FILE| Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in court. The Madlanga Commission has played an audio recording of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala on the day of his arrest this year, conversing to Witness C about his cancelled South African Police Service (SAPS) tender. His R360 million SAPS tender was cancelled when Police Minister Senzo Mchunu came into office…
Suspect in Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Muzi Sibiya. Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Muzi Sibiya, says being asked the same questions takes him back to the moment he was allegedly assaulted by the police. Sibiya is being cross examined by state prosecutor George Baloyi at the High Court in Pretoria. He is…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. Pressure is mounting on President Cyril Ramaphosa to trim his Cabinet and do away with deputy ministers. This follows revelations that two deputy police ministers had gone for over a year without any specific responsibilities delegated to them. This week, Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale told the Ad Hoc Committee in Parliament…
File | SASSA offices in Athlone Cape Town. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has denied claims that beneficiaries will be receiving double payment for their social grants. The agency’s spokesperson Andile Tshona has urged beneficiaries not to entertain information that doesn’t come from credible sources. “SASSA would like to state that this is…
File picture: The two siblings in the AKA murder case appear in court Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has welcomed the confirmation that the accused in the murder of musician Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello Motsoane, have withdrawn their appeal against extradition from Eswatini to South Africa. Kubayi received an update today from…
Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis. Banyana Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis, is back at the helm of the women’s national football team. She finally signed her new four-year deal and can now turn her attention to preparing the team for next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, a tournament that serves as a 2027…
The Alexandra Randburg Midrand Taxi Association (ARMTA) Chairman has been shot and killed in Marlboro, north of Johannesburg, on Thursday morning. Police are on the scene. One of his bodyguards also died at the scene, while a second bodyguard and a motorist have rushed to hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds. Gauteng Police Spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso…
[File Image] Supporters of the African National Congress hold the party flag during ANC campaign in Atteridgeville a township located to the west of Pretoria, South Africa July 5, 2016. The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, has announced the disbandment of the party’s Western Cape Provincial Executive Committee (PEC). The committee is to…
Police raid at Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in Mahikeng in the North West. Law enforcement officials are currently raiding the offices of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in Mahikeng in the North West. Operations have been halted after officers from the SAPS’s Special Task Force closed the gates of the building to conduct…
Executive Mayor Dada Morero at the City of Johannesburg building. Minority parties in the City of Johannesburg say the city has experienced one of its most difficult periods of administrative instability and service delivery collapse under Mayor Dada Morero’s tenure. These sentiments follow the minority parties submitting a motion of no confidence in Morero. The…
