A Patriotic Alliance supporter celebrating a victory The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has won both wards that were being contested in by-elections in George, in the Western Cape. Raphael Goeieman won in Ward 17 in Conville, while Marchell Kleynhans won in ward 27 in Pacaltsdorp, both are former Democratic Alliance (DA) wards. The DA, PA, African National Congress (ANC) and the Truth and Solidarity…
Suspended EMPD boss Julius Mkhwanazi. Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police Chief Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi has told the Ad Hoc Committee that he did not know Witness D. Witness D, whose real name was Marius van der Merwe, was gunned down outside his house in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni last month. Weeks before his death, Van der Merwe testified…
FILE | Former president Jacob Zuma in court. French arms manufacturer Thales and former president Jacob Zuma will now have to wait another week to hear if their latest application in the Pietermaritzburg High Court is successful. The court was scheduled to hand down its ruling tomorrow on their application for leave to appeal the…
Blue lights fitted on vehicles. Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police chief Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi has maintained that no blue lights were fitted on the private vehicles of attempted murder accused, Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala. Matlala, who is at the centre of corruption allegations in the City of Ekurhuleni, donated four vehicles to the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD). Mkhwanazi has testified that while the…
[File photo] Public Protector Office President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Dinkie Dube as Deputy Public Protector for seven year term. The appointment is with effect from the 1st of February 2026. Dube is currently the Director General of the Public Service Commission , she has more than 20 years experience in the public sector. WATCH | President Cyril…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police Chief Commissioner, Julius Mkhwanazi’s relationship with the owner of the Medicare 24, Mike van Wyk has taken centre stage during Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee hearing. This is a company where attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala was a director. Commissioner Mkhwanazi has further…
Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) boss, Robert McBride, says he was not shocked by Lt.General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s July 6th press conference. He says some of the allegations by the KwaZulu-Natal top cop in that press conference did not come as a surprise to him because as the head of…
Former IPID head Robert McBride. Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride is facing serious scrutiny before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, looking into concerns around national security, after MPs accused him of misleading the inquiry about his relationship with private investigator Paul O’Sullivan and his associate, Sarah-Jane Trent. McBride was probed over evidence…
A Russian vessel arrives at the Simon’s Town Naval base ahead of the BRICS Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa’s, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 9, 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country needs to re-look the manner in which the South African National…
Robert McBride at Ad Hoc Committee The assassination of senior Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) investigator, Mandla Mahlangu, is once again in sharp focus at Parliament today. This as former IPID head Robert McBride is appearing for a second day before the Ad Hoc Committee probing criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal…
