National Police Commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola arrives for his wrap-up engagement with Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on March 17, 2026. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has repeated that the Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, who is currently placed on special leave, did not consult or inform him about his decision to disband the Political Killings…
Sergeant Fannie Nkosi testifying before the Commission Member of the Gauteng Organised Crime unit, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, has been questioned about Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s relationship with suspended deputy national police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. Nkosi has told evidence leader Adv Matthew Chaskalson that Lieutenant-General Sibiya is fond of the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner. This is despite evidence presented before…
The case against Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been postponed to next Tuesday by the Alexandra Regional Court. The pair face charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm, and contravening the Immigration Act, following the alleged…
FILE | Congress of the People (COPE) members. Political analyst Dr Lilly Phokontsi says for the Congress of the People (COPE) to resuscitate, it needs to work on its policy and ensure it addresses South Africa’s current challenges. This follows COPE’s Co-founder and leader, Mosiuoa ‘Terror’ Lekota’s burial in Bloemfontein on Saturday. Teboho Loate is…
Matipandile Sotheni, former police officer accused of killing Marius van der Merwe The Independent Policing Union of South Africa (IPUSA) has called for the implementation of exit vetting. This follows the arrest of a former Special Task Force member, Matipandile Sotheni, for the murder of former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer and whistleblower Marius van…
[FILE] Barrier tape and gun cartridges. Two people have been shot and killed in a suspected taxi-related incident in Delft on the Cape Flats. Police officers responded to the scene, near the Palm taxi rank, where the bodies of a man and woman were found with multiple gunshot wounds. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg,…
The Lusikisiki crime scene cordoned off. A trial within a trial of six men accused of the murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki is expected to resume on Tuesday at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. The State has called two witnesses, Sergeant Nqaba Gqala and Captain Yalekile Sonkqayi. Gqala is the officer who took accused number two, Aphiwe Ndende,…
Britain’s Emma Raducanu celebrates after winning her first round match against Shelby Rogers of the US during the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Australia on January 16, 2024. Former United States (US) Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the Miami Open as she continues her recovery from illness, the Women’s Tennis Association…
Road damaged due to flooding Persistent rainfall in three districts in Limpopo continues to damage critical infrastructure. Vhembe and Mopani Districts have been the hardest hit, with some areas receiving over 100 mm of rain in the last 48 hours. The heavy downpours have wreaked havoc, with bridges collapsing and cutting off communities. A bridge…
The Special Task Force (STF) is the SAPS elite unit. Crime expert Willem Els has raised concerns that some Special Task Force members are now being recruited by organised crime syndicates because of the skills they possess. The remarks come in light of the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Marius van der…
