IEC youth voter campaign The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal has taken its voter registration campaign to tertiary institutions in effort to encourage the youth to register to vote ahead of the Local Government Elections. Research by the commission has revealed voter apathy amongst the youth between the ages of 18 and 25. The commission took its campaign to the Durban University…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:
US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III and Dirco Clayson Monyela. The US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III has backtracked and apologised about remarks he made about the “Kill the Boer” chant. He recently condemned the chant as hate speech at a Biznews Conference in Hermanus in the Western Cape. Thanks to @BizNewsCOM…
Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission. Retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has challenged suspended organised crime head Major-General Richard Shibiri’s assertion that he needed the R70.000 loan from alleged cartel member Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Shibiri has testified that Matlala loaned him R70.000 to fix his son’s vehicle. Bank statements…
FILE| Gun on the ground. Mpumalanga police have opened two murder cases and an inquest docket after a man killed his wife, their three-year-old son and turned the gun on himself in Verena. He also allegedly shot and injured his sister-in-law and his wife’s uncle. A neighbour narrowly escaped unharmed. Provincial Police Spokesperson Jabu Ndubane…
The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
A firefighter in action. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service says the blaze in Dido Valley, Simon‘s Town has been contained. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service, Jermaine Carelse, says firefighters will remain on the scene to monitor the situation. There have been a number of other fires in the region. Meanwhile, additional firefighters have been dispatched…
The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv. Andy Mothibi hosts a media briefing to outline the strategic direction and priorities of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). LIVE STREAM:
US Ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says new United States Ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III, has been démarched to explain his anti-diplomatic comments in public. A démarche is a diplomatic message, sometimes signifying protest or displeasure. He says Pretoria is open to diplomatic engagements, but it…
