ANC members visited Oliver Tambo’s tombstone at Wattville East as part of honuring the leader. African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile says ensuring the unity of the party and working for the people would be a fitting tribute to the party’s longest-serving President, Oliver Tambo, on his 108th birthday. He was speaking to…
Ballot box. South Africans have been urged to consider merit and performance when choosing political parties ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Eastern Cape has brought together governance experts, civil society and the media in Gqeberha, to examine how coalition politics and the growing number of political…
Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, head of the Ballistics Section at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Silverton testifying at the Commission, October 27, 2025. A new witness will take the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday. The new witness will testify remotely but on camera. On Monday, the commission heard that a…
File Photo: Person points a gun. A firearm allegedly used in the murder of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart has been linked to several other violent crimes across the country. South African Police Service (SAPS) ballistic expert Mishak Mkhabela told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the same weapons recovered in the Bramley case were connected…
Captain Solomon Modisane appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The AK-47 rifle that was found in the possession of murder accused Katiso “KT” Molefe and Warrant Officer Pule Tau in Bramley, after Vereeniging Engineer Armand Swart was gunned down, has been linked to the murders of DJ Sumbody, DJ Vintos and Don Tindleni. This…
Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee into allegations made by by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale is appearing before Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mathale is the sixth witness to appear before the committee. He has been the Deputy Minister of Police since 2019. Mathale served under Bheki Cele’s…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. A new witness has taken the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The inquiry is investigating allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system. Captain Solomon Modisane, a senior Forensic Analyst (Ballistics) with the SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory in Silverton, Pretoria, and deployed to the…
FILE| Confiscated firearm at a police station. Head of the Ballistics Section at the Police Forensic Science Laboratory Mishak Mkhabela says there is a massive backlog of firearm-related cases. Mkhabela is testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. He says his unit is battling to keep up with more than 41 000 cases…
Mondli Gungubele at OR and Adelaide Tambo wreath laying ceremony in Wattville, 27 October 2025. African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) Member Mondli Gungubele says ANC members must embrace the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and seek to learn from what comes out of it. Gungubele delivered the keynote address at a ceremony to…
Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, head of the Ballistics Section at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Silverton. Limited resources at the SAPS forensic laboratory Services have come under the spotlight at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. Head of the Ballistics Section at the Police Forensic Science Laboratory, Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, has testified that staff shortages are crippling…
