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Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia presents the quarterly crime statistics for the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year on 22 May 2026. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says strengthening protection for whistleblowers remains a key priority for the police service. Cachalia says whistleblowers play a crucial as they expose crime and corruption. He was speaking during the release of…

National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza addresses honourable members. National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, has strongly denied allegations that she met with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal team amid Parliament’s preparations to establish an impeachment committee following the Constitutional Court’s Phala Phala judgment. The issue surfaced during a meeting of the Subcommittee on the Review of Assembly…

Murder accused Mathipandile Sotheni appears before the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court. The defence in the bail application of murder accused Mathipandile Sotheni says there is no evidence to show that the accused murdered Madlanga Commission witness Marius van der Merwe. The former South African Police Service Special Task Force member appeared in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court,…

Foreign nationals outside the refugee reception centre in Durban Several foreign nationals have spent another night sleeping outside, this time at the refugee reception centre on Moore Road in Durban. This is despite Home Affairs Department confirming that the overwhelming majority are documented. The group was transported from the Diakonia Centre on Thursday for a…

The bail application of murder accused Matipandile Sotheni under way at the Brakpan Regional Court. Live stream below:

Deputy Basic Education Minister Reginah Mhaule will on Friday commemorate the International Day of the Boy Child at Jeppe High School for Boys. The day aims to highlight challenges faced by boys globally, while also promoting mentorship, mental health support and education. The Department of Basic Education says the commemoration will focus on helping boys…

The man accused of killing the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry witness Marius van der Merwe, also known as Witness D, says that vehicle tracking data does not place him at the crime scene. Matipandile Sotheni’s lawyer read out an affidavit in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court east of Johannesburg. In it the accused says he was…