Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in September. Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo will return to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Tuesday morning. He was unable to continue his testimony last month because he fell ill. Since then, various witnesses, including the Hawks Divisional Commissioner Patrick…
Backshot of initiates walking in the mountain. The Eastern Cape Department of Traditional Affairs says they are pulling all stops to ensure there is no loss of life, during the upcoming summer initiation season in the province. The department says it will train over 400 traditional surgeons and assistants across the province, as part of…
KZN Premier Thami Ntuli with SAPS officers at Golela Border KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has called for the national government to engage with Mozambique and eSwatini to address escalating cross- border crimes in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Ntuli held a crime Imbizo in Ngwavuma where he met affected communities. For many years, residents who own…
Deputy Police Minister Dr SP Boshielo Deputy Minister of Police Dr Shela Boshielo will appear on Tuesday before the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. The committee was established to investigate wide-ranging allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. The allegations were made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner…
Empty classroom The Gauteng Department of Education says it is saddened by the loss of a Grade 12 learner from Lakeside Secondary School in Sedibeng West, who tragically passed away last night. According to reports, the learner began vomiting in her sleep and her condition worsened. She was rushed to a nearby medical facility, where…
Cape Fur seal The Stranded Marine Animal Rescue Team (SMART) have warned holidaymakers and residents along the Garden Route coast, not to approach live or dead seals on beaches due to the rabies outbreak. At least nine Cape Fur seals have tested positive for the disease in the Mossel Bay area. With the festive season…
FILE | Boks’ players celebrate QF win against France at 2023 World Cup Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones tried hard not give South Africa’s next match on their end of year tour, against France, any more je ne sais quoi that it already has. The Boks are in Paris to face France in a rematch…
Accused number one in Senzo Meyiwa trial, Muzi Sibiya. The State in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has lambasted accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, for failing to disclose that he was in KwaZulu-Natal the day Senzo Meyiwa was killed. While Sibiya initially said he lived in KZN between 2013 and 2014, state prosecutor George Baloyi says…
An IEC ballot box. The Electoral Commission of South Africa is proposing a number of amendments to the Electoral Act ahead of the Local Government elections scheduled between November 2026 and January 2027. Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Masego Shiburi says that the primary subject of the proposed amendments relates to Section 15 of the Electoral…
FILE | Operation Dudula members march in Soweto. The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has interdicted Operation Dudula from performing various actions against foreign nationals, which include, but are not limited to, interfering with the access of foreign nationals to healthcare services, as well as intimidating, harassing or assaulting any individuals that they identify as…
