Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department’s (EMPD) Acting Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi gives evidence at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on December 3, 2025. Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department’s (EMPD) Acting Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been questioned at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) the department entered into with Medicare…
A health agent prepares an anti-malaria injection. Four municipalities in Mpumalanga have registered large number of malaria cases. The Department of Health says cases have been reported in the City of Mbombela, Nkomzai, Bushbukridge and Thaba Chweu municipalities. Over 619 people have been infected and at least five people have died between April and November…
Floyd Shivambu, President of Afrika Mayibuye Movement. The Afrika Mayibuye Movement says it will call for a Commission of Inquiry into what it calls ‘Black Poverty’. This is part of its programme of action as it goes into its inaugural National Convention planned for the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus this weekend. In 2025, the…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifying at Madlanga Commission Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi has testified that he did not install blue lights in the vehicles of attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria suggests that a memorandum of understanding between Mkhwanazi and CAT VIP, would entail the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA The National Assembly has adopted a report of the Rules Committee that establishes a committee that will play oversight over the Presidency. The report was adopted with the objection of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party. ANC Deputy Chief Whip Dorries Mpapane says the argument to establish this committee first arose in…
Rescue teams use tracking dogs to search for bodies after heavy rains caused flooding in KZN. Search and recovery teams have discovered two bodies believed to be those of residents who went missing during the floods at New Hanover in Umshwathi Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands last week. Three people were reported missing when…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Security expert, Kholofelo Rakubu says the testimony of embattled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry was a very strategic attempt to try and justify the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). Mchunu, who appeared before the commission on Tuesday, made mention of a 2019 feasibility…
Outside the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. Two bodyguards suspected to have been escorting Katiso “KT” Molefe have been arrested outside the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. This is where Molefe and his three co-accused were appearing in connection with the case of murdered prominent music producer Oupa “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka, Hector “DJ” Vintos” Buthelezi and Vereeniging engineer Armand…
Storm seen over an area Several areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been affected by severe thunderstorms accompanied by hail and strong winds. The severe weather conditions follow level 5 and 4 warnings for areas in the northern, midlands and coastal parts of the province. Authorities say traffic flow along the N3, and other affected areas has…
Inside the High Court in Pretoria The South African Police Services (SAPS) says security for the Senzo Meyiwa trial proceedings taking place at the High Court in Pretoria has increased. Court proceedings were halted earlier Tuesday after police received intelligence about a group of individuals attending the trial with the intention of eliminating members of…
