New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham took power Monday, purging the cabinet of his predecessor's loyalists as he promised a 10-year plan to ease cost-of-living pressures and signalled a tilt to the left.

Suspended Ekurhuleni metro police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has claimed that a “devastated” Witness K implicated him in the alleged theft of precious stones worth nearly R15 million after he ended their romance.

Businessman Joe Sibanyoni is expected to take the witness stand on Tuesday as the first witness for the State in the trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his co-accused in the Johannesburg High Court.