Court to hear MKP’s bid to halt Madlanga Commission

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) picket outside the Bridgette Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria on September 17, 2025, where Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is being held. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) will be in the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday to continue its bid to have the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismantled. President Cyril…

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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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11-year-old missing Mpumalanga girl found dead

Police in Volksrust, Mpumalanga, are investigating a case of murder following the discovery of the body of an 11-year-old girl who was previously reported missing. Slindile Gule went missing on Sunday after she was sent by a neighbour to buy prepaid electricity at a filling station. Her body was discovered on Wednesday with multiple injuries…

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Border management conference to unpack national security

File image: BMA border guard checks traveller’s passport. 1 minute An inaugural border management conference will take place today at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria. The Border Management Authority (BMA) will host the conference. The gathering will seek to unpack the critical role of border management in ensuring national security, including the challenges…

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