Commissions of inquiry shouldn’t function like trials: Judges Matter

Judicial watchdog Judges Matter has expressed concerns about what it calls a trend in which commissions of inquiry function like trials. It says this prolongs the investigative process. The remarks follow President Cyril Ramaphosa’s establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegation that criminal syndicates have infiltrated criminal justice institutions….

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Social grants not affected by Postbank, SASSA contract termination

Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe appearing before the standing committee on social development in Parliament, August 27, 2025. Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe has given an assurance that social grant payments will not be affected by the termination of the master service agreement between SASSA and Postbank.    The Minister emphasized that social grant payments…

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Ramaphosa, Steenhuisen meet ahead of critical budget vote

DA leader John Steenhuisen and ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. 4 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen are meeting today as the deadline looms for the 2025/2026 budget to be voted on in Parliament on Wednesday. The meeting is aimed at breaking a deadlock between the parties. Taking to social media…

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Mpumalanga SAPS, Community Safety MEC raid Matsulu school

File image: Classroom. Dagga was amongst the drugs found at Masitakhe Secondary School, in Matsulu, in Mpumalanga. This as the Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison, the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Department of Correctional Services and other stakeholders raided the school. The school is reported to be one of the most notorious…

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Flying ants halt T20 clash between South Africa and India

South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs is bowled out lbw by India’s Axar Patel 1 minute The third Twenty20 International between South Africa and India was halted early in the home side’s reply after a wave of flying ants descended on Centurion Park in Pretoria on Wednesday and forced the players from the field. The umpires felt…

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