[File photo] Police Minister Senzo Mchunu addresses the National Policing Summit Security expert Mike Bolhuis says he’s hoping that the embattled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu will take accountability for any wrongdoing when he appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has alleged that senior police officials including Mchunu are…
Justice Madlanga chairing the Commission The Madlanga Commission will continue Thursday morning following an adjournment on Tuesday. This after the testimony of Witness X concluded earlier than expected on Tuesday. The Madlanga Commission, which was established in July, is looking into corruption and political interference in law enforcement agencies. Proceedings at the Commission got off…
University of the Free State The University of the Free State Executive Committee, Institutional Representative Council, and Campus Student Representative Councils of the three campuses have reached an agreement on the implementation of the phasing out of provisional registration. University management and student leadership agreed that provisional registration will be phased out over a period…
Suspended Inspector-General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel. President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the Inspector-General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel with immediate effect, pending a decision in an investigation by Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee (JSCI) on Intelligence. The investigation is set to look into Fazel’s conduct. The JSCI has informed President Ramaphosa that it has received a complaint…
Ad Hoc Committee Chairperson Soviet Lekganyane October 14, 2025. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, which is looking into concerns around national security, has a new deadline of the end of November to complete its work. The committee was established to investigate wide-ranging allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system made by…
Badge of the South African Police Service. The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has raised concern over unexplained pension fund reduction that its members have reported. POPCRU says its members have reported a drop in their balances in their Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) statements for the period from July to September. The…
A sinkhole in the road. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says lives are at risk in Mogale City as large sinkholes continue to damage the Hekpoort R563 and Zwartkops R374 roads. The DA accuses Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, of failing to address the issue promptly. The party says a sinkhole that…
[File image] The chief of the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre, Gregory Critchley, says one of the two light aircraft missing along the misty Nottingham Road in Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has been located. The crash was confirmed by the Midlands Emergency Medical Services. Critchley has also confirmed that the pilot was found dead at…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu presents the quarterly Crime Stats on May 23, 2025. Security analyst Andy Mashaile says he hopes that the Police Minister Senzo Mchunu will provide clarity on his decision to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) when he appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday. Mchunu, who…
The fourth G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Washington DC. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says South Africa has focused on cross-border payments during its G20 Presidency. In the financial transactions, the sender and receiver are in different countries. The payments can involve different currencies and must navigate various regulations…
