ANC demands budget align with President Ramaphosa’s SONA pledges

The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance Dr. Joe Maswanganyi. The African National Congress (ANC) says it wants to hear how Finance minister Enoch Godongwana, will finance President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address plans, when he delivers his budget in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. Godongwana will table this year’s proposed budget to…

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ANC Mpumalanga outlines plan to accelerate economic transformation

ANC Mpumalanga members attend Lekgotla in Mbombela on February 24, 2026. The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga has resolved to fix local government, accelerate economic transformation and create job opportunities. This was discussed at its two day provincial Lekgotla held  in Mbombela. The ANC says its focus is on strengthening financial management by filling…

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Sibiya pleads ignorance on whether Steve Motsumi is dangerous or not

File Image | Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, has told the Madlanga Commission that he does not know why businessman and taxi boss Steve Motsumi has been referred to as a dangerous man. During KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona’s…

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Sibiya denies knowing that Scharnik had run-ins with the law

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya testifying at the Madlanga Commission. Suspended deputy national police commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya has testified that he did not know that businessman Stuart Scharnick had a history of conflict with law enforcement. Scharnick, who acted as Sibiya’s bodyguard, made headlines last year after Crime Intelligence Head General…

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KZN legislature ready for official opening in Pietermaritzburg

Inside KZN Legislature The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature says all preparations have been completed for the official opening of the house in Pietermaritzburg. Speaker Nontembeko Boyce addressed the media in Durban on the state of readiness for the two-day programme. AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini will officially open the legislature on Thursday, marking the start of the third…

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Mogotsi denies receiving financial assistance from ‘Cat’ Matlala

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi at Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has denied receiving any financial support from alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Mogotsi is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. One of the committee’s evidence leaders,…

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Mogotsi says he received intel from Matlala before IPID infiltration

North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi North West businessman Brown Mogotsi says he received information from alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat ” Matlala before he infiltrated the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) as an informant. Mogotsi says Matlala told him that there was an employee in the IPID who was able to hack information about criminals by…

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Sibiya denies granting Matlala access to SAPS training college

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya has testified at the Madlanga Commission that he has never helped alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to obtain access to the SAPS training college. The training college would form part of a now withdrawn legal challenge by Matlala, where…

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Mogotsi maintains that he was a Crime Intelligence Agent

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi at Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has repeated that he has been a Crime Intelligence Agent (CIA). He is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Mogotsi initially preferred to appear virtually, citing safety…

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