The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed South Africa from the grey listing. This is after the country managed to meet all the required anti-money laundering recommendations set out for it. The global financial crime watchdog placed South Africa on the list in February 2023, for not complying with international standards around the prevention of…
Illegally imported electronic devices were being sold in a shop. Police seized illegally imported cell phones, mainly Apple iPhone and Samsung gadgets, and cell phone accessories valued at more than R17 million along with two-way radios, IMEI and ICASA labels during a takedown operation conducted this week in Fordsburg, south of Johannesburg. This after a…
Imbalance in gender equality concept. The Commission for Gender Equality has raised concerns over the significant decline in women’s representation in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections. This has been revealed in one of the four reports the commission is launching in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Saturday. As South Africa prepares for local government elections next…
A flight descends past stormy clouds. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) says it is important for the country to maintain its safety record in the skies. The warning comes amid ongoing disruptions that have impacted several local airlines. The disruptions have been caused by the Air Traffic and Navigation Service’s (ATNS) delays in…
FILE | Businessman Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala in court. Witness C has told the Madlanga Commission how alleged cartel criminal syndicate member Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala dropped the names of prominent police officers he is close with when police descended at his home in December 2024. They included the names of Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya,…
A Ford automobile logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show Press Preview in New York City, US on April 16, 2025. Ford said on Wednesday it is recalling nearly 1.45 million older vehicles in the United States (US) due to faulty rear-view cameras and will extend warranty coverage on millions of other…
Former Police Minister Bheki Cele testifying at Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee in Cape Town on October 24, 2025. Former Police Minister Bheki Cele says that he accepts KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi‘s withdrawal of his statement that he received money from Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, who is accused of attempted murder. Cele is appearing before Parliament’s…
Plane at an airport The South African Civil Aviation Authority has emphasised the importance of maintaining the country’s safety record in the skies. This warning comes amid ongoing disruptions impacting several local airlines. The disruptions have been caused by delays in renewing essential flight procedures at a number of airports by the Air Traffic and…
Former Police Minister Bheki Cele at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, October 23, 2025. Former Police Minister Bheki Cele says he was surprised by some of the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July this year. Mkhwanazi made allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system, involving among…
FILE | KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Evidence leader Advocate Norman Arendse has informed Parliament’s Ad-Hoc Committee that he received notification of withdrawal of an allegation about former Police Minister Bheki Cele. According to Arendse, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has withdrawn his allegation that Cele received money from Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The…
