Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee into national security chairperson Soviet Lekganyane seen during a meeting. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, looking into concerns of national security, will send its consolidated list of more than 100 questions to President Cyril Ramaphosa by close of business on Wednesday. Parties represented in the committee will have an opportunity to review…
A view of the Cape Town International Airport. Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) says its main runway and Domestic Terminal Building will be revamped at a cost of around R9 billion, with construction expected to start in April, next year. The airport’s plans for upgrades to infrastructure are part of a broader R21.7 billion infrastructure…
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya is giving evidence at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on February 24, 2026. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been challenged over his knowledge of alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala at his son’s party in September 2024. Sibiya contradicted his statements about…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has lodged an application for an interdict against the owner of a security firm in connection with alleged defamatory statements. According to court papers, Calvin Mathibeli accused Mkhwanazi of being corrupt, involved in unlawful killings, and being captured by private interests. Mathibeli allegedly made these…
Late veteran journalist Joe Latakgomo. The Press Council of South Africa has confirmed the passing of veteran journalist, Joe Latakgomo. Latakgomo passed away on Sunday. His media career spanned more than five decades. He’s widely described as “a journalist’s journalist” who helped shape Black journalism during the most turbulent years of apartheid. Tributes continue to…
SAPS vehicles The Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called for the enforcement of accountability measures among members of the SAPS in the province. This comes after about 97 members of the SAPS nationwide were found to have been accused of sexual violence. The committee says it assessed several police stations across the…
Suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya testifying at the Madlanga Commission, February 20, 2026. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has contradicted himself in an attempt to deny allegations that he has strong ties to criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Sibiya has denied being aware of the…
The accused Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. Two additional charges have been added to Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze who made their first appearance in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Both were initially only facing an attempted murder charge, but they now also face charges of…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has indicated that Gauteng continues to attract foreign direct investment. In his fourth State of the Province Address at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, Lesufi says this confidence from international investors cements Gauteng’s position as South Africa’s primary investment and industrial hub. He says in the previous…
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to urgently block the payment of former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi‘s pension and other post-term gratuities, pending a review. The application also aims to reverse the…
