The hijacking crime scene in Benoni on the East Rand on March 19, 2026. Three suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in Benoni on the East Rand. The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng say this follows a high-speed chase after a hijacking, attempted murder and kidnapping incident in Crystal Park…
Cedrick Nkabinde testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, 19 November 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says the relationship between the Chief of Staff in the Police Ministry Cedrick Nkabinde and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is on special leave, was suspicious, describing it as a possible cover up. He is rounding up his…
FILE | A protest against gangs in Hanover, Western Cape The Gangsterism and Social Dysfunction seminar has heard that police alone cannot deal effectively with the sub-culture of gangs and the evolution of gangsterism. It is hosted by University of the Western Cape (UWC). The seminar brought together key stakeholders from civil society organisations, including…
Ambassador of Sweden to South Africa Anna Karin Eneström and IOM’s Chief of Mission in South Africa Yitna Getachew sign agreement in Pretoria on March 19, 2026. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Swedish government have signed an agreement to boost safe, decent jobs and healthy environment for women in Southern Africa’s transport…
The National Director of Public Prosecutions head, Advocate Andy Mothibi briefs media on the organisation’s strategic priorities, 12 March 2026. The National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Andy Mothibi, says concerns over his appointment will not affect public confidence in the institution. On Wednesday, the High Court in Johannesburg reserved judgment in a case…
Africa’s largest university, UNISA, holds a media briefing to share information on the state of the university. LIVE STREAM:
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. President Cyril Ramaphosa says, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who has been placed on special leave, did not consult him about the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). He says Mchunu only informed him about the disbandment of the PKTT in February last year, despite issuing the directive to disband…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi appears before the Ad Hoc Committee on 18 March 2026. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he is still convinced that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who has been placed on special leave, was not the mastermind behind the letter to disband the Political Killings Task Team. He is rounding up…
