Pikoli should have prosecuted TRC cases: Ngcuka

Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Bulelani Ngcuka. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry in Johannesburg has heard that the then National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Vusi Pikoli should have simply been directed by the law on whether or not to prosecute TRC cases. This is the view of South Africa’s…

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AmaZulu FC’s long-standing supporter ‘Usuthu Queen’ dies

AmaZulu Football Club long standing supporter, Luyanda Mbuyazi AmaZulu Football Club long-standing supporter has passed away, Luyanda Mbuyazi, who was well known as “Usuthu Queen” to South African football lovers, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a short illness.   Usuthu Queen made it into the hearts of football fans through her unwavering support for…

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Ad Hoc Committee hears of Vuma’s early retirement offer

Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services, Francinah Vuma appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Former Deputy National Police Commissioner for Support Services, Francinah Vuma, has told Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that she was offered an early retirement deal, on condition that she remained silent about her disputes with National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola….

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Ngcuka decries lack of progress on TRC cases during NPA tenure

Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Bulelani Ngcuka. Former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Bulelani Ngcuka, has urged the TRC Cases Inquiry to consider the context under which the NPA was operating during the course of his tenure between 1998 and July 2004. He was responding to questions put to him about failed…

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Shibiri says he found out about ‘Cat’ Matlala’s home raid through Madlanga Commission

Suspended SAPS head of organised Crime, General Richard Shibiri testifying before the Commission. Suspended organised crime head General Richard Shibiri has testified that he learned about the raid at Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s premises through the Madlanga Commission that is sitting in Pretoria. Matlala’s premises were raided in December 2024. Evidence before the Commission shows that General Shibiri was in…

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