DA questions timing of Dion George’s resignation

Former DA member Dion George The Democratic Alliance (DA) has questioned the timing of Dion George’s resignation from the party and Parliament. President Cyril Ramaphosa removed George from his cabinet position in November last year following allegations of underperformance. Ramaphosa then appointed DA spokesperson, Willie Aucamp as the new Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment….

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Khumalo claims some Gauteng police moonlighting for criminal cartels

Head of Crime Intelligence Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo. The Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town has heard claims from Police Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo that some Gauteng police officers are moonlighting for criminal cartels for financial gain. Khumalo is giving oral evidence before the Committee. It is probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and…

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ActionSA aims to protect whistleblowers with new bill

ActionSA banner at an event ActionSA has introduced the Fallen Whistleblowers Bill, aimed at protecting those who expose corruption. The party says the bill is a response to the government’s failure to tackle corruption, which it says has severe consequences for South Africans. ActionSA says whistleblowers have been targeted and even killed for speaking out…

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Khumalo to conclude his testimony before Ad Hoc Committee

Head of Crime Intelligence Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo. Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo will conclude his testimony before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, today. Yesterday, committee members grilled him on various matters. They pertained to the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team and criminal cartels’ alleged infiltration of the justice system. Khumalo said that a…

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IFP condemns death threats directed at KZN Premier Ntuli

KZN Premier, Thami Ntuli The IFP in KwaZulu-Natal has in a statement condemned what it calls vile and dangerous death threats directed at the province’s Premier, Thami Ntuli.   It says the threats are circulating openly on social media and explicitly calling for the Premier’s death.   The party says the threats are criminal in nature.   The IFP says it is deeply…

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Phahlane names journalists he says McBride and O’Sullivan used to discredit him

Khomotso Phahlane arriving at Ad Hoc Committee sitting in Parliament Former acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane says some of the journalists in the country were used by former IPID boss Robert McBride and Private Investigator Paul O’Sullivan to discredit him. Phahlane is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption…

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Phahlane commends Mkhwanazi for speaking out

Former Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane appearing before the Ad Hoc Committee. Former acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has commended KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for the allegations he made. Phahlane was speaking at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee hearings in Cape Town. He says Mkhwanazi had made similar allegations of…

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Mbalula weighs in on future of GPU in KZN

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has weighed in on the future of the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU)in KwaZulu-Natal. The National Freedom Party (NFP), which has been described as a kingmaker pulled out of the GPU, subsequently threatening the stability of the multi-party pact in the province. But Mbalula…

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SAPS marred by political interference for a long time: Phahlane

Former acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane at the Ad Hoc Committee Former acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has acknowledged that political interference in the South African Police Service (SAPS) has been prevalent for a long time. Phahlane says it began after the ANC Polokwane Conference in 2007. He is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating wide-ranging allegations of…

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The late Nolusapho Mandela described as a liberator of women

Nolusapho Mandela’s funeral at the Church of the Resurrection in Bryanston ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has described the late Nolusapho Mandela as a dedicated servant of the people and liberator of women.    Nolusapho Mandela, who was Mandla Mandela’s mother, passed away on Sunday.   Paying tribute to her at the Church of the Resurrection…

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