Hawks and police vehicles outside the municipality’s offices. Police say more arrests are imminent following the arrest of four senior officials of the Molemole Municipality west of Polokwane in Limpopo. The officials are accused of corruption related to tenders. Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Avele Fumba says the officials will appear in court tomorrow. “The suspects…
FILE | African Transformation Movement (ATM) Parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula. The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says the appointment of Roelf Meyer as ambassador to the US is deeply troubling. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Meyer’s appointment late on Wednesday night. ATM Parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula says that deploying an apartheid era minister as ambassador shows the…
Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Suspended deputy chief of police at the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi, returns to the Madlanga Commission for further cross-examination on Thursday morning. Mkhwanazi has been questioned about the alleged theft of precious stones in Rosebank, Johannesburg, which involved members of the EMPD. He previously testified…
A capsized truck on the N1 between Louis Trichardt and Williespoort, Limpopo. The N1 has been opened for traffic following its closure due to two trucks that had crashed on the stretch of the road between Louis Trichardt and Williespoort turn-off in Limpopo on Wednesday. Transport department says no fatalities have been reported in both separate…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the 2026 National Local Economic Development (LED) Summit, Birchwood Conference Centre, Ekurhuleni. President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended the appointment of Roelf Meyer as South Africa’s next ambassador to the United States (US), saying he is more than qualified to take on the role. Meyer’s appointment comes after the post remained vacant…
Aurum Institute organisation member and clinician nurse Benedictor Nhlapho says, this injection will decrease the stigma around HIV Residents in Mpumalanga have expressed excitement for the new HIV prevention injection called Lenacapavir after South Africa has just received the first dose of the injection. The injection is aimed at reducing the high number of HIV…
Nafiz Modack, along with 14 co-accused, face more than 100 charges, including the 2020 murder of Charl Kinnear. A witness in the trial of alleged underworld crime boss, Nafiz Modack, testified that the accused informed him that two former top cops, Jeremy Vearey and Charl Kinnear were involved in corruption. Police Captain Alfred Benjamin Barker,…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifying at the Madlanga Commission last year. The murder of Brakpan businessman, Emmanuel Mbense, took centre stage at the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday. Allegedly, Mbense was killed in April 2022 by law enforcement members in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni. The Brakpan businessman was also allegedly tortured, and his death…
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mimmy Gondwe speaking at a government event. Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mimmy Gondwe, says skills development programmes must lead to candidates getting jobs and not just certificates. Speaking at a Services SETA workshop in Pretoria, Gondwe says the era of measuring success by enrolments and…
Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa of South Africa’s Orlando Pirates is beaten by a goal made by Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt’s Al Ahli during the first leg of their African Champions League final soccer match at Orlando Stadium in Soweto November 2, 2013. The state in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has rejected claims that it is subjecting…
