KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head, Major-General Lesetja Senona. KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major-General Lesetja Senona has denied any knowledge of alleged criminal activities linked to underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission, Senona says he met Matlala around 2019 and maintains that he was unaware that his associate was the subject of any investigation at…
NSFAS Career Portal. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has returned R1.7 billion to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The SIU says more than R120 million was recovered from parents of unqualified beneficiaries. NSFAS has urged parents whose children have received funding but do not qualify, to contact the SIU to make arrangements as…
[File image]: An illegal mining site The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has raised concerns about their Eastern Cape office, citing its failure to adequately regulate the mining industry and enforce strict compliance within the province. The committee visited the Nelson Mandela Bay metro following reports of illegal sand mining in the area….
Suspended Minister Senzo Mchunu appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied allegations made before the Madlanga Commission by an undercover police operative known as Witness E. Witness E alleged that Mchunu convinced him to write a statement to the Commission favouring the minister. However, Mchunu has rejected…
A candle is lit near a book. The African National Congress (ANC) in Ekurhuleni says it has lost a principled, revolutionary servant of the people following the announcement of the passing of the city’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Roads and Transport, Andile Mngwevu. Mngwevu died when his car was swept away by…
Officials impounding taxis. Twenty-five vehicles have been impounded in two traffic operations by the Limpopo Department of Transport on Wednesday. Transport Department spokesperson Matome Taueatsoala says officers inspected 86 vehicles and impounded ten of them in Thabazimbi. Thirteen summonses were issued for various offences. Taueatsoala says fifteen vehicles were impounded at Ga-Mphahlele. He says the…
SAPS officers outside Addington Primary School in Durban. Lobby group March and March is continuing to protest outside Addington Primary School in Durban, demanding that the 40 flood-affected learners be placed at the school. The protest continues despite a case of incitement to violence being investigated against the movement’s leader, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. The movement has…
Parliament Ad Hoc Committee on allegations by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is continuing to hold public hearings. LIVESTREAM:
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the High Court in Johannesburg on October 20, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major-General Lesetja Senona will continue testifying at the Madlanga Commission of inquiry on Wednesday morning. His close relationship with attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, will remain a focus. On Tuesday, General Senona testified that he enjoyed a…
The VW Polo three constables were travelling in being pulled out of the Hennops River. The preliminary report into the deaths of three police Constables whose bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in Pretoria in May last year indicates that the incident was an accident. The report points to high speed being the possible…
