Person behind bars. Special Crimes Investigator Mike Bolhuis has described Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala as a dangerous individual. Matlala has been facing public scrutiny for his alleged connections with high level police officials, and his dubious tender dealings. He came on the radar when murdered whistle blower Babita Deokaran flagged his shell companies for possible fraudulent…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner, Fanie Masemola says KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s security has been increased following threats against him. This comes after explosive allegations over the weekend by Mkhwanazi, that the SAPS has been infiltrated by crime syndicates. Masemola was speaking in a virtual media briefing during the police…
FILE | South African Police Service Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo. South African Police Service Crime Intelligence Unit boss, Dumisani Khumalo, has been temporarily removed from the unit following allegations of fraud and corruption. Khumalo and six other senior police officials were arrested last month at the O.R. Tambo International Airport. However, he and five co-accused were…
FILE | Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 20, 2025. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says that when he communicated with Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo, he did so as a social being, not as a senior court official. Evidence leader, Advocate Salome Scheepers is cross-examining…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says they are ready to brief President Cyril Ramaphosa on KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s recent allegations. Mkwanazi alleged during a media briefing on Sunday that senior police officials were working with syndicates to cover-up high-profile crimes. Mkhwanazi also implicated Police Minister Senzo Mchunu…
Police at a crime scene on the Cape Flats cordon it off. Western Cape Chairperson for Community Policing Board, Fransina Lukas, says they are concerned about the safety of their members in communities affected by crime and gang violence. She was speaking in Mitchell’s Plain where provincial police management met with a host of Community…
Fire burning A second initiate has died in Limpopo. The 12-year-old, who was a victim of a fire incident at an initiation school at Maake outside Tzaneen, has succumbed to burn wounds in a Gauteng hospital. The initiate had been transferred from a hospital in Limpopo to Gauteng. Earlier this week, another 19-year-old epileptic initiate died…
Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, says the government is building and upgrading a number of clinics and hospitals which include mental health facilities around the country to meet the growing demand for healthcare. Motsoaledi presented his department’s Budget Vote in the National Assembly. Among others, three new academic hospitals will…
Lesiba Ledwaba in the Seshego Magistrates Court. The family members of an 87-year-old Limpopo woman who was hacked to death, allegedly by her 40-year-old son, have welcomed the accused’s decision to remain in custody. The accused, Lesiba Ledwaba, has abandoned his bail application at the Seshego Magistrates’ Court outside Polokwane. The elderly woman, Raesibe Ledwaba,…
Sizwe Kupelo. Director of Communications in the Eastern Cape Health Department, Siyanda Manana, says he got the confirmation from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training in South Africa, Umalusi, that his Deputy Director, Sizwe Kupelo, does not possess a legitimate matric certificate. The trial against Kupelo commenced on Wednesday…
