South Africa: Fochville Crash Accused Due in Court - South African News Briefs - October 5, 2026

Gert van Emmenis is expected to appear in court again over the July 2024 Fochville crash that killed 11 children and their driver. He faces 12 counts of culpable homicide and charges of reckless and negligent driving, with the case postponed multiple times for further investigation. Van Emmenis was granted R20,000 bail. Women in Thembisa are calling for their area to be declared a danger zone after 12 women’s bodies were found in two months, and the murder trial of rapper AKA and chef Tibz, who were shot outside a Durban restaurant in 2023, is set to begin with seven men expected to stand trial, including two brothers extradited from Eswatini.