Julius Mkhwanazi ordered officers to commit an armed robbery: Khumalo
Suspended EMPD Deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi Commissioner Sandile Khumalo has put it to suspended EMPD…
Julius Mkhwanazi ordered officers to commit an armed robbery: Khumalo
Suspended EMPD Deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi Commissioner Sandile Khumalo has put it to suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi that he tasked officers, Keisha Leigh Stols and Aiden McKenzie, to go and commit an armed robbery involving precious stones. Allegations before the Madlanga Commission suggest that Mkhwanazi had concocted a story about an alleged police…
GALLERY| Malema’s firearm sentencing proceedings
EFF supporters outside the East London Magistrate’s Court. The East London High Court in KuGompo City has sentenced the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema to a five-year prison term for discharging a firearm during the party’s fifth anniversary celebrations in Mdantsane in 2018. Supporters gathered in different provinces to support Malema. Below are…
KZN department removes 19 children from Ikhaya Labafundi church
Members of Ikhaya Labafundi bakaJehova Church in KwaMaphumulo in KwaZulu-Natal. The Department of Social Development in KwaZulu-Natal has removed 19 children from a controversial religious group at KwaMaphumulo, which has been accused of violating the rights of children and isolating its members from society. The removal of the children was confirmed during a visit to…
Malema should be allowed to appeal sentence: Al Jama-ah
EFF leader Julius Malema gestures as he addresses supporters outside the Regional Court in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape on 16 April 2026. The Al Jama-ah party says Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema should be allowed to appeal his five-year sentence judgment by the Regional Court in KuGompo City in the Eastern Cape. Malema has been sentenced to five years…
Commission hears more incriminating evidence against Mkhwanazi
Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi appears before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has played multiple recordings addressed to suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi from businessman Mike van Wyk. Van Wyk is linked to attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, through Medicare24. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission has alleged that…
Neymar on potential MLS move: ‘I honestly don’t know’
Santos’ Neymar in action. Brazilian star Neymar said he is still weighing his next move despite reports linking him to FC Cincinnati. “I honestly don’t know,” the 34-year-old forward told ESPN on Thursday. He added that he intends to finish his current contract at boyhood club Santos, which expires at the end of this year….
EFF rejects claims of intimidation after Joburg traders close shops
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members seen outside the KuGompo City Magistrate’s Court where party leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have denied claims that their members forced businesses to close in the Johannesburg CBD. This follows complaints from traders who shut down operations for the day, after they…
Mabuyane to file lawsuit against Malema over degree remarks
[File photo] Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane intends to file a lawsuit against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema over his remarks that he fraudulently obtained a master’s degree from the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape. Malema made the remarks while addressing his party supporters and…
Commission hears how Van Wyk advised Mkhwanazi on wording of MOUs
Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry seen on the above image. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how Mike van Wyk, who has been linked to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, allegedly told the suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Police Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, how to word Memorandum of Understandings (MOU). The MOUs involved an endless…
Malema calls sentence against him biased, driven by racial prejudice
EFF leader Julius Malema addresses supporters outside the Regional Court in kuGompo City in the Eastern Cape on 16 April 2026. Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has called the five-year direct imprisonment sentence against him biased and based on racial prejudice by the presiding Magistrate, Twanet Olivier. Olivier handed the sentence in the…
