Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry at the inquiry’s sitting in Pretoria, 5 Dec 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has requested the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to hear the testimony of eight complainants who have raised concerns about the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). On Thursday, Mchunu submitted a confidential list of eight names, which he…
A delegate stands near a banner during the National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC). The re-run of the African National Congress (ANC)’s Provincial General Council (PGC) in Durban on Friday has been characterised by robust discussion. That is according to the Convenor of the National Executive Committee members deployed in KwaZulu-Natal, Dixon Masemola….
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu testifying before the Madlanga Commission, 05 Dec 2025. Questions have been raised about why Police Minister Senzo Mchunu disbanded the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), and not other task teams that exist in the Western Cape or KwaZulu-Natal. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry suggests that those task teams in…
President Cyril Ramphosa speaks at the 20th Commission Session and the Inauguration of the new commissioners at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria on December 5, 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the Presidential Climate Commission for raising concerns about the impact of climate change on the country. Ramaphosa was speaking at the 20th…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is expected to return to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Friday morning. On Thursday, he struggled to defend his decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) in KwaZulu-Natal. Mchunu faced intense cross-examination from the commission’s Chairperson, retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga….
FILE | Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane addresses an event. AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit claims provincial prosecutors tried to shield Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane from charges by misleading the Hawks. The unit says it has proof that the Director of Public Prosecutions decided not to prosecute Mabuyane months ago, but falsely claimed more investigation…
Fikile Mbalula , the Secretary General of ANC The Secretary General of the African National Congress (ANC), Fikile Mbalula, says the alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) is at a crossroads. Addressing delegates at the 16th ANC Greater Johannesburg Regional Conference in Sandton, Mbalula confirms that the SACP has resolved to contest…
Mayoral Committee for Finance Loyiso Masuku and Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero. Loyiso Masuku is the new chairperson of the African National Congress‘s Greater Johannesburg Region. This follows elections where she beat Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero at the region’s ANC conference, which started on Wednesday in Sandton, Johannesburg. Masuku secured 184 votes against Morero’s 149 votes….
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has conceded to Commissioner Sesi Baloyi SC that there has not been a formal review of the capability of the PKTT. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has argued that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu misinterpreted the work study conducted on the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) in 2019. Mchunu is currently under…
eThekwini Municipality The Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken the eThekwini Municipality to court in an attempt to reverse the appointment of three senior officials. The party claims there were irregularities in the appointments, including the new head of Public Safety. The DA insists the new recruits do not have the necessary qualifications for the posts…
