Politics

Major General Petronella van Rooyen testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 25 September 2025. Police Major General Petronella van Rooyen has told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the authority to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola.  The hearing has been adjourned until Friday.  Van Rooyen is the head of Governance, Legislation and…

Major General Petronella van Rooyen testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The third witness testifying in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, Major General Petronella van Rooyen from the Police Service, has told the Inquiry that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu had no authority to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team. Van Rooyen, who is…

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga chairing the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System in Pretoria on September 22, 2025. Day six of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will hear testimony on the legislative framework governing the South African Police Service (SAPS). President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission…

African National Congress (ANC) Greater Johannesburg Regional Chairperson Dada Morero addresses the party’s 113 anniversary in Alexandra on February 2, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Johannesburg Regional Chairperson Dada Morero says they are not going to embark on a popular contest of throwing names around for the 2026 Local Government Elections. Some political parties have…

G20 ministerial meeting in the Northern Cape South Africa says it is happy with the commitments made by the G20 countries concerning science. A G20 ministerial meeting has taken place at Carnarvon in the Northern Cape where about 400 delegates, policymakers and industry leaders attended. 📡 Event Highlight This morning, Minister Blade Nzimande hosted visiting…

Ditsobotla Municipality head office building The embattled Ditsobotla Local Municipality council has re-elected Molefe Morutse as Mayor. This move comes after national government intervened to address the municipality’s chronic governance and administrative failures, including financial mismanagement and service delivery breakdowns. Earlier this month, the national Department of Cooperative Governance visited the troubled municipality and instructed…

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system goes into its sixth day of hearings with a new witness on the stand. LIVE STREAM: 

Kenny Kunene addresses delegates at during a #FixingPA Program meeting in Mpumalanga on 24 August 2024. ActionSA in Johannesburg has expressed disappointment over the reinstatement of the Patriotic Alliance’s (PA) Kenny Kunene as a City of Johannesburg councillor. PA leader Gayton McKenzie announced that Kunene has been cleared of any wrongdoing in connection with the alleged criminal…

PA’s Kenny Kunene Patriotic Alliance (PA) Deputy President Kenny Kunene can breathe a sigh of relief. This after his party cleared him of any wrongdoing following an investigation into his alleged criminal connections. Kunene was investigated after he was found at the Sandton home of Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe in July, when police showed up to…

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the motive to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), became clear when murder accused Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala was arrested. Matlala has been linked to Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, General Shadrack Sibiya. He is one of the alleged criminal figures…