DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on February 3, 2026. Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) and member of the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system, Dianne Kohler Barnard, is expected to appear as a witness before the committee…
EFF party leader Julius Malema addresses the media on 04 February 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has urged voters to punish the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the upcoming local government elections for what it calls failure to deliver on basic services. Speaking to the media on Wednesday at its headquarters in Johannesburg,…
Court gavel. Retired KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Moipone Noko has told the Nkabinde Enquiry, that former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams was justified in authorising a racketeering certificate against former KZN Hawks Head Major General Johan Booysen. Booysen and members of the Cato Manor Police Unit were accused of operating…
Image depicting a shooting. The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape says the slain party councillor, Lazola Gungxe, was a dedicated member of the party and a consummate public servant who always put the interest of the people first. Gungxe was shot and killed by two unknown assailants shortly after a meeting he…
Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry at the inquiry’s sitting in Pretoria. Commissioner Sesi Baloyi has put it to Witness F that attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala had no authority to effect a warrant of arrest against entertainment blogger, Musa Khawula. The Madlanga Commission has seen WhatsApp text messages from General Richard Shibiri alleging to…
Adv Matthew Chakalson is leading evidence at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on February 4, 2026. Witness F says suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya invited alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat” Matlala and Organised Crime Head Richard Shibiri to a Thanksgiving ceremony. Witness F is being grilled at the Madlanga Commission…
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen addresses the media in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on February 4, 2026. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has announced that he will not seek re-election at the party’s Federal Congress in April. Steehuisen, who is also Agriculture Minister in the Government of National Unity, says he wants to shift his…
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen addresses the party’s Free State Provincial Congress on January 31, 2026. AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel has strongly criticised Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen, accusing him of aligning with the African National Congress (ANC) and acting against the interests of the Afrikaans-speaking community. The criticism comes as Steenhuisen, who…
[FILE] IEC voting station. The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) is in support of an EFF electoral reform proposal that proposes that all South Africans above the age of 18 years automatically be registered with the Independent Election Commission (IEC). EFF President Julius Malema, over the weekend, announced a number of electoral reforms that they will…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. It has emerged that Witness F, who is testifying before the Madlanga Commission, shared sensitive police information with a civilian known as Steve Motsumi. The shared information pertains to a picture of his application to have fingerprint evidence processed by a particular officer. An…
