Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson ActionSA has formally requested the Public Protector to investigate Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson’s alleged taxpayer-funded trip to Brazil with his partner. The party’s appeal comes after the minister’s withdrawal of his initial Parliamentary response to ActionSA. MacPherson had apparently not mentioned that his partner…
Ekapa Mine in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberley has been placed under provisional liquidation until the 17th of March, whilst legal proceedings continue at the Northern Cape High Court. [WATCH] Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe visiting Ekapa Mine where five miners are still trapped after a mud rush…
President Cyril Ramaphosa in Durban President Cyril Ramaphosa says there are tangible signs that the Presidential eThekwini Working Group has addressed some service delivery issues in the Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The group has brought together different spheres of government as well as business and organised labour to tackle the problems in Durban. Ramaphosa says the group must…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. South African Police Service (SAPS) Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri is expected to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Wednesday morning. Shibiri is accused of alleged interference in the probes into alleged cartel members as well as allegedly receiving…
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen at the foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine drive in the Free State on March 2, 2026. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says access to foot-and-mouth disease vaccines must remain tightly controlled, as some farmers head to court seeking to use doses independently. The Department of Agriculture was briefing the Portfolio committee…
A SAPS badge. The Western Cape Police top brass has announced the return of 62 senior detectives who had either resigned or retired from the South African Police Service. This was revealed at a media briefing in Cape Town during the release of the crime statistics for the province for third quarter, from October to…
President of the Congress of the People (COPE) The SABC has just learnt of the passing of the Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota. Lekota died at the age of 77. His family has confirmed his death. Lekota had stepped back from active politics last year to focus on his health. This led…
Deputy National Police Commissioner responsible for policing, Lt General Tebello Mosikili testifying before Ad Hoc Committee Deputy National Police Commissioner responsible for policing, Lt General Tebello Mosikili, has outlined her role in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) at the end of 2024. Described as the receiver in chief of the now infamous disbandment letter…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa says within two years the eThekwini metro has been pulled back from the precipice of collapse to the threshold of fostering economic growth. Ramaphosa says this is thanks to the work of a presidential working group that brought together different spheres of government, the business sector and organised labour…
Deputy National Police Commissioner responsible for policing, Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili. Deputy National Police Commissioner responsible for policing, Lieutenant-General Tebello Mosikili, has denied that she allowed private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan, to infiltrate the criminal justice system. Mosikili has been testifying at the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town that is investigating concerns regarding national security….
