Parliament to call IPID to explain role in Phala Phala report

Chairperson Ian Cameron addresses Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police on July 7, 2025. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police says it will call the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to explain its role in the Phala Phala report. The Constitutional Court announced recently that it would deliver judgment in the Phala Phala matter within a month….

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21 learners injured in two separate accidents in KZN

21 learners have been injured in two separate crashes in KwaZulu-Natal Twenty-one learners have been injured in two separate crashes in KwaZulu-Natal. The first incident occurred on the P483 near the Karbochem turn-off in Newcastle, where a bus carrying approximately 30 passengers lost control. The second collision took place on Khan Road in Pietermaritzburg, involving…

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Hlabisa set to lead a National Disaster Management Strategic Indaba

COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is expected to lead a National Disaster Management Strategic Indaba in Kempton Park, East of Johannesburg, on Tuesday. The gathering aims to strengthen the country’s ability to prevent, prepare and respond to disasters. The Indaba is part of the government’s ongoing efforts…

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Mkhwanazi may have lied about his mother’s passing: Sello

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on April 14, 2026. Evidence leader Adv Mahlape Sello has put it to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi may have lied about his mother’s passing last…

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Parties scuffle outside court where Soweto church leader is appearing

Dobsonville community protest following teenager’s rape. Members from various political parties, including the Democratic Alliance (DA), the African National Congress (ANC) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), have clashed outside the Roodepoort Magistrates’ court in Johannesburg, where a church elder appeared for the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Dobsonville, Soweto. The case has been…

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DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis launches Gauteng community tour

Newly elected DA leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis. The newly elected Democratic Alliance leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, is kicking off a community engagement tour in Gauteng on Monday. He will be joined by senior party officials, including new DA Federal Chairperson Solly Msimanga, Helen Zille and Cilliers Brink. This follows the party’s Federal Congress, held at the Gallagher…

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