# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says empowering small-scale and previously disadvantaged farmers is key to transforming the agricultural sector. Answering questions in the National Assembly, Mashatile said the government’s ongoing land reform and the release of state-owned land show its commitment to helping emerging black farmers participate in commercial agriculture and strengthen the country’s farming […]
# The ANC says the ruling by the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, confirming Chief Albert Luthuli was killed by apartheid police, restores truth, dignity, and justice to his legacy and South Africa’s history. The court overturned the apartheid-era inquest that falsely claimed Luthuli died after being hit by a train in 1967. ANC spokesperson […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says the 7th Parliament has the tools and public backing to rebuild trust in democratic institutions, but oversight often lacks impact. The organisation’s 7th annual parliamentary oversight report reveals that many committee findings on corruption and mismanagement often fail to lead to tangible action. OUTA’s Rachel Fischer recommends six […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says the challenges within South Africa’s crime intelligence structures are not due to a lack of resources, but a failure of leadership, political will, and accountability. In his oral reply to questions in the National Assembly, Mashatile referred to the Madlanga commission, which revealed some officers helped criminal syndicates. He […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says many black communities in the Western Cape continue to face socio-economic challenges, particularly in informal settlements. President Cyril Ramaphosa recently came under fire for praising the management of the City of Cape Town. During his oral reply to questions in the National Assembly, Mashatile said black communities continue to […]
# Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says progress has been made in the extradition of those accused of murdering musician AKA and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane. Siyabonga Gezani Ndimande and Malusi Dave Ndimande have withdrawn their appeal against extradition from Eswatini, bringing their return to South Africa closer. Ministry spokesperson Terrence Manase says Kubayi […]
# Witness C told the Madlanga commission that businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala met suspended deputy national police commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, through the late Pretoria taxi boss Jothan “Mswazi” Msibi. Msibi was part of an alleged criminal network known as the ‘Big Five’ cartel. According to the witness, Matlala reportedly said the group […]
# The DA says Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has failed to present a clear costing for the National Health Insurance, instead planning to fund it through unsanctioned taxes. The party urges Motsoaledi to withdraw the law and hold proper public consultations. The DA’s Michéle Clarke says corruption and mismanagement, like the 152-million-rand oxygen plant tender, […]
# Witness C says businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala claimed he paid deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya up to one-million-rand in cash after each police tender payment. Testifying remotely off camera, he told the Madlanga commission that Matlala said Sibiya only accepted cash, which he personally delivered to his home or another property in Sandton, […]
