# Suspended Crime Detection deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been linked to tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala during a testimony at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria. National police commissioner Fannie Masemola told the commission that a concerned individual raised allegations that Sibiya was close to Matlala, who faces attempted murder charges. Masemola testified that […]
# The DA has revealed that the South African Police Service has only one operational helicopter to cover the entire Eastern Cape. Out of four helicopters allocated, one has been grounded since 2019 and is still awaiting repairs, while two remain out of service. The DA’s Yusuf Cassim, warns that this severely hampers the fight […]
# The Johannesburg Metro Police Department is warning the public about a recruitment scam circulating on WhatsApp. Fraudsters are inviting job seekers to a fake ‘last chance physical assessment’ at Ruimsig stadium in Roodepoort, demanding payments of up to seven-thousand-rand to skip recruitment stages. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the internal affairs unit is investigating […]
# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement in North West cautiously welcomes the national government’s intervention in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality. The intervention includes appointing a new mayor and speaker to restore stability and services in a municipality burdened with over 1.6-billion-rand in debt and failing to provide water, electricity, and waste management. Party regional spokesperson Lefa […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says threats to officers investigating the murder of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart forced the reduction of the investigation team from five to two members. The Q-Tech Engineering engineer was killed last year amid a Transnet tender fraud investigation. Masemola told the Madlanga commission in Pretoria that the case, linked […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says the political killings task team revived dead cases and achieved significant breakthroughs in investigations. Appearing before the Madlanga commission of inquiry in Pretoria, Masemola revealed that as of February this year, the team had investigated 612 dockets, with 297 cases finalised, 125 still under investigation, ten pending National […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says some councillors staged false shootings to secure personal protection. Masemola told the Madlanga commission in Pretoria that the political killings task team was formed in 2019 and led at a provincial level to address political killings in KwaZulu-Natal, later extending operations to the Eastern Cape. He added the […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola has told the Madlanga commission of inquiry in Pretoria that the minister of Police has no authority to interfere in operational or managerial decisions of the South African Police Service. His testimony comes as Police minister Senzo Mchunu remains on special leave amid ongoing scrutiny of political interference and […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says the Madlanga commission offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing the South African Police Service and to chart a path for meaningful reform. The hearings resumed in Pretoria, with Masemola testifying after KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Masemola said accountability, transparency, and addressing police shortcomings […]
