Mashatile to open three-day G20 Social Summit

Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaking at the funeral of Comrade Moruti Maphatsoe, 15 November 2025. Deputy President Paul Mashatile will officially open the three-day G20 Social Summit in Boksburg in eastern Johannesburg later on Tuesday. It is a precursor of the two-day Leaders’ Summit, which will start on Friday. The Social Summit will bring together…

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Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala is John Wick: Mogotsi

Brown Mogotsi testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, 18 November 2025. Businessman Brown Mogotsi has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria that he is an agent for the country’s crime intelligence. The alleged political fixer has been mentioned several times as a key player in interference with the criminal justice…

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Mogotsi claims Masemola expected R25m from Matlala in SAPS tender

Businessman Brown Mogotsi North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has alleged that National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola expected a R25 million kick-back from a South African Police Service (SAPS) tender awarded to businessman and crime suspect Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Mogotsi has also alleged that Matlala paid former police minister Bheki Cele R2 million in return for…

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Motsepe tells Commission she didn’t agree with PKTT disbandment

File image: Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (R)chairs the Madlanga Commission on Inquiry in Pretoria. The South African Police Service’s Component Head of the Serious and Violent Crime Division, Major-General Mary Motsepe, says she did not agree with the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). She is testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in…

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ANC to announce mayoral candidates for 2026 LGE before year end

ANC Secretary of the Electoral Committee Chief Livhuwani Matsila. The ANC Electoral Committee has confirmed that the party will announce its mayoral candidates for the upcoming local government elections by the end of this year. Earlier today, the party announced that it had tightened its rules and guidelines for selecting candidates to represent the party…

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ACDP cites potential breaches in SA immigration laws

File image: South African passport. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is questioning the arrival of 153 Palestinian refugees in South Africa, citing potential breaches of immigration laws. The group arrived at OR Tambo International Airport last week. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola reportedly intervened to allow them to enter the country. ACDP Deputy President Wayne Thring has lamented what…

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