Suspended SAPS Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri. Suspended South African Police Service (SAPS) Organised Crime Head Richard Shibiri returns to the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday morning, where he will face cross-examination. Shibiri has been linked to murder accused, Katiso “KT” Molefe and attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Some detectives probing the murder of…
FILE | Congress of the People (COPE) leader Mosiuoa Lekota. The founding President of the Congress of the People (COPE), Mosioua Lekota, will be remembered at a memorial service in Soweto later today. His comrades and friends will gather at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church for the Gauteng leg of his memorial service. Another memorial…
Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumule testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Acting Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumule says reports that controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi, allegedly knew about the disbandment of the Political Task Team (PKTT) before senior police leadership, would be a serious concern if true. Senthumule has been testifying…
A Hawks vehicle. Greek businessman and former police reservist member of the Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit, Ari Danikas, has testified that former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head, Major General Johan Booysen allegedly tampered with evidence at crime scenes to derail investigations by the police watchdog, IPID. Danikas told the Nkabinde Enquiry that members of the unit…
A picture of the late COPE leader Mosiuoa Lekota is seen at his family home in Bloemfontein, Free State on 10 March 2026. Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says the late Congress of the People (COPE) leader, Mosiuoa Lekota, dedicated his life to the country. Lekota, who once served as ANC national chairperson, later left the ruling party to…
Election officials count ballots after the closing of the local government elections, at a farm in Alewynspoort, outside Johannesburg, South Africa November 1, 2021 The Electoral Commission (IEC) says in as much it is supporting the gain in the multi-party democracy; it is worried at the possible length of the ballot papers with hundreds of…
Acting Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumule testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Acting Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Hilda Senthumule says the disbandment of the Political Task Team (PKTT) should have followed a formal assessment and a clear decision by the relevant structures. Senthumule is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into…
Businessman Sulieman Carrim appears before the Madlanga Commission. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how businessman Morgan Maumela sent attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala entrance codes for the Zimbali Estate, to forward to then Police Minister Bheki Cele. One of the codes was used on the day Matlala and Cele had a meeting….
As preparations for the 2026/27 Local Government Elections gather momentum, the Electoral Commission of South Africa briefs the nation on its state of readiness and the latest developments in the electoral landscape. LIVE STREAM:
The late Congress of the People (COPE) leader, Mosiua Lekota Acting Congress of the People (COPE) President, Teboho Loate has called for a renewed political landscape for the betterment of all South Africans. Loate shared this sentiment as the African National Congress’ (ANC) Provincial Working Committee and the Free State Government visited the home of…
