FILE| Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in court. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Ekurhuleni, on Gauteng’s East Rand, says the City Council never signed off on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) and CAT VIP Security protection. RELATED VIDEO | Madlanga Commission | Senior EMPD officials implicated in criminal activity…
[FILE IMAGE]: An injection. The health department says South Africa will soon manufacture its first vaccine from scratch in over 50 years. Plans are for the vaccine to be for cholera prevention. Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi accompanied by Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, will lead the official launch, on Tuesday. The…
The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Ms Nomalungelo Gina. The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina says the collaboration between South African scientists and their global peers remains vital for the advancement of Science. 20 years of SALT – the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere! Deputy Minister…
A wet window during heavy rain. KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams remain on high alert after the Weather Service issued a warning that severe thunderstorms may occur over the western parts of the province. This comes after a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy hail and strong winds, caused widespread flooding and damage in Newcastle yesterday. A…
Retired Ekurhuleni Deputy Chief of Police, Revo Spies. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how WhatsApp messages were produced by Ekurhuleni Acting Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi demonstrating the successes of working with Cat VIP Security. Cat VIP is a security company belonging to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, an attempted murder accused and alleged criminal cartel…
Westbury ward councilor in western Johannesburg, Marilyn Smous, says she doesn’t believe promises to rid of the area of gang violence will bear any fruit. Her comment comes after Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, made the promise at a stakeholder engagement session with community leaders in Martindale, earlier on Monday. He was joined by…
Citrus Growers Association say SA is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world. Citrus Growers’ Association CEO, Boitshoko Ntshabele, says South Africa’s citrus industry has recorded its strongest export season to date. He says growers packed over R200 million cartons for international markets, a 22% increase from last year. Dr Ntshabele says…
File image | Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee is likely to travel to the Kgosi Mampuru C-max Prison to hear testimony from remanded detainee, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. WATCH | Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee will work with the appropriate authorities to have the remanded detainee, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, appear before it in person. It…
[FILE IMAGE]: uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. The Durban High Court has heard that there were more than 160 WhatsApp groups created with the intention to cause public disruption during the 2021 July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. This is according to evidence led by the State’s first witness, the Hawks’ Major-General,…
The trial of uMkhonto Wesizwe Party member of parliament and alleged instigator of the July 2021 unrest, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, starts today at the Durban High Court. Watch live proceedings:
