# National Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s legal team has requested the Pretoria High Court to decide which forum is appropriate to hear his case. Sibiya is contesting National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s decision to place him on special leave following allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. His counsel, Kameel Premhid, argued that it […]
# AfriForum’s Private Prosecutions Unit, led by Gerrie Nel, has submitted a dossier to US authorities calling for sanctions against EFF leader Julius Malema under the Global Magnitsky Act. Enacted in 2016, the global legislation allows governments to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses and corruption. The dossier cites […]
# National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s legal representative, Stefan Coetzee, has dismissed allegations that he is acting as judge, jury and executioner in the disciplinary case of his deputy, Shadrack Sibiya. Addressing the Pretoria High Court, Coetzee argued that an impartial arbitrator has been appointed to handle the matter. He said assumptions that Masemola hijacked […]
# Deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, will appear before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Wednesday next week. His testimony follows allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who claims senior police leaders interfered with investigations into political killings. Sibiya, currently placed on special leave, has denied the accusations and is challenging the process in […]
# The DA in Polokwane has urged mayor John Mpe to urgently ensure a municipal water connection for General Piet Joubert School of Skills. The school, educating 600 learners and housing 200 in hostels, has relied on unreliable tanker deliveries for over four years. Shockingly, it was billed 400-thousand-rand for nearly nine million litres of […]
# Public Interest South Africa says the board of the Government Pensions Administration Agency should be declared delinquent for failing to act on whistleblower allegations. Chairperson Tebogo Khaas told SABC News that the board’s inaction endorses exposes whistleblowers to risk. Khaas urges swift ministerial intervention and stronger oversight, condemning the use of public funds for […]
# AfriForum has welcomed the Government’s extension of the public submission period on the Basic Education Laws Amendment draft regulations. The deadline which was set for Friday has been pushed to 5 October. AfriForum’s Alana Bailey says the extra time allows stakeholders to provide thorough input on school admissions and capacity rules. She confirmed that […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has praised police for swiftly arresting an 80-year-old farmer after a young man’s body was found buried on his Kroonstad property in the Free State. The victim, allegedly killed over a wage dispute, was a farmworker. The farmer faces charges of murder and defeating the ends of […]
# The Rand Merchant Bank Bureau for Economic Research Business Confidence Index slipped one point to 39 in the third quarter of 2025, following a five-point drop earlier this year. The reading, three points below the long-term average, shows over 60-percent of businesses are unhappy with conditions. RMB’s chief economist, Isaah Mhlanga, says the decline mirrors […]
