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Luthuli family, ANC deny that he died after being hit by a train
ANC Former President Chief Albert Luthuli Closing arguments in the reopened inquest into the death of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Chief Albert Luthuli have entered their second day. Luthuli died in 1967. The initial inquest at the time found that Luthuli died after being hit by a goods train at Groutville, north…
Technical glitch threatens Witness X’s life at Madlanga Commission
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (R)chairs the Madlanga Commission on Inquiry in Pretoria. The Madlanga Commission Chairperson, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, says the inquiry has run into technical difficulties that have the potential to threaten Witness X‘s life. He made an order that Witness X’s evidence be read on record by evidence leader Adv Adila Hassim SC. Witness…
De Kock unable to attend Cradock Four inquest: Lawyer
FILE | The Cradock Four Monument in the Eastern Cape. The lawyers of former-Apartheid Security Branch Officer Eugene de Kock confirmed that he would not be in court on Wednesday for the Cradock Four inquest due to health-related issues. De Kock’s lawyer, Juan Schoeman, says he was diagnosed with heart failure last week Friday and…
FF-Plus lauds the decision to suspend Gauteng Health HOD
Gauteng department of health head of department Arnold Malotana. The Freedom Front Plus (FF-Plus) believes the decision by Premier Panyaza Lesufi to suspend the head of department for Gauteng Health, Dr Lesiba Malotana, is a sign of enforcing accountability by the provincial government. Lesufi’s office confirmed Malotana’s suspension with immediate effect today. This comes as…
Commission adjourns amid tech issues during Witness X’s testimony
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry sits in Pretoria on October 14, 2025. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria has adjourned and will return on Thursday morning. The evidence of Witness X, which was read into the record by evidence leader Adv Adila Hassim, ended a day early. Witness X, who was giving their evidence…
ANC in KZN to meet with IFP over political differences
The IFP along with other political parties had Siphile Mdaka removed as Umkhanyakude District mayor. The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal says it is in the process of engaging with the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) to discuss, among other things, political differences between them. This follows the removal of the ANC’s Siphile Mdaka as Umkhanyakude District mayor by the…
North West legislature establishes Ad hoc committee to probe Premier
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi The North West legislature has established an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate allegations of improper conduct against Premier Lazarus Mokgosi. The allegations were made by the Mayor of Naledi Local Municipality, John Groep, during the oversight visit of Parliament’s Joint Portfolio Committees to municipalities in the province last month. Groep…
Mogotsi seeks extension to respond to Madlanga Inquiry allegations
Brown Mogotsi speaks to the SABC News on October 6, 2025. Brown Mogotsi, an alleged associate of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, has written to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, requesting more time to respond to the allegations made against him. The commission is probing alleged criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal…
Ramaphosa reiterates non-relationship with alleged kingpin Maumela
President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone further to explain his relationship with Hangwani Maumela, the alleged kingpin behind the looting of Tembisa Hospital. Ramaphosa was answering questions in the National Council of Provinces. He says that while he does not know Maumela, he met him on two occasions last year while taking a walk in the…