Nine-year old, two adults killed on Cape Flats

Three people, including a nine-year-old boy, have been gunned down in Rocklands, Mitchell’s Plain on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson, Andre Traut, says four assailants entered the victim’s house and opened fire. He says two other people have been wounded in the attack. Traut says police have launched a manhunt for the suspects. “Police in…

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Ekurhuleni HOD suspended amid Madlanga Commission probe

Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry at the inquiry’s sitting in Pretoria, 25 November 2025. The City of Ekurhuleni has confirmed that its Head of Department for Legal and Risk Services, Advocate Kemi Behari, has been placed on precautionary suspension with full pay. The City says the decision follows the resolution of the Municipal Council taken…

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R4.6bn loss sparks CIDB probe into KZN construction sector

The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has launched an urgent probe into the KwaZulu-Natal construction sector, following explosive revelations that highly-rated contractors have failed to deliver on critical infrastructure projects. The board says that this is now costing the province an estimated R4.6 billion. Meanwhile, Transport MEC Siboniso Duma, has alleged that some of these…

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Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe, co-accused back in court

FILE | Businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe appears before the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Murder-accused businessman Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe and his co-accused, Michael Tau, Tiego Mabusela, and Musa Kekana, will appear again in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court today for the centralisation of dockets. Molefe and the three face charges related to the murders of Oupa…

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Julius Mkhwanazi to appear before Madlanga Commission this morning

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Acting Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. Suspended Ekurhuleni Acting Police Chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi is expected to respond to allegations levelled against him at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry this morning. Brigadier Mkhwanazi has been implicated in the Ekurhuleni Metro Police blue light saga. This for unlawfully installing and authorising the fitting of…

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