 16 counts that include fraud‚ corruption and racketeering. Picture: Felix Dlangamandla/Pool

    EWN's top 2018 audio clips: From Jacob Zuma to Adam Catzavelos & more

    From a change in presidents to the deaths of icons and ordinary citizens making headlines for all the right and wrong reasons, South Africa has had quite an interesting year.

    1276 days ago
  • FILE: Sindiso Magaqa. Picture: Faceboook.

    Sindiso Magaqa’s alleged killer abandons bail application

    Magaqa and two other councillors Jabulile Mzizi and Nontsikelelo Mafa were ambushed in a gun attack in the Ibisi Village last July.

    1346 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: GCIS

    Cele: Revealing identity of Sindiso Magaqa murder suspect could jeopardise case

    Magaqa was shot dead last July, alongside two other councillors, Nonstikelelo Mafa and Jabulile Mzizi.

    1353 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: GCIS

    Police task team probing KZN political murders making progress, says Cele

    The minister says since the task team began its work in mid-July, 28 arrests have been made and from this number, 22 suspects have been denied bail.

    1353 days ago
  • FILE: Former ANCYL secretary Sindiso Magaqa at a press conference at Luthuli House on 5 March 2012. Picture: Gallo Images/Sowetan/Antonio Muchave

    Bheki Cele confirms arrest of suspect in Sindiso Magaqa murder case

    The former ANC Youth League general secretary was shot in July 2017. Cele says one man is in custody for the crime but he’s expecting more arrests.

    1353 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: GCIS.

    Mkhwebane calls on Saps to reinforce control around whistle blowers

    Busisiwe Mkhwebane has accused the Police Minister of gross negligence and exposing whistle blowers to possible assassinations.

    1380 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    Ramaphosa must 'reprimand' Cele over protection of whistle blowers

    Thabiso Zulu and Les Stuta, blew the lid on the alleged reasons behind Sindiso Magaqa’s assassination.

    1380 days ago
  • FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: EWN.

    ‘Police failed to protect Magaqa murder whistle-blowers’

    Thabiso Zulu and Les Stuta blew the lid on the alleged reasons behind the murder of former ANCYL secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa.

    1380 days ago
  • FILE: ANCYL secretary Sindiso Magaqa at a press conference at Luthuli House on 5 March 2012. Picture: Gallo Images/Sowetan/Antonio Muchave

    [PODCAST] Poisonous Bullets: The Silent Betrayal of Sindiso Magaqa (Episode 3)

    EWN goes inside the truth in a new three-part podcast series 'Poisonous Bullets: The Silent Betrayal of Sindiso Magaqa'. On 13 July, former ANC Youth League Secretary Sindiso Magaqa was shot in a hail of bullets in his hometown of Umzimkhulu. In episode three Ziyanda Ngcobo takes you back to September when Magaqa was buried and the promises made at his funeral. Where is the trust fund promised to his children? And how close are investigators to finding his killers. The family shares who they believe is responsible for the murder of their loved one.

    1394 days ago
  • The late ANC Youth League secretary Sindiso Magaqa. Picture: Ziyanda Ngcobo/EWN.

    Sindiso Magaqa's family say post-mortem started without their permission

    Today marks exactly a year since the former ANC Youth League secretary was shot in an apparent hit in Umzimkhulu, along with two other councillors.

    1415 days ago
  • Sindiso Magaqa is seen at a news conference held by expelled ANCYL leader Julius Malema in Sandton on Tuesday, 18 September 2012. Picture: Werner Beukes/SAPA

    [PODCAST] Poisonous bullets: The Silent Betrayal of Sindiso Magaqa

    EWN goes inside the truth in a new three-part podcast series, 'Poisonous Bullets: The Silent Betrayal of Sindiso Magaqa. In episode one, journalist Ziyanda Ngcobo takes a look at what killed the former ANC Youth League secretary. Did he really die from the gunshot wounds from that July drive-by shooting or was he 'finished off' by his enemies with poison as the family believes?

    1415 days ago
  • SAPS officials are concluding its oral presentations at the Moerane Commission as it faces allegations of complicity in crimes and murders in particular. Picture: Ziyanda Ngcobo/EWN.

    #MoeraneCommission: Poisoning ruled out as cause of Sindiso Magaqa's death

    SAPS Brigadier Bongani Maqashalala reiterated the results of the toxicology tests that Magaqa was not poisoned.

    1538 days ago
  • Lwazi Magaqa (right) at the Moerane Commission of Inquiry into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal on 15 January 2018. Picture: Ziyanda Ngcobo/EWN

    Sindiso Magaqa knew he'd be targeted, says family member

    A relative gave testimony at the Moerane Commission of inquiry on Monday which is currently investigating political killings in KwaZulu-Natal.

    1594 days ago
  • A delegation from the Umzimkhulu Municipality at the Moerane Commission of Inquiry in Pietermaritzburg. Picture: Ziyanda Ngcobo/EWN

    Police told who to arrest, Moerane commission hears

    Umzimkhulu Mayor Mphuthumi Mpabanga says that warring factions in the regional ANC are to blame for the killings this year.

    1629 days ago
  • Jabulile Msiya and Nonstikelelo Mafa at the Moerane Commission. Picture: Ziyanda Ngcobo/EWN.

    Moerane Commission given hit-list of Umzimkhulu politicians

    Councillor Jabulile Msiya says she and two others raised their concerns in council and she believes this put targets on their backs.

    1683 days ago
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