ANC staff fearing a bleak Christmas over unpaid salaries

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

ANC workers warn that unpaid salaries may lead to a bleak Christmas for their families, as frustration mounts against the party's leadership during the National ...

ANC kicks off its National General Council in Boksburg

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Mbalula dismissed any speculation about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s future, emphasising that the president “will finish his term” and that succession chatter is ...

Madlanga Commission | Witness D rejected witness protection before fatal shooting, Kubayi confirms

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Kubayi said Van der Merwe’s death has forced the government to urgently reassess how witnesses are identified, protected and allowed to testify.

Madlanga Commission | Mchunu disbanded PKTT based on social media gossip

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu confirmed that he acted without consulting police management including national commissioner, Fannie Masemola before dissolving ...

Watch VideoLIVE | Mchunu unpacks reasons for Political Killings Task Team disbandment

Kamogelo Moichela|Updated

Testifying on Thursday, Mchunu conceded there had been “no meeting, no briefing, and no formal engagement” before he instructed the national police management to ...

Madlanga Commission | How Mchunu disbanded elite police unit without consulting top cops

Kamogelo Moichela|Updated

Mchunu, who has since been placed on enforced leave, proceeded to disband the PKTT without consulting the very officials best positioned to brief him, he confirmed ...

How Mchunu bypassed top cop in disbanding elite police unit

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Mchunu, who has since been placed on enforced leave, proceeded to disband the PKTT without consulting the very officials best positioned to brief him, he confirmed ...

Madlanga Commission | Mchunu admits he never consulted Masemola on PKTT disbandment

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Mchunu conceded under sustained questioning from Commissioner Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga that there was no meeting, no engagement and no briefing from senior SAPS ...

‘I prayed for Matlala’s R360 million SAPS tender’: Julius Mkhwanazi tells Madlanga Commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

While Mkhwanazi admitted receiving multiple payments from Matlala, he denied that they were bribes, claiming the funds were meant for petrol, food, or personal emergencies. ...

Watch VideoWATCH | Senzo Mchunu back in the hot seat at Madlanga Commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Updated

Mchunu’s testimony comes amid serious allegations, claiming he may have aligned himself with criminal networks and used his political influence to protect individuals ...

Watch VideoJulius Mkhwanazi admits receiving payments of up to R20 000 a time from Cat Matlala | Madlanga Commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Updated

Central to Mkhwanazi's testimony was a 2021 letter of authority used by tycoon businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.

‘The cat got his tongue’: Mkhwanazi’s confusing, sweaty show at Madlanga Inquiry

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

He conceded he had worked closely with Matlala, introducing him to senior officials and placing his company, CAT VIP Security, inside the security plan for the 2022 ...

Watch VideoWATCH | Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi testifies | Madlanga Commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Updated

In 2021, Mkhwanazi unlawfully signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) that allowed Matlala’s private security vehicles to be fraudulently registered as municipal ...

Madlanga Commission | Suspended deputy police chief Shadrack Sibiya calls in sick

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

According to testimony already before the commission, Sibiya allegedly pushed for the team to be shut down and subsequently demanded that all PKTT dockets be transferred ...

Senzo Mchunu rejects ‘first-ever’ corruption claims at Madlanga Commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Mchunu also pushed back against claims that dissolving the PKTT was improper, arguing it was always a temporary, non-budgeted intervention.

Mashazi confirms EMPD chief bypassed rules for 55 promotions | Madlanga Commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Mkhwanazi bypassed EMPD chief Isaac Mapiyeye and filled 55 positions with officers who, according to evidence before the commission, were not even vetted.

Watch VideoLIVE | Mashazi set for return after rocky opening testimony at Madlanga Commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

She also denied accusations that she shielded suspended acting EMPD head Julius Mkhwanazi from disciplinary action despite an Independent Police Investigative Directorate ...

Watch VideoMadlanga Commission | Inside Mashazi’s nonchalant ‘no proof, I don’t recall, I’ll-get-a-stroke’ testimony

Kamogelo Moichela|Updated

She alleged that several female officers reported sexual harassment, coercion, and even rape at Mapiyeye, accusations she admitted were never formalised in writing, ...

Madlanga Commission | Mashazi admits she failed to act on IPID report against Mkhwanazi on blue lights saga

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Mashazi confirmed that the IPID report, which detailed alleged fraud, unlawful agreements with underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, and the irregular registration ...

Watch VideoWATCH | Mashazi faces questions at Madlanga Commission on EMPD criminal influence

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Mashazi’s name has been repeatedly linked to Mkhwanazi, who appears in a circulating video proclaiming he would “take a bullet” for her.

Connecting The Dots: Hangwani Maumela's hidden hand in South Africa's crime underworld exposed

Kamogelo Moichela and Simon Majadibodu|Published

Speaking from Kgosi Mampuru prison, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala shocked MPs with allegations that he paid former Police Minister Bheki Cele R500,000 in cash.

Madlanga Commission | Why 121 political killing dockets were moved, then abandoned

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Testifying before the Madlanga Commission on Friday, Senthumule acknowledged that decisions within SAPS were made hastily, poorly coordinated, and ultimately harmful ...

Watch VideoKZN Hawks Head testimony postponed to January | Madlanga Commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

KZN Hawks Head, Major-General Lesetja Senona, testimony before the Madlanga Commission has been postponed to January.

Fraudsters pose as Justice Madlanga to steal personal info and undermine commission

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Scammers pose as Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga to extract personal information and compromise the Commission, officials warn.

Ntshavheni to US: You’ll have to justify any move to bar SA from 2026 G20 Summit

Kamogelo Moichela|Published

Responding to visas being revoked for some South Africans, Ntshavheni “Even if they revoke my visa, it's fine, I will not have to go to the US. Actually, the majority ...