Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Retired Ekurhuleni City Manager Dr Imogen Mashazi expected to return to the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday morning. Dr Mashazi has been grilled over allegations that she protected now-suspended Deputy Police Chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi from any disciplinary action. An IPID report that recommended that Brigadier Mkhwanazi must be charged and disciplined…
Kaizer Chiefs players during the pre-season tour in the Netherlands. Kaizer Chiefs have advanced to the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup after an impressive 3-1 win over AS Simba of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chiefs enjoyed a comfortable 3-nil lead at half-time at the Dobsonville Stadium, in Soweto. Also joining Chiefs in…
Coco Gauff in action 2 minutes Coco Gauff rallied from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and extend her winning streak from the start of the season to nine matches. Swiss Bencic, ranked a lowly 294th on her return to the…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is placed on special leave, has bemoaned the fatal shooting that claimed two teenagers dead and five others injured in Westbury, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday afternoon. Mchunu was responding to a question on the Westbury incident from one of the panelists at the Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee hearings in Cape…
Blue lights fitted on vehicles. Suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Police chief Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi has maintained that no blue lights were fitted on the private vehicles of attempted murder accused, Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala. Matlala, who is at the centre of corruption allegations in the City of Ekurhuleni, donated four vehicles to the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD). Mkhwanazi has testified that while the…
US President Donald Trump. 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has invited the US President-elect Donald Trump on a state visit during the G20 Summit. Ramaphosa officially launched the country’s Presidency of the grouping during a media briefing at Parliament. South Africa takes over the year-long rotational Presidency from Brazil and will hand it…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. South African Police Service (SAPS) Head of Organised Crime Richard Shibiri is expected to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Wednesday morning. Shibiri is accused of alleged interference in the probes into alleged cartel members as well as allegedly receiving…
Police in the North West have, in the past few days, arrested four suspects in the Bojanala District for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh says this formed part of their intensified efforts to curb the illegal proliferation of firearms. A 35-year-old man was arrested in Bleskop Informal Settlement…
The last remaining Knysna elephant in SANPaks managed forest. SANParks has encouraged the public to celebrate the presence of Knysna’s last remaining elephant responsibly, by not revealing her location or trying to track her. SANParks says such actions could harm the elephant as well as those pursuing her. The sighting of Oupoot on farmland in…
Cricket ball and bat seen on the pitch. 1 minute Titans fast bowler Corbin Bosch has been named in the 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan later this month. The 30-year-old, who made his One-Day International debut against Pakistan in December, replaces the injured Anrich Nortje. Lions fast bowler Kwena Maphaka…
