# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will appear before Parliament’s ad hoc committee next Tuesday and Wednesday to address allegations of criminal infiltration in the justice system. Evidence will be led by Senior Counsel Norman Arendse, who confirmed Mkhwanazi’s statement has been finalised. Arendse confirmed the team is working around the clock to ensure the […]
# The Pretoria High Court has rejected with cost president Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to indefinitely delay a 167-million-rand damages claim filed by 22 families of murdered and missing anti-apartheid activists. Judge Nicoline Janse van Nieuwenhuizen said it’s in the public interest for families to find closure, stating that the government was the sole cause of […]
# The ANC is convening a special meeting of its National Executive Committee from today until Monday at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg. The NEC will deliberate on the economy, governance, and service delivery, and finalise guidelines for the upcoming local government elections. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party aims to rebuild its fortunes […]
# ActionSA will reveal the party’s mayoral candidate for the City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, today, ahead of the 2026 local government elections. In a recent visit to the city, leader Herman Mashaba highlighted concerns over crime, corruption, and failing basic services. He said the candidate will tackle lawlessness and restore services. He emphasised that Ekurhuleni […]
# Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to four years in prison, fined over eight-million-rand, and given five years of supervised release. A New York jury acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking but convicted him on two counts of transporting women for prostitution. US District Judge Arun Subramanian awarded credit for time […]
# The United Democratic Movement has joined international calls for the immediate release of Global Sumud Flotilla activists, including South Africans detained while delivering aid to Gaza. UDM deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says their abduction undermines humanitarian principles and violates international law. Kwankwa criticised Israel’s defiance of International Court of Justice rulings on Rafah, warning […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has accused the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence of deliberately sabotaging the Ad Hoc Committee probing KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations. Malema said the Inspector-General of Intelligence, Imtiaz Fazel, still awaits direction while public submissions remain unexamined. He raised concerns that the committee is yet to meet with the […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has expressed concern over the nearly seven-million-rand spent on ongoing corruption investigations in the Departments of Transport and Public Works. Ntuli has sought the Special Investigating Unit’s assistance to probe other corruption allegations in various departments. He announced plans to suspend Transport Head Of Department, Siboniso Mbhele, over a 672-million-rand […]
# Eskom’s Generation Recovery Plan has pushed the month-to-date Energy Availability Factor to 70.45-percent, surpassing its 70-percent target. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says this has improved plant reliability with reduced unplanned outages. The power utility reports 140 consecutive days without load-shedding, with just 26 hours recorded since April. Mokwena says diesel reliance has dropped sharply, […]
