More arrests expected in Molemole tender corruption case

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…

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Meyer’s appointment as US ambassador deeply troubling: ATM

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…

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Mkhwanazi grilled over alleged theft of precious stones

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…

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Ramaphosa backs Roelf Meyer’s appointment as US Ambassador

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…

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Modack named ex-top cops in corruption claims: Witness

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,…

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