McBride withholds current employment details at Ad Hoc Committee

Former IPID head Robert McBride. Tempers flared at the Ad Hoc Committee investigating criminality in the criminal justice system after former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride refused to disclose his current employment, citing legal restrictions. His utterances angered several Members of Parliament (MPs). McBride had earlier submitted what he described as an outdated…

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Two killed, multiple injured in Booysens court shooting

Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Two people have been killed and several others injured following a shooting at the Booysens Magistrates’ Court, south of Johannesburg, earlier today. A heavy police presence has been deployed outside the court.  It is understood that a lawyer was among those shot outside the court premises. The motive for the…

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Salaries of public office bearers set to increase by 4.1%

South African money The salaries of public office bearers will be increased by 4.1% and 3.8% in different categories.    The determination has been made by President Cyril Ramaphosa and is set to come into effect on April 1, 2026.   The increase follows the recommendation by the Independent Commission for Remuneration of Public Office Bearers.     The…

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Heated exchange ensues over Malema’s Ad Hoc Committee absence

Economic Freedom Party (EFF) Julius Malema’s absence at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. Proceedings of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security started with former Independent Police Investigating Directorate (IPID) Head Robert McBride taking the stand. However, the hearings took a dramatic turn after the Economic Freedom…

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Death toll in Vanderbijlpark scholar crash rises to 14

A broken windscreen. The death toll from this morning’s collision between a scholar transport vehicle and a truck in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal, has risen to 14 after another learner died in hospital. This after a scholar transport vehicle carrying pupils collided with a a truck this morning. Earlier, Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said…

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