Nkabane appointed as ANC Deputy Chief Whip

Former Higher Education and Training Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane delivers speech during the SONA debate on February 11, 2026. Former Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane has been appointed as the new African National Congress (ANC) Deputy Chief Whip. She replaces Dorries Mpapane, who has been appointed as the chairperson of the newly…

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IEC on youth voter registration campaign in KZN

IEC youth voter campaign The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal has taken its voter registration campaign to tertiary institutions in effort to encourage the youth to register to vote ahead of the Local Government Elections. Research by the commission has revealed voter apathy amongst the youth between the ages of 18 and 25. The commission took its campaign to the Durban University…

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Lamola summons Ambassador Bozell to explain anti-diplomatic remarks

US Ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says new United States Ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III, has been démarched to explain his anti-diplomatic comments in public. A démarche is a diplomatic message, sometimes signifying protest or displeasure.  He says Pretoria is open to diplomatic engagements, but it…

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Ad Hoc Committee hears of Vuma’s early retirement offer

Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services, Francinah Vuma appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services, Francinah Vuma, has told Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that she was offered an early retirement deal, on condition that she remained silent about her disputes with National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola….

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Ngcuka decries lack of progress on TRC cases during NPA tenure

Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Bulelani Ngcuka. Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Bulelani Ngcuka, has urged the TRC Cases Inquiry to consider the context under which the NPA was operating during the course of his tenure between 1998 and July 2004. He was responding to questions put to him about failed…

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Shibiri says he found out about ‘Cat’ Matlala’s home raid through Madlanga Commission

Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission. Suspended organised crime head General Richard Shibiri has testified that he learned about the raid at Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s premises through the Madlanga Commission that is sitting in Pretoria. Matlala’s premises were raided in December 2024. Evidence before the Commission shows that General Shibiri was in…

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Didiza, George to lay criminal complaint against O’Sullivan

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and Secretary to Parliament Xolile George will lay a criminal complaint against private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan. The complaint relates to his walkout when he appeared before the Ad Hoc Committee two weeks ago. At the time of the walkout, he…

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Vuma details Masemola’s post-suspension raid at Committee hearing

Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services Francinah Vuma is giving evidence before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system on March 11, 2026. Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services Francinah Vuma says National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola raided her office…

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Vuma says she invoked Protected Disclosures Act during SAPS probe

Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services, Francinah Vuma testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services Francinah Vuma says she invoked the Protected Disclosures Act for her protection during the investigation of wrongdoings in high profile cases within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Vuma says in…

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