LIVE: MKP’s bid to halt Madlanga Commission in court

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) is in the High Court in Pretoria to continue its bid to have the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismantled. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission following KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior police officials interfere with police operations and have links to criminal syndicates. The officials include Police…

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Masemola ready to testify at Madlanga Inquiry if needed: Mathe

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. The National Police Commissioner, Fanie Masemola, is ready to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry should he be summoned, according to SAPS national spokesperson Athlenda Mathe. Mathe was speaking on Wednesday at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg, where businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala was denied bail pending attempted…

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Cosatu calls on ANC and SACP to sort out their differences

Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi, speaking at an event. The Congress of the South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called on its alliance partners, the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), to sort out their tension and not to drag it into their differences. Relations between the two historical allies have…

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ANC doesn’t want the tripartite alliance to split: Ramaphosa

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa. ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party doesn’t want the tripartite alliance to break up. Relations between the ANC and the SACP have been strained following the Communist Party’s decision to contest future elections independently. At the heart of the two parties’ differences is what the SACP says…

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