# The Madlanga Commission’s Sesi Baloyi has questioned Gauteng Traffic Police Chief Samuel Mashaba over allegations that he used state resources to check vehicle registration details for businessman Tumelo Nku. Mashaba was responding to questions regarding the Aeroton 700-kilograms of cocaine worth 300-million-rand in his jurisdiction. Baloyi suggested the requests may have formed part of […]
# AfriForum has launched an urgent High Court application to challenge the City of Johannesburg’s 65.6-percent increase in its water demand management levy. AfriForum’s Deidré Steffens argues the metro failed to provide adequate justification or methodology for the increase. From 1 July, households could be charged over 107-rand a month regardless of water usage. She […]
# The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has postponed the bail appeal of alleged political fixer and controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi to June 22. The State told the court that it required to disclose the docket to the defence. Mogotsi’s legal team argues that new facts, including confirmation of his residential address, justify a renewed bail application. […]
# The Madlanga Commission’s chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga has questioned Gauteng Traffic Police Chief Samuel Mashaba over his interaction with alleged informant Tumelo Nku ahead of the 2021 seizure of 700-kilograms of cocaine worth 300-million-rand. The commission is investigating circumstances surrounding the Aeroton drug bust and the intelligence behind it. Madlanga challenged Mashaba’s testimony about the […]
# Road running: Three-time Comrades Marathon champion Bongumusa Mthembu says he hopes to continue running to inspire young people from rural communities. Mthembu, who won the iconic race in 2014, 2017 and 2018, says he is confident that six months of preparation have positioned him well for Sunday’s event between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. He says […]
# ActionSA Member of the Provincial Legislature in Gauteng, John Moodey, has called on all eligible South Africans to register to vote during the voter registration weekend on 20 and 21 June ahead of the November local government elections. Moodey urged citizens to exercise their democratic right and participate in shaping the future of their […]
# The family of a 21-year-old, Zenande Chiloane, who went missing in the Crocodile River say they have not lost hope as the search enters its sixth day. Rescue teams are expected to deploy a helicopter to assist with ongoing recovery efforts. A vehicle carrying three people failed to stop at an intersection in the […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, has briefed Parliament on South Africa’s sixth periodic report on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Letsike clarified that Cabinet has not yet approved the final report. She said the report shows progress and […]
# The Nkabinde Inquiry investigating the suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office, has rejected an application by former National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi to submit written representations for inclusion in the enquiry record. Batohi sought to provide additional context following her incomplete cross-examination and decision to […]
