# Today marks four years since whistleblower Babita Deokaran was gunned down outside her Winchester Hills home in Johannesburg after exposing suspicious 100-million-rand payments at Tembisa Hospital. The Gauteng Health Department’s chief accountant and single mother died in a hail of bullets moments after dropping her daughter at school. Six men have since been convicted, […]
# Gauteng police, through Operation Vuyisa, have seized 226 firearms and arrested an official linked to a private security company in Krugersdorp. Authorities confirmed the company was operating in contravention of the Firearms Control Act. It is alleged that some of the firearms are linked to criminal activities including cash-in-transit heists. Police spokesperson Amanda van […]
#Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has appointed a six-member interim board to oversee South African Tourism, following the dissolution of the previous board over an allegedly unlawful suspension of CEO Nombulelo Guliwe. Mzamo Masito was named chairperson, with Kholeka Zama as deputy. The department’s spokesperson Aldrin Sampear says the panel brings diverse expertise in finance, […]
# ActionSA welcomes the adoption of the Terms of Reference by the Ad Hoc Committee investigating Kwa-ZuluNatal Police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. However, the party strongly objects to the Speaker’s new protocol restricting access to classified information for alternate members. ActionSA’s Matthew George says this undermines democratic oversight and he will formally challenge Parliament to remove […]
# The Ad Hoc Committee probing political interference, sabotage, and criminal infiltration in SAPS will first hear testimony from the KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Chair Molapi Lekganyane confirmed that National Police commissioner Fannie Masemola, Deputy Shadrack Sibiya, and suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu will also appear, while the MK Party proposed former Police minister […]
# The South African Police Service is pursuing leads after a three-month-old baby died following a shooting in Yellowwood Street, Bonteheuwel. Two armed men entered a home, shooting the child and seriously injuring an adult woman, before fleeing. Police suspect gang involvement. Meanwhile the Bishop Lavis Crime Prevention Forum calls for stronger interventions to curb […]
# The World Health Organisation and the World Meteorological Organisation have warned of growing health risks for workers due to extreme heat. In a joint released they note productivity drops by two-to-three-percent for every degree above 20-degrees Celsius, with risks including heatstroke, dehydration and kidney failure. The report states that nearly half the world’s population […]
# The South African Police Service has cleared Crime Intelligence boss, Dumisani Khumalo, of any wrongdoing following an internal investigation into corruption allegations. Khumalo and co-accused face fraud and corruption charges relating to the appointment of Dineo Mokwele to an executive role in 2024 without correct qualifications. He appeared in the Pretoria High Court on […]
# Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have raided the Maryland home of former national security advisor to Donald Trump, John Bolton, on Friday, as part of a national security investigation into classified records. The probe focuses on possible leaks to the media. The FBI confirmed court-authorised activity but said there was no public threat. It’s […]
