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Mogoeng will not face further probe on Hlophe’s complaint: JSC

Former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng Retired Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng will not face a further probe on impeached Judge President Dr. John Hlophe’s complaint against him. This as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), following consideration, rejected the Judicial Conduct Committee’s (JCC) recommendation for a further probe on the complaint. The JSC instead resolved that the…

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Police confident of ‘watertight’ case in Sindiso Magaqa murder

Former municipal manager of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality re-arrested for ANC Youth League secretary Sindiso Magaqa. The SAPS is confident that it has a watertight case against the former municipal manager of the uMzimkhulu Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The 55-year-old man was re-arrested on Monday in connection with the gunning down of the African National…

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Former Umzimkhulu municipal manager arrested for Magaqa’s murder

FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa A former municipal manager of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality has been arrested by the political killings task team in connection with the murder of the ANC Youth League Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. Magaqa was a councilor in the municipality, when gunmen opened fire on…

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Trollip lays criminal charges against investigator O’Sullivan

ActionSA Parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip. ActionSA Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip has opened a criminal case against forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan, citing a string of text messages he considers intimidating and hindering his Parliamentary oversight duties. Trollip laid the charges at Cape Town Central Police Station on Monday morning, saying he feels intimidated by O’Sullivan’s conduct….

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Southern African leaders shift focus, eye economic liberation

LIBERATION MOVEMENTS SUMMIT 2025 CLASS PHOTO The liberation movements in Southern Africa have recommitted to continue with the next phase of emancipation in the region. The leaders say economic development should be at the heart of their priorities while safeguarding the gains that they have made over the years. African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril…

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Hawks drop court bid over alleged R750m graft in Polokwane deals

[File image] Hawks crime fighters The Hawks have withdrawn an urgent application to compel John Mpe, the executive mayor of the Polokwane municipality in Limpopo, to provide documents related to certain transactions. A whistleblower circulated documents on social media alleging that over R750 million was paid irregularly to companies whose owners had close ties to…

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Cogta Minister calls for young women in local government

Minister of Cogta, Velenkosini Hlabisa encourages young women to join local government. Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called for more visibility of young women in the local government space.  Hlabisa was speaking at the dialogue on the White Paper Review on Local Government (WPLG) at  Birchwood Conference Centre, Ekurhuleni,…

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Ramaphosa says Africa is grappling with foreign interference

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa is grappling with foreign interference with external attacks on sovereignty, independence, development and security. Ramaphosa was addressing the four-day Liberation Movements Summit at Kempton Park in Ekurhuleni on Gauteng’s East Rand. He says there has been ample evidence that international actors use the legitimate grievances…

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