Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala gives evidence before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria on November 26, 2025. Brigadier Rachel Matjeng has conceded that she acted in the interest of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala when she consistently assisted him with his SAPS contract. Matjeng, the Section Head for Quality Management at SAPS,…
South African Police Service Section Head for Quality Management, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, better known as the Madlanga Commission will resume its public hearings with South African Police Service Section Head for Quality Management, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng at 9:30. Matjeng…
Court gavel and handcuffs Three suspects are expected to appear at the Veeriniging Magistrate Court in the Vaal on Friday facing a string of charges that include murder, attempted murder, carjacking and possession of a hijacked motor vehicle. This follows a shooting incident that took place on Tuesday at R59 Road in Meyerton where a…
Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala together with co-accused appear in the High Court in Johannesburg on January 29, 2026. The pre-trial hearing of businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and his four co-accused is expected to resume on Friday morning at the High Court in Johannesburg. Matlala is facing eleven counts of attempted murder, and a string of…
DA MP Kohler-Barnard before the Madlanga Commission DA MP Dianne Kohler-Barnard has warned against labelling the entire judiciary as problematic. She was answering questions from the evidence leader of the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security, Advocate Norman Arendse. Kohler-Barnard, who is a member of Parliament, is testifying before the committee after…
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza. The ANC Study Group on the Ad Hoc Committee has defended National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza’s decision not to issue a subpoena to forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan and businessman Brown Mogotsi, saying the attacks on her are misdirected. The two have requested to testify virtually citing serious security concerns. Parliament’s…
South African money The national minimum wage is set to increase from R28.79c to R30.23c per hour. Employment and Labour Minister, Nomakhosazana Meth announced the increase on Tuesday. The R1.44c increase, which will take effect on March 1, 2026 will benefit all workers, including vulnerable farm workers and domestic workers. Labour Department raised concerns over non-compliance with the national minimum wage, citing farm owners and households…
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy during a scholar transport inspection operation in Potchefstroom, North West Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says over 290 private scholar transport vehicles have been impounded across the country. This is in efforts to re-establish regulation and professionalism in the scholar transport sector. Speaking during the Department of Transport scholar transport inspection operation in Potchefstroom…
Houses submerged in flood waters Scores of flood victims in Mthatha are still stranded in a mass care centre in Northcrest in the Eastern Cape. While the floods claimed more than hundred lives, it also displaced more than 120 victims. The victims were moved to the Northcrest Church building, after last year’s floods with a…
Lions lying in the grass. Four lions have been spotted roaming the Makhushane and Mabikiri areas outside Phalaborwa in Limpopo. In a statement, the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipal authorities are warning the community members and livestock farmers to be cautious. It’s not clear where the lions have escaped from as there are game parks as well as…
