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Authority to disband PKTT lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner: Van Rooyen

2 months ago5 mins

Major General Petronella van Rooyen testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 25 September 2025. Police Major General Petronella van Rooyen has told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the authority to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola. The hearing has been adjourned until Friday. Van Rooyen is the head of Governance, Legislation and…

SA doesn’t take relationship with US for granted: Ramaphosa

2 months ago6 mins

President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in an interactive session of Council on Foreign Relations held on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States on September 24, 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa does not take its relationship with the United States (US) for granted and values the trust…

NLTC rejects alcohol ad ban

2 months ago3 mins

Alcohol displayed in a bar. The National Liquor Traders Council (NLTC) says a sustainable solution is needed to address the rise in substance abuse among youth, which does not include banning alcohol advertising. The remarks follow concerns raised by the Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who highlighted that substance abuse not only harms young lives but…

Residents camp at Kimberley station to use health services train

2 months ago4 mins

Phelophepa parked at a station Some Kimberley residents have for the past three weeks been camping at the train station in the city to access much needed healthcare. Transnet’s Phelophepa train that pulled in on the 10th of September has had to extend its service duration due to an influx of patients needing medical care….

Taxi boss Thamsanqa Moya’s family shattered by his murder

2 months ago2 mins

National Taxi Alliance Chairperson Thamsanqa Moya. The family of slain taxi official, Thamsanqa Moya, say they are still trying to come to terms with his untimely death. Moya’s memorial service is under way at the Diepkloof Community Hall in Soweto. Moya, who was the National Taxi Alliance’s Gauteng chairperson, was shot dead along the Soweto Highway while on his way to a taxi…

Mchunu had no authority to disband KZN PKTT: Major General Van Rooyen

2 months ago2 mins

Major General Petronella van Rooyen testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The third witness testifying in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, Major General Petronella van Rooyen from the Police Service, has told the Inquiry that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu had no authority to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team. Van Rooyen, who is…

Madlanga Inquiry to hear testimony on SAPS’s legislative framework

2 months ago2 mins

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga chairing the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System in Pretoria on September 22, 2025. Day six of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will hear testimony on the legislative framework governing the South African Police Service (SAPS). President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission…

Ramaphosa warns 2030 development agenda at risk

2 months ago2 mins

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has told a Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Economy that the 2030 development agenda was in peril. The first-ever summit of its kind takes place on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. It aims to strengthen coordination between the UN…

ANC has a process before naming mayoral candidates: Morero

2 months ago3 mins

African National Congress (ANC) Greater Johannesburg Regional Chairperson Dada Morero addresses the party’s 113 anniversary in Alexandra on February 2, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Johannesburg Regional Chairperson Dada Morero says they are not going to embark on a popular contest of throwing names around for the 2026 Local Government Elections. Some political parties have…

Carjacking suspects killed in shootout with police in Atteridgeville

2 months ago1 mins

[File image] Crime scene from a fatal shooting. Three carjacking suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria. Two suspects were wounded. Police say in a statement that highway patrol, with the assistance of private security companies, operationalised intelligence information about the suspects. #sapsGP Three suspects have been fatally…

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Authority to disband PKTT lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner: Van Rooyen

SA doesn’t take relationship with US for granted: Ramaphosa

NLTC rejects alcohol ad ban

Residents camp at Kimberley station to use health services train

Taxi boss Thamsanqa Moya’s family shattered by his murder

Mchunu had no authority to disband KZN PKTT: Major General Van Rooyen

Madlanga Inquiry to hear testimony on SAPS’s legislative framework

Ramaphosa warns 2030 development agenda at risk

ANC has a process before naming mayoral candidates: Morero

Carjacking suspects killed in shootout with police in Atteridgeville