IPID could not trace EMPD vehicles to Mbense property: Masuku

IPID senior Investigator, Nomsa Masuku. Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) senior Investigator, Nomsa Masuku, has testified that the police watchdog could not establish the presence of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) vehicles outside the home of Brakpan businessman, Emmanuel Mbense. Mbense was killed in April 2022 allegedly by members of the police service. His body…

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Political parties outline expectations ahead of SONA

President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at Parliamentary Precinct ahead of the SONA. As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address this evening at 7pm, political parties have shared their expectations ahead of the speech. Representatives of political parties share their expectations for this year’s SONA: ‘More rhetoric’ The Economic Freedom Fighters…

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Parties call on Ramaphosa to address bread and butter issues

File: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA. Some of the political parties represented in Parliament says President Cyril Ramaphosa must address bread and butter issues facing South Africans when he delivers the State of the Nation Address. Ramaphosa will deliver this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening at the Cape Town City…

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Apartheid victims families feel betrayed: Simelane

Justice Sisi Khampepe chairs the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Cases Inquiry. Families of the victims of apartheid-era human rights violations say they feel betrayed by the democratic state in the quest for justice for their loved ones. This was communicated on their behalf by Thembi Simelane, Minister for Human Settlements and sister of Nokuthula…

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Judge President Selby Mbenenge remains on special leave: OCJ

Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge Eastern Cape Top Judge, Judge President Selby Mbenenge remains on special leave.  This was confirmed by the office of the Chief Justice. The statement, issued on Wednesday, says that the leave will remain in effect until the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has concluded its consideration of the report of…

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Police were wrong to list Mbense murder as inquest: IPID’s Masuku

IPID investigator Nomsa Masuku testifying at the Madlanga Commission, February 11, 2026. Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigator Nomsa Masuku has told the Madlanga Commission that it was wrong for the Police to register Emmanuel Mbense’s murder as an inquest. Mbense was tortured and killed in Brakpan in April 2022, allegedly by members of the…

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