Sipho Mahlangu is the Chief Reporter and covers the police, the courts and the crime beat, including the cases that go quiet and the charges that do not hold.
The Durban Magistrate's Court heard Nsibande deny resisting arrest and ask for R1,000 bail. For CBD traders and commuters, the hearing is the latest chapter in a shutdown that cost them a day of income and left the movement's role disputed.
Police are investigating kidnapping and health and safety allegations at the Siyabuswa centre. Many of those found had been traced to townships in Johannesburg and Rustenburg, and the couple is due in court on Monday.
