[FILE] IEC voting station. The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) is in support of an EFF electoral reform proposal that proposes that all South Africans above the age of 18 years automatically be registered with the Independent Election Commission (IEC). EFF President Julius Malema, over the weekend, announced a number of electoral reforms that they will…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. It has emerged that Witness F, who is testifying before the Madlanga Commission, shared sensitive police information with a civilian known as Steve Motsumi. The shared information pertains to a picture of his application to have fingerprint evidence processed by a particular officer. An…
Former Crime Intelligence officer Pilasande Dotyeni. Former Crime Intelligence official Pilasande Dotyeni has warned about the dangers of internal power struggles within Crime Intelligence. He was testifying before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Dotyeni, who was the second witness before the committee on…
FILE | SAPS crime scene tape. The three suspects arrested in connection with Tuesday’s shooting incident on the R59 near Meyerton, south of Johannesburg, are expected to appear in court soon. Police have confirmed that six people were killed after a group of suspects ambushed the minibus they were travelling in. Police say the victims…
Former SAPS employee Patricia Mashale. Former SAPS employee Patricia Mashale has denied claims that she had influenced Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). She appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Committee member, ANC MP Thokozile…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Witness F will return to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry when it resumes its hearings in Pretoria on Wednesday morning. The commission got off to a rocky start on Tuesday. It explored Witness F’s relationship with suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and…
A shooting crime scene. Six people have been killed and several others injured following a shooting incident on the R59 near Meyerton, south of Johannesburg. Police have confirmed that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident. Gauteng SAPS Deputy Commissioner Major-General Fred Kekana is en route to the scene. More details to…
DA leader John Steenhuisen DA leader John Steenhuisen is expected to address the media in Durban on Wednesday, where he started his political career 30 years ago. SABC News has reliably learnt that he will not stand for re-election at the party’s forthcoming Federal Congress. DA Federal Chairperson Helen Zille has rejected suggestions that there’s…
A crime scene cordoned-off. The Mpumalanga High Court in Mombela has heard that the Mdluli family had tampered with the scene where Solomon Mdluli was murdered. Mdluli was killed in White River in January 2017. It is alleged that his wife, Ethel Mdluli, contracted two men to kill her husband at their home. Police say…
[File] Former President Jacob Zuma Judge Nkosinathi Chili is expected to hand down his ruling on former President Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales’ application on Wednesday. Zuma applied for leave to appeal after Chili earlier dismissed their application for acquittal in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Thales, joined by Zuma in the…
