KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on January 29, 2026 KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona has testified that he’s not connected to his son’s business venture with attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Senona continues to face cross-examination before the Madlanga Commission for his alleged links with Matlala. The Commission, through…
Former Section Head of Finance and Administration Services at the South African Police Service, Tiyani Hlungwani Former Section Head of Finance and Administration Services at the South African Police Service (SAPS), Tiyani Hlungwani has accused former Police Minister Bheki Cele of dismissing him. Hlungwani is making submissions to the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of…
Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (Centre) chairs the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System in Pretoria on January 29, 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he expects all law enforcement agencies to implement the Madlanga Commission report which was submitted to him in December. He has welcomed…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona on day 48 at the Madlanga Commission, January 28, 2026. It has emerged that KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona leaked the confidential information of police officers to attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The leaked ID numbers were contained in an affidavit relating to an alleged Mozambican…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s showing appreciation of the country’s steady growth and upwardly revising its growth projections, South Africa is on course to meet its National Development Plan (NDP) objectives. In 2012, Cabinet adopted the NDP as the country’s economic…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona has testified that he did not open documents sent to him by Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala on the identity of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission from Witness X, states that Matlala sent General Senona three different ID numbers allegedly belonging…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on January 29, 2026. Evidence leader Adv Adila Hassim has rejected an argument advanced by KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Lesetja Senona’s legal counsel that they have been prejudiced by the Madlanga Commission. Senona has returned to the commission for a third consecutive day. Adv…
Ministers and deputy ministers attend Cabinet Lekgotla. The extended Cabinet Lekgotla will end in Pretoria on Thursday afternoon, with its outcomes set to form the basis of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on the 12th of next month. The two-day meeting was called to discuss plans and priorities for the year,…
EFF MP Leigh-Ann Mathys EFF MP serving in Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee Leigh-Ann Mathys says they support calls for both private investigator Paul O’Sullivan and North West businessman Brown Mogotsi to be subpoenaed to appear before the committee. The committee, looking into concerns around national security, has taken a decision that the two must be subpoenaed. This after it emerged that both will not be available…
The EFF says it rejects Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero’s decision to suspend Rea Vaya feeder buses in Soweto. According to the EFF’s Dumisani Baleni, the unilateral decision was taken without consultation with affected communities and commuter structures. He says this will directly deny Soweto residents access to safe, affordable and reliable public transport. Baleni states…
