# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a three-pronged strategy will end load reduction by 2027. The plan includes full coverage of free basic electricity for indigent households, a mass rollout of smart meters, and the deployment of distributed energy resources. Ramokgopa told the media currently, over one-million customers are affected, mainly in Limpopo, […]
# South African Police Service legislative expert Marga van Rooyen told the Madlanga commission that the Constitution makes it clear police officers must reject unlawful orders, even if they come from political leaders. Testifying at the commission in Pretoria, Van Rooyen said politicians cannot be expected to grasp the complexities of policing or foresee the […]
# South African Police Service legislative expert Marga van Rooyen has outlined the constitutional limits on ministerial authority at the Madlanga commission of inquiry in Pretoria. She is the new witness to take the stand on day six of the hearings into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system. Van Rooyen said […]
# South African Police Service legislative expert Marga van Rooyen says Police minister Senzo Mchunu exceeded his powers when he ordered the disbandment of the political killings task team. Testifying on day six of the Madlanga commission in Pretoria, Van Rooyen told the inquiry that the minister’s directive was an operational matter and therefore unlawful, […]
# KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has commended the political killings task team for restoring public confidence following the conviction of Richmond hitman Sabelo Phewa. Phewa was handed two life sentences for the 2017 murders of Richmond municipal manager Sibusiso Sithole and businessman Amos Ngcobo. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila says […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has secured a 144-million-rand forfeiture order from the High Court in Pretoria to recover land stolen from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The order follows a Special Investigating Unit probe with the Hawks. The NPA’s Lumka Mahanjana says several properties, including the 130-million-rand Randjesfontein […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says Police minister Senzo Mchunu supported Crime Detection deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya’s attempt to take control of all police dockets. Testifying at the Madlanga commission in Pretoria, Masemola said this interference blocked proper oversight and slowed investigations into political killings and criminal cartels. He added Mchunu backed […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola told the Madlanga commission that he was the one who filed the initial complaint against Crime Detection deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya. The complaint related to Sibiya’s actions in taking control of the political killings task team’s 121 dockets, sending them to Pretoria, and disobeying Masemola’s instructions on […]
# The DA calls on International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola to reverse the downgrade of Taiwan’s liaison office in Pretoria. The party says Taiwan has now restricted exports of its world-leading semiconductor chips to South Africa, a move that could devastate the manufacturing sector, particularly automotive and IT industries. The DA’s Ryan Smith […]
