# The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has granted police forensic expert Laurance Makgotloe 15-thousand-rand bail after being charged with tampering with crucial evidence in high-profile murder investigations. These include removing exhibits and altering reports on the 2024 assignation of engineer Armand Swart in Vereeniging. Magistrate Johannes Kruger found concerns raised by the state could be addressed […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has rallied support behind the Congress of South African Trade Unions’ nationwide protest against the rising cost of living in several provinces today. The union says workers, including police officers, correctional officials and traffic officers, are struggling with soaring food prices, transport, electricity and healthcare costs. POPCRU […]
# Retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has called on legal practitioners to restore dignity, integrity and public confidence in South Africa’s legal profession. Speaking at the Wits School of Law, the chairperson of the Madlanga commission said lawyers must view themselves as officials of the court and champions of justice. He stresses legal ethics require honourable […]
# City Power has called on Johannesburg’s councillors and public office bearers to lead by example by paying their municipal and electricity accounts on time. Fifteen councillor accounts were in arrears by about 660-thousand-rand in April. The utility’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says prompt payment by public representatives strengthens revenue collection efforts and builds public trust. […]
# The National Transmission Company South Africa says about two-billion-rand in curtailment compensation claims from independent power producers is currently being verified and processed. The utility has acknowledged a temporary bottleneck following a sharp increase in claims during April and May. Energy analyst Chris Yelland says renewable energy producers are concerned about delayed reimbursements and […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Lesetja Senona’s legal counsel, Dali Mpofu, has raised concerns about what they describe as unfair treatment by the Madlanga commission. He argues his client had repeatedly been denied access to information needed to respond to allegations, and testify multiple times on issues previously addressed. Mpofu questioned the relevance of some lines […]
# The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa, ITAC has recommended increasing the anti-dumping duty on plastic feedstock polymers, known as P-E-T, and imported from China, to 43.77-percent. PET is a chemical polymer used extensively to manufacture everyday plastic items, most notably clear beverage bottles and food containers. South African polymer producer Safripol applied […]
# The Madlanga Commission has postponed the testimony of businessman Tumelo Nku, to a later unconfirmed date. He was expected to appear in connection with the 300-million-rand Aeroton drug bust investigation. Nku’s postponement is due to uncertainty about the length of his testimony in view of the circumstances and the ongoing testimony of Witness J. […]
# The Madlanga Commission has ruled that Witness J will testify behind closed doors due to safety concerns and ongoing investigations. The commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding the theft of a drug consignment of 541 kilogram from the Hawks’ offices in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal in 2021. Commission chairperson, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, says the evidence […]
