Commission hears recorded call of Gen Sibiya & Gen Senthumule

Divisional Commissioner for Detective and Forensic Services Hilda Senthumule. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has furnished the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry with recordings of a conversation between him and Divisional Commissioner for Detective and Forensic Services, Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumule. General Sibiya says he recorded the conversations to avoid allegations…

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Mkhwebane refutes Sibiya’s ‘cleared of wrongdoing’ claim

Impeached Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane at a MK Party event. Impeached Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has sought to clarify suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s claims at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. On Wednesday, he said Mkhwebane had cleared him and the City of Johannesburg of wrongdoing over his appointment as head of…

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Dirco details complexities in bringing SA men home from Russia

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola speaks during SONA debate. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has detailed his department’s difficulties in the process of returning four South African men from Ukraine. The men arrived at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wednesday. They are among 17 men who had allegedly been lured…

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Steve Biko Hospital experiences delays in surgical services

Steve Biko Academic Hospital entrance. Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria is currently experiencing temporary delays in surgical services after its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems malfunctioned. The Gauteng Department of Health says the failure has affected theatre operations but contingency measures, including the use of external theatres and on-site contractors, have been put in place to…

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Four of 19 men stranded in Russia arrive in SA

Baggage reclaim and transfers terminals seen at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Four of the 19 men recruited to go and fight in a war between Russia and Ukraine have landed at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. They left the country last year under the pretext that they are going for…

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