Newly elected Deputy Judge President, Dunstan Mlambo The judicial watchdog Judges Matter researcher Mbekezeli Benjamin believes that the appointment of Judge Dunstan Mlambo as the Deputy Chief Justice will benefit the judiciary. The position has been vacant since Chief Justice Mandisa Maya assumed her role at the Apex of the judiciary in September last year. …
Counterfeit goods confiscated from a warehouse in Kostern in the Eastern cape are seen in a van during a search and seize operation on 01 August 2025. Police have illicit pharmaceuticals and other suspected counterfeit goods worth R2.2 million in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. They include products such as viagra, skin bleaching creams, headache tablets, pregnancy test kits,…
Professor Firoz Cachalia Newly-appointed Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia, says he will take the recommendations of the National Anti-Corruption Council seriously during his time in office. Cachalia, who also chairs the council, was sworn in at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday morning. His appointment follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to Senzo Mchunu on…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the swearing in ceremony of Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 01 August 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to support South African businesses that the United States imposed tariff hikes will affect. The 30% tariffs on exports to the US will only…
The City of Ekurhuleni has suspended the electricity increase of R126 for two months The City of Ekurhuleni council has approved the mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s request to suspend a R126 increased electricity charge for two months. The temporary suspension will allow the city to engage with the residents. [MEDIA STATEMENT] The African National…
Civil rights group AfriForum has warned it will return to court if the City of Tshwane fails to comply with a High Court order declaring the city’s R194.37 cleaning levy unlawful. The amount excludes VAT. The Pretoria High Court ruled on Thursday that the implementation of the levy was illegal and invalid. The judgment requires…
The Department of Correctional Services has been conducting similar operations at prisons across the country in an effort to curb illegal activities within its facilities. National Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale has directed provincial commissioners to take stronger action to prevent contraband from entering correctional facilities. Thobakgale was speaking during a raid at the Tswelopele…
Chairs pictured inside of a courtroom. Former Umzimkhulu municipal manager, Zweliphansi Skhosana, is due to appear in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal today in connection with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League secretary general, Sindiso Magaqa, in 2017. Skhosana was arrested in Durban earlier this week by the police’s task team on…
A street view of the City of Johannesburg – the economic hub Political economist Bongani Mahlangu has called on South Africa to strengthen economic ties within the African continent to counter the effects of the new US-imposed tariffs, which are set to take effect in seven days. South Africa is among several countries affected, with…
Badge of the South African Police Service. President Cyril Ramaphosa will facilitate the swearing in of Professor Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister this morning. The ceremony will take place at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Ramaphosa appointed Cachalia after placing Senzo Mchunu on special leave. The move followed KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegation that senior police officials, including Mchunu, are corrupt and…
