# Political analyst Ntsikelelo Breakfast says the ANC selection of mayoral candidates this weekend is important as the party has suffered a significant decline in support at local government level. The ANC is launching its 2026 Local Government Elections Manifesto this weekend in Diepsloot, Gauteng. Breakfast told the SABC that the party has struggled with […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks officer Deenadayalan Govender has denied allegations that Anti-Gang Unit members were responsible for the deaths of taxi boss and tow-truck businessman Bevan Loftus and four others at a Morningside flat in Durban. Govender told the Madlanga Commission that his team was outside the flat when tactical police entered. He said he was […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks officer Deenadayalan “Deena” Govender played an audio recording at the Madlanga Commission, which he says captures attempts to pressure him into implicating Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Govender alleged that Mavuso Ntandane, an associate of suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu threatened him with arrest and lengthy imprisonment if he did not cooperate. […]
# Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa says infrastructure development must remain a priority in strengthening economic cooperation with South Africa. Addressing the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission, Mnangagwa called for fast-tracking of the construction of a third Limpopo Bridge to improve trade and migration. Mnangagwa welcomed progress on the Beitbridge one-stop border post, calling for bold action […]
# SAPS Brigadier Dineo Mokwele has welcomed the withdrawal of fraud and corruption charges against her, and six co-accused at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The National Prosecuting Authority formally withdrew all charges linked to Mokwele’s appointment. Mokwele thanked her family, friends, investigators and the Madlanga Commission for their support, saying the chapter has ended. She […]
# Madlanga Commission chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga says National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams’ testimony raises questions about whether he was used or was a willing participant in alleged wrongdoing. Adams rejected the suggestion, saying he was not knowingly involved and gained nothing financially. He told the Commission he believes the information he encountered was real, […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has withdrawn fraud and corruption charges against Police Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, Brigadier Dineo Mokwele and their co-accused in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The decision follows a review by National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi after the Madlanga commission heard the Investigating Directorate against Corruption’s investigation was […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says increased infrastructure investment is key to growing the economies of South Africa and Zimbabwe and expanding bilateral trade. Addressing the fourth South Africa-Zimbabwe bi-national commission in Pretoria, Ramaphosa called for joint investment in roads, bridges, dams, airports, schools and health facilities, and stronger cooperation in mining, energy, water and agriculture, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for increased and more balanced trade between South Africa and Zimbabwe. He was speaking at the fourth session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe bi-national commission in Pretoria. Ramaphosa says bilateral trade has almost doubled over the past four years, but remains heavily weighted towards South African exports. He urges both […]
