DA calls for suspension of EMPD deputy over alleged ‘Cat’ Matlala link

Ekurhuleni’s deputy metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng has called for the suspension of the municipality’s deputy metro police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. The call comes as the City of Tshwane council sits this afternoon to deliberate on a number of issues and Mkhwanazi’s possible precautionary suspension over alleged links to controversial businessman…

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Commission hears how Mchunu acted beyond his authority

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu presents the quarterly crime statistics The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria has heard that Senzo Mchunu’s function as Police Minister is to formulate policing policy in consultation with provincial governments. This is according to Patronella Van Rooyen, who is the head of Governance, Legislation and Policy at the Legal Services…

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SA encouraged to prepare early for new TB vaccine rollout

Clinical lead doctor points to an x-ray showing a pair of lungs infected with TB. Professor Limakatso Lebina, Director of Clinical Trials at the Africa Health Research Institute, says it’s important for South Africa to prepare early for rolling out new TB vaccines, which are currently undergoing clinical trials. The institute, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is…

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Authority to disband PKTT lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner: Van Rooyen

Major General Petronella van Rooyen testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 25 September 2025. Police Major General Petronella van Rooyen has told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the authority to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) lies exclusively with National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola.  The hearing has been adjourned until Friday.  Van Rooyen is the head of Governance, Legislation and…

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