# KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions, Elaine Harrison, has told the Madlanga commission in Pretoria that the political killings task team helped achieve higher conviction rates in politically motivated cases. Harrison said once prosecutors were dedicated to the unit’s work, cases were finalised more successfully compared to before its establishment. She described the task team […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions, Elaine Harrison has told the Madlanga commission she was never formally informed of the disbandment of the political killings task team. Harrison said she only learnt about it through social media and initially dismissed the news as fake. She testified that the task team had been vital in coordinating […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen says South Africa is on the verge of unlocking new markets for cherries and blueberries, with China showing promising signs of approval. Speaking at the International Berry Organisation conference in Cape Town, Steenhuisen said talks are also advancing with Thailand and South Korea, while exports to the Middle East and […]
# The head of the South African Police Service’s legal division, Margaretha van Rooyen, has criticised the Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police for failing to act on KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s complaints before his July media briefing. Van Rooyen told the Madlanga commission in Pretoria that timely intervention is crucial to ensure police accountability […]
# The Global Sumud Flotilla says independent investigations, including by the United Nations, have repeatedly found no weapons on aid convoys, yet Israel has used false security claims as a pretext to justify violent attacks. The organisation’s steering committee member Yasemin Acar warned that the same tactics are now being deployed against the flotilla sailing […]
# The National Employers’ Association of South Africa and Sakeliga have filed appeals to the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal challenging the High Court in Pretoria’s Employment Equity ruling. The court rejected their request to halt new regulations that set employment quotas based on race, sex, and disability. The Employment and Labour […]
# Chief Zwelivelile Mandela says the Global Sumud Flotilla faces the threat of violent escalation from Israel within the next 48 hours. Speaking at an emergency media briefing, Mandela warned that credible intelligence suggests attempts may be made to sink boats or harm participants as the flotilla sails to break the blockade on Gaza. He […]
# South African Police Service legislative expert Marga van Rooyen has told the Madlanga commission that taking political killings task team dockets to Pretoria for months without investigation, amounts to the suppression of inquiries. According to Van Rooyen, such mishandling of cases hinders ongoing investigations and undermines the effectiveness of police operations. She emphasised that […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says illegal connections and electricity theft remain major obstacles to a stable grid. Despite sufficient generation capacity, these issues strain the distribution network, causing overloads and forcing load reduction measures that affect over one-million customers. Ramokgopa says tackling theft and unauthorised connections is critical to ensuring a reliable […]
