# The Activists and Citizens Forum has reiterated calls for the Independent Directorate Against Corruption to be disbanded following testimony before the Madlanga Commission. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem said senior investigator Brian Padayachee’s evidence exposed alleged abuses within the unit regarding the arrest of Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo and six other senior officers for […]
# Namibian president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged people to dedicate 67 minutes to serving others as the world marks Nelson Mandela International Day tomorrow. Speaking in Pretoria, she said the gesture honours Nelson Mandela’s 67 years of service and commitment to justice, equality and human dignity. She encouraged people to honour Mandela’s legacy through compassion, […]
# SAPS Warrant Officer Mbongeleni Mpangase has told the Madlanga Commission that Lieutenant Colonel Gavin Jacob had strained relationships with some officials including Warrant Officer Karl Sander. Mpangase responded to the Commission’s chair Mbuyiseli Madlanga about the 2021 Port Shepstone operation involving the seizure of 541-kilograms of cocaine. He said through his interpreter, Vusimuzi Nkabinde, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa and Namibia must strengthen cooperation to drive economic growth and shared development. He co-chaired the fourth South Africa-Namibia bi-national commission in Pretoria with Namibian president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Ramaphosa described Namibia as South Africa’s sister nation, bound by a shared struggle for freedom. He says the success of the […]
# The Madlanga commission has issued a fresh subpoena to the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson. Spokesperson Jeremy Michaels confirmed she has returned to work after being admitted to hospital. The commission is investigating allegations of abuse of power linked to Crime Intelligence investigations and claims Johnson shielded Major-General Feroz Khan […]
# The Pan South African Language Board has condemned accent-based profiling amid ongoing immigration tensions. Speaking to the SABC, PanSALB CEO Keaobaka Seshoka said language is not a valid indicator of nationality and warned against judging people’s citizenship by their accent. She said accents must never be criminalised, as many African languages cross borders, and […]
# Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has found that Gauteng municipalities failed to enforce food safety laws in the informal sector. More than 16-thousand-240 food vendors are reportedly non-compliant with regulations, while the province has only 30-percent of the required environmental health inspectors. Gcaleka said these failures may have compromised consumer safety. She also cited non-compliant […]
# Basic Education deputy minister Reginah Mhaule says coding and robotics will be introduced in all South African primary schools within the next two to three years. Speaking at the launch of a R1.9 million AI, coding and robotics centre at Khulile Primary School in Motherwell, Gqeberha, Mhaule said government is partnering with the private […]
# South African renewable resources company, Sappi, has joined the Roadmap to Zero programme created by the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Foundation aimed at eliminating harmful chemicals from the global fashion supply chain. Through its Sappi Verve brand, the company supplies dissolving wood pulp used to produce sustainable textile fibres. Sappi says the partnership […]
