Scharnick to open case against CI Head Dumisani Khumalo in Pretoria

Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in September. Durban man James Stuart Scharnick is expected to open a case against Crime Intelligence head, Dumisani Khumalo, in Pretoria on Wednesday. This follows Khumalo’s testimony at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria, where he linked Scharnick to suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner…

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Batohi warns prosecutors are becoming targets in high-profile cases

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Head Adv Shamila Batohi speaks to her spokesperson Adv Mthunzi Mhaga at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on November 12, 2025. National Director of Public Prosecution, Advocate Shamila Batohi, has conceded that South Africa’s fight against organised crime is not working as it should. Batohi was testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee…

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Batohi defends NPA amid claims of failure

NPA head Shamila Batohi. The head of the NPA Advocate Shamila Batohi says any suggestion that the authority is a failing organisation, is not true. She is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, established to look into allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system made by KZN Police Commissioner Lt-General…

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SA’S unemployment rate falls to 31.9%

FILE| A woman looking at her bills. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) shows that country’s official unemployment rate eased by 1.3% from 33.2% recorded in the second quarter to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025. The Quarterly Labour Force Survey shows that there was a 248 000  increase in the…

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