Police yet to establish cause of fatal N3 crash

Accident scene graphic. Police are yet to establish the cause of a crash in which eight people were killed on the N3 highway between Van Reenen’s Pass and Montrose in the Free State. Six other people were injured and taken to hospital following the crash, which happened when a minibus taxi and a truck collided…

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African banks pledge billions for infrastructure at Luanda Summit

[FILE IMAGE]: Construction on Durban roads. Africa’s financial institutions have committed to generate billions of US dollars needed to finance the continent’s infrastructure development. This pledge was made at the Luanda Summit on Financing Infrastructure Development in Africa. Different sectors on the continent met to discuss the possibility of financing big projects in Africa. The…

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Zachary Porthen set for Springbok debut against Japan at Wembley

Former Junior Springbok captain Zachary Porthen will make his Springbok debut against Japan at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named 16 players in his matchday squad that featured in the team’s 29-27 victory against Argentina in their final Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash. Kurt-Lee Arendse (wing), Franco Mostert (utility forward),…

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Madlanga Commission shows how much cleaning must be done: Mashatile

Deputy President Paul Mashatile responds to oral questions in the National Assembly. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the processes of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry indicate the extent of cleaning up the policing sector that needs to be done. Mashatile was answering oral questions in the National Assembly. The commission and Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee…

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Witness C returns to the Madlanga Commission

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (M) chairs the Madlanga Commission on Inquiry in Pretoria. Witness C will return to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Thursday morning. He did not finish testifying last week because he was writing exams. Witness C focused on the search and seizure operation that police had conducted at the home…

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I’m not afraid to be prosecuted: Mkhwanazi

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has broken his silence on the perjury charges laid against him by National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams. The charges stem from Mkhwanazi’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission where he accused Adams of using his position as MP to access classified information, put before parliament’s…

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