# Senior Investigating Directorate Against Corruption investigator Mantsha Raphesu has told the Madlanga Commission that a complaint alleged extravagant spending linked to the Political Killings Task Team. Raphesu says the claims include costly accommodation, laundry bills worth hundreds of thousands of rand and luxury vehicles allegedly bought through the Secret Service Account. He says properties […]
# Soccer: South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan has praised outgoing Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos for transforming South African soccer during his tenure. Speaking as Broos’ five-year contract ends today, Jordaan credited the Belgian coach with building a competitive national team and identifying talented players who have become established internationals. He SAFA will […]
# A senior investigator in the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Mantsha Raphesu, has told the Madlanga Commission investigators were denied access to the Section 27 referral submitted by Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams. Raphesu said unlike a previous investigation where all relevant documents were shared, investigators were told they would not receive the referral. He […]
# ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has appealed to families whose loved ones died or disappeared in Angola during the liberation struggle to come forward and register for government’s repatriation programme. Speaking at a briefing in Pretoria, Mbalula says government remains committed to bringing home freedom fighters who died in exile. He said honouring fallen freedom […]
# Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie says government remains committed to bringing home South Africans who died in exile during the liberation struggle. Speaking in Pretoria, McKenzie says Angola, home to several ANC military camps, is the first focus of the five-year repatriation programme. He says president Cyril Ramaphosa has instructed government to […]
# The bodies of a Zimbabwean woman and her two daughters who were murdered in Britain are expected to be repatriated on Sunday ahead of their burial in Bulawayo on Tuesday. Nothabo, Natalie and Nala Tshuma were found dead at their home in Bedfordshire earlier this month. Tshuba’s husband, Ndodana, fled to South Africa and […]
# Jan Scheepers has been appointed as new provincial police commissioner for Limpopo with effect from tomorrow after being promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. Scheepers, with almost 40-years experience in the Police Service, had been acting commissioner since the beginning of last month after Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe’s retirement. Acting national commissioner Puleng […]
# Former Free State premier and ANC secretary-general, Ace Magashule, has reportedly set his sights on becoming the next mayor of the Matjhabeng local municipality in the Free State. He currently faces charges of fraud and corruption around an asbestos tender of 255-million-rand. Magashule, who is now the leader of African Congress for Transformation, reportedly […]
# The Congress of the People has called on Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi to resign following allegations of corruption, incompetence and abuse of power at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. COPE says the findings emerging from the Madlanga Commission point to systemic failures under the minister’s watch. Acting national chairperson, Pakes Dikgetsi, argues that accountability […]
