Minister should not oversee police operations: Prof. Gumede

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during a press briefing Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance William Gumede says the job description of the Police Minister as a political head has nothing to do with overseeing police operations. A number of people including KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry…

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Dumisani Khumalo expected to focus on SAPS operational matters at Madlanga Commission appearance

Justice Madlanga chairing the Commission Criminal Intelligence chief Dumisani Khumalo is expected to focus on operational and administrative matters in the SAPS when he testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Monday. Khumalo, who was arrested in June, appeared in court on allegations of fraud and corruption. He was arrested after landing…

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Mbeki applauds Mkhwanazi for exposing rot in the country

Former President Thabo Mbeki Former President Thabo Mbeki has welcomed KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, exposing the rot in the country. Mkhwanazi’s allegations of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu having links with crime syndicates are among the issues probed at the Madlanga Commission. Mbeki spoke on the sidelines of the African National Congress (ANC) political school…

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DA slams City of Tshwane for double billing residents

Former City of Tshwane Cilliers Brink. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the City of Tshwane’s admission that it is double-billing residents is proof that the metro is facing a full-blown billing crisis. Thousands of households that already pay over R400 a month for weekly waste collection were wrongly charged an extra R223.00 for a so-called…

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Thousands march in Cape Town in solidarity with Palestine

Thousands of pro-Palestine supporters marched in the Cape Town CBD to show support for the people of Palestine. A broad coalition of civil society, interfaith organisations, justice movements and political parties organised the march. The demonstrators are calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The President of the Muslim Judicial Council, Sheikh…

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SA awaits Dumisani Khumalo’s testimony at Madlanga Commission

File image| Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo delivers the keynote address at the South African Police Services (SAPS) Gauteng Crime Intelligence Excellence Awards 2024 at the Kgosi Mampuru II Management Area Hall in Pretoria on November 15, 2024. South Africans are anxiously awaiting the Criminal Intelligence Chief Dumisani Khumalo’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission of…

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