Staff shortage crippling SAPS forensic lab services: Mkhabela

Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, head of the Ballistics Section at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Silverton. Limited resources at the SAPS forensic laboratory Services have come under the spotlight at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. Head of the Ballistics Section at the Police Forensic Science Laboratory, Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, has testified that staff shortages are crippling…

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NPO says SA’s removal from FATF greylist helps access to funding

Person holds SA money Cape Town-based non-profit organisation Inyathelo has welcomed the Financial Action Task Force’s (FAFT) decision to remove South Africa from its greylist. The NGO’s Acting Executive Director, Feryal Domingo, says the move is a major milestone that restores confidence in the country’s financial systems. RELATED VIDEO | SA finally exit FATF greylist…

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Strengthening Disclosure Act vital for protecting whistleblowers: Nel

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel addresses the Whistleblowers Summit in Johannesburg on October 27, 2025. Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister Andries Nel says strengthening the existing Protection Disclosure Act will go a long way in protecting whistleblowers. He addressed the annual Whistleblowers Summit hosted by Public Interest South Africa in Johannesburg….

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LIVE | Madlanga Commission of Inquiry | 27 October 2025

SABC Digital News The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system goes into its eighteenth day of hearings with a new witness on the stand. The witness, Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela, is SAPS National Head of the Ballistics Section, stationed at the Forensic Science Laboratory in…

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