ANC stalwart Ntombazana Botha dies age 82

ANC flag The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape is mourning the death of struggle stalwart and former Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, Ntombazana Botha, age 82. Botha passed away at an East London hospital on Saturday after a long illness. The party says it has lost a gender activist and advocate…

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uMkhonto weSizwe veteran Reverend Moruti Maphatsoe passes away

Rest in peace on tombstone. The African National Congress (ANC) has confirmed the death of its long-serving chaplain and an uMkhonto we Sizwe veteran, Reverend Moruti Maphatsoe, in Johannesburg. The party has described him as a man of deep conviction who guided comrades with humility. National Spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu, says the reverend’s death has left a profound void…

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Charging Gigaba is long overdue: Accountability Now

Former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba is inferred with a doctorate from the University of Johannesburg during a graduation ceremony on 22 July 2025. . Civic organisation Accountability Now says the engagement with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) with former Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba, before deciding the way forward does not inspire public confidence…

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DA suspects political interference in Julius Mkhwanazi report delay

Ekurhuleni Metro Police Acting Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Ekurhuleni says it suspects political interference to be the cause of the delay to release the disciplinary report of Ekurhuleni Metro Police Acting Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The report was expected to be released last Thursday. However, Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says that more time is needed to…

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UPDATE: No arrest for former Minister Gigaba, says IDAC

Dr Malusi Gigaba The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) says former Public Enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba has not been arrested. Earlier reports said Gigaba handed himself to the police in Pretoria on Friday morning and the National Prosecuting Authority charged him with corruption. Gigaba’s lawyers have been meeting with officials from the IDAC in Pretoria….

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Mchunu hands over his electronic devices to authorities

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu gives evidence before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on October 2, 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has handed over his electronic devices to authorities. Mchunu, who is on a leave of absence has been accused of corruption, having ties to criminal syndicates and meddling in police investigations. The devices include a state-issued laptop,…

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Mapiyeye says he was threatened with hitman over disciplinary hearing

Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Jabulani Mapiyeye testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, 7 November 2025. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard how Ekurhuleni Metro Police Chief, Jabulani Mapiyeye was threatened with a hitman, for insisting on a disciplinary hearing against his deputy Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi. Brigadier Mkhwanazi has been implicated in the…

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