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‘I would disobey’ the Minister on police operations: Masemola

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has admitted that he would disobey an instruction from Police Minister Senzo Mchunu if it violated operational matters in the police force. Masemola is giving testimony at the Madlanga Commissioner of Inquiry on the disbandment of the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT)….

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Steenhuisen warns Joburg residents against voting for small parties

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen speaks in Soweto, Johannesburg on September 20, 2025. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has warned Johannesburg residents against voting for smaller parties in next year’s local government elections, saying they have trapped the city in unstable coalitions. He was speaking in Soweto, where the DA announced its Federal…

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Fire destroys shacks in Lwandle, claiming two lives

[File image] A man and a child have died in a fire in Lwandle in Strand, Western Cape, after their shack caught alight. Fire and Rescue spokesperson Edward Bosch says the fire happened in the early hours of Monday morning. He says seven structures were destroyed, displacing twelve people. Bosch says four firefighting vehicles responded…

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Masemola explains conditions for obeying minister’s orders

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has sought to explain under what circumstances he would obey the Police Minister’s instructions. He is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. His explanation relates to the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team. This was after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged…

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Mbalula to lead ANC Councillors report back meeting

[FILE IMAGE]: ANC Secretary-General Fikile MbalulaN speaks during an event. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula will on Sunday lead a report back meeting for ANC councillors in the Greater Johannesburg Region at Turffontein Racecourse in the south of Johannesburg. The meeting follows last week’s ANC Special NEC meeting in Boksburg and Monday’s national roll call of…

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