Lamola confirms SA’s new ambassador to US has been identified

Minister Ronald Lamola at a working Visit to Los Angeles, US, 18 September 2025. International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola, has confirmed that South Africa’s new ambassador to the United States has been identified. President Cyril Ramaphosa had said the country’s next ambassador will be well-versed about the US market. Lamola was speaking in an exclusive…

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No ANC-run municipality should perform worse than DA’s: ANCYL

ANCYL press briefing on the outcomes of its 2nd National General Council at Luthuli House, 19 September 2025. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) says no ANC-run municipality should perform worse than those governed by the Democratic Alliance (DA). Speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg after their National General Council, ANCYL President Collen…

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Mkhwanazi details how seizure of dockets impacted police work, arrests

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, September 18, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has detailed how some arrests ended up not being effected after 121 dockets were seized from the provincial political killings task team. He is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of…

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Court to hear MKP’s bid to halt Madlanga Commission

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) picket outside the Bridgette Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria on September 17, 2025, where Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is being held. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) will be in the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday to continue its bid to have the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismantled. President Cyril…

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Mkhwanazi praises political task team’s arrest of Molefe, Matlala

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will continue to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry when it resumes its public hearings in Pretoria on Thursday morning. On Wednesday, he said the intervention of the KwaZulu-Natal political killings task team in Gauteng led to the successful arrests of Katiso…

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Mchunu unauthorised to disband political killings team: Mkhwanazi

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi arrives to give testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he was surprised when he saw a letter confirming the disbandment of the provincial Political Killings Task Team, signed off by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu is currently on leave of absence….

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LIVE: MKP’s bid to halt Madlanga Commission in court

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) is in the High Court in Pretoria to continue its bid to have the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismantled. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission following KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior police officials interfere with police operations and have links to criminal syndicates. The officials include Police…

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Mkhwanazi defends motives for going public to expose systemic issues

Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi speaking at a SAPS Awards ceremony. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that his July press briefing was aimed at highlighting challenges faced by the police in the country. Mkhwanazi is the first witness to take the stand at the commission underway in Pretoria. The commission…

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