IEC banner. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has launched a self-service online portal registration system. The system is aimed at enabling citizens to register, update, and verify their details remotely to improve accessibility, efficiency, and integrity of the voter registration process. To date, the portal has recorded over 26 000 newly registered voters,…
National Commissioner of the South African Police Service(SAPS), General Fannie Masemola will today brief the media on the successes achieved by the SAPS Safer Festive Season Operations. Both General Masemola and the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Andy Mothibi will then brief the media on matters relating to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry….
Droplets of water dripping from a tap. The City of Tshwane has issued a notice of possible water supply interruptions in all extensions in Mamelodi and Nellmapius in Pretoria this weekend. It says this is to allow Rand Water to replace the existing water meter to ensure improved efficiency and reliability of the water supply…
Mayor of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Lusanda Sizani. The African National Congress (ANC) Integrity Commission has recommended that the mayor of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, Lusanda Sizani, steps aside from both his government positions and party structures. Sizani faces charges of the negligent handling of…
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Madlanga Commission has ruled that Witness F will return to the Inquiry on the 16th and 17th of February. The decision comes as SAPS Section Head for Quality Management Brigadier Rachel Matjeng is set to continue with her testimony. Commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli has ruled that Witness F can return to the Commission on the prescribed…
Kaizer Chiefs supporters at the stadium. Stellenbosch FC knocked defending champions Kaizer Chiefs out of the Nedbank Cup with a hard-fought 2-1 victory in their Round of 32 clash at DHL Stadium on Wednesday night. The result saw the Cape Winelands outfit inflict further Cup heartbreak on Amakhosi, having already eliminated them from the Carling…
Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza speaking at an event. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has denied protecting North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi and forensic investigator, Paul O’Sullivan. This, after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema accused Didiza of political protection over her refusal to subpoena the two men. Mogotsi and O’Sullivan…
Pens for the diabetes drug Ozempic sit on a production line to be packaged at the Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s site in Hillerod, Denmark, September 26, 2023 Brigadier Rachel Matjeng, the South African Police Service’s Section Head of Quality Management has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that she asked Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to buy…
The Madlanga Commission has heard how South African Police Service’s Section Head for Quality Management, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng helped Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala claim money for individuals who failed to attend their medical surveillance appointments. Brigadier Matjeng has testified that she sent Matlala a code that would enable him to claim for the 140 non-arrivals. This…
Cows on a farm The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government’s executive council has instructed the disaster management centre to apply to the national structure that the province declares Foot-and-Mouth disease a disaster. Premier Thami Ntuli says such a declaration will enable the provincial government to redirect resources. Ntuli says as epicentre of the disease in the country the outbreak has…
