Sibiya lashes out at Commissioner Baloyi, accusing her of coercion

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended deputy national police commissioner, General Shadrack Sibiya, has accused Commissioner Sesi Baloyi of trying to overwhelm him. Appearing before the Madlanga Commission, Sibiya has been grilled about his relationship with Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Various witnesses at the commission have testified about how General Sibiya financially benefitted from Matlala, even receiving…

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G20 Finance Track Meeting commences today

G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on February 20, 2025. 1 minute The Finance Track four-day meetings of the G20 will start in Cape Town today. The meetings will take place after the unprecedented postponement of the tabling of the budget to March 12. The postponement has raised concerns over the…

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29 candidates contest by-elections in four provinces today

Locals are seen outside a polling station during tense local municipal elections. 1 minute Twenty-nine candidates from 16 political parties will contest by-elections in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo today. Candidates from ANC, EFF, Umkhonto weSizwe, the DA and Al Jama-ah amongst others will battle against each other for the heart and soul…

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Durban spaza shop owners lament strenuous registration process

Police and officials conduct a product inspection during a spaza shop compliance and verification operation in the West Coast on 07 December 2024. 2 minutes Some spaza shop owners in Durban fear that they might not meet the 21-day deadline to register their businesses, saying it is a strenuous process. Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa…

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Perera hundred secures Sri Lanka’s consolation win against NZ

Sri Lanka v West Indies – Emirates Riverside, Chester-Le-Street, Britain. 2 minutes Top order batsman Kusal Perera smashed 101 off 46 balls to set up Sri Lanka‘s consolation seven-run victory in the final T20 International against New Zealand, who won the three-match series 2-1 in Nelson on Thursday. Perera reached the 100 mark in 44…

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UPDATE: No arrest for former Minister Gigaba, says IDAC

Dr Malusi Gigaba The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) says former Public Enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba has not been arrested. Earlier reports said Gigaba handed himself to the police in Pretoria on Friday morning and the National Prosecuting Authority charged him with corruption. Gigaba’s lawyers have been meeting with officials from the IDAC in Pretoria….

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