ANC in Gauteng denies protecting suspended EMPD deputy Chief

ANC Ekurhuleni secretary, Jongizizwe Dlabathi The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng has denied protecting the suspended Ekurhuleni  Metro Police deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi.   Yesterday, the City of Ekurhuleni announced the suspension of Mkhwanazi, following testimonies from two of his colleagues at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.  They revealed Mkhwanazi’s alleged corruption and political…

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Mashatile confident in smooth tabling of Godongwana’s MTBPS

Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaks in the National Assembly. Deputy President Paul Mashatile has assured South Africans that the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) that will be tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday will go smoothly. Mashatile was responding to oral questions in the National Assembly. Earlier this year, the adoption of the…

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Batohi defends NPA amid claims of failure

NPA head Shamila Batohi. The head of the NPA Advocate Shamila Batohi says any suggestion that the authority is a failing organisation, is not true. She is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, established to look into allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system made by KZN Police Commissioner Lt-General…

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ANC grants Mchunu’s wish to be relieved of duties

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is currently on special leave. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s wish to be relieved of his National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Working Committee (NWC) duties in the African National Congress (ANC), has been granted by his party. This comes after the party earlier rejected his request to step aside from his…

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ANC still supports no compensation on land policy: Mashatile

Deputy President Paul Mashatile. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the African National Congress (ANC) still supports the no compensation on land policy. This is despite having failed to muster the two thirds majority needed to change the constitution and allow for the expropriation of land without compensation. In 2021, the Section 25 Ad-Hoc Committee voted…

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Culture of fear, factionalism and incompetence at EMPD: Spies

Retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Revo Spies Retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Revo Spies has described a culture of incompetence, factionalism and fear within the department, saying officials who refused to co-operate with Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi’s network were sidelined or victimised. Spies told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that Mkhwanazi’s…

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