# AfriForum says it will fight the EFF’s’ plan to remove and destroy Afrikaner statues and monuments. This comes after EFF chief whip Nontando Nolutshungu tabled a motion in Parliament, calling for the removal of figures like Louis Botha, Paul Kruger, Jan van Riebeeck, and even the Voortrekker Monument. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says the […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has expressed disappointment with former Police minister Bheki Cele’s conduct. Testifying at the Madlanga commission in Pretoria, Mkhwanazi alleged that Cele tried to interfere in a disciplinary case against Crime Intelligence boss Feroz Khan by pressuring the district commissioner of Zululand, Jabulani Khumalo, to resign so he would not […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told the Madlanga commission he did not break ranks when he held a media briefing on 6 July. Responding to accusations that he bypassed protocol, Mkhwanazi says he was updating the public on the disbandment of the political killings task team. He explained that he and his colleagues wore […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says senior judiciary and intelligence officials obstructed investigations into Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo facing fraud and corruption charges. He claims that bail conditions and directives blocked Khumalo and co-accused officers from accessing crime intelligence offices, disrupting ongoing probes. Mkhwanazi alleges that certain officials, including an Investigating Directorate Against […]
# The general industries union, Giwusa, says the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to keep the repo rate at seven-percent is a deliberate attack on the working class and poor. The union says the prime lending rate of 10.5-percent benefits banks while worsening the cost-of-living crisis, with staple food, electricity, and fuel prices soaring. Giwusa […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says political interference disrupted investigations into a Gauteng drug cartel. Mkhwanazi told the Madlanga commission in Pretoria that Police minister Senzo Mchunu, influenced by controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi, played a role in disbanding the political killings task team, which was assisting with the investigation. He warned that these interventions […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told the Madlanga commission that he suspects senior crime intelligence officer, Feroz Khan, of leaking information to businessman Brown Mogotsi. Mkhwanazi said Mogotsi had informed him that Khan would brief him, suggesting Khan was providing updates. He stressed he was not accusing Khan of wrongdoing but said the […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told the Madlanga commission that businessman Brown Mogotsi’s knowledge of Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s movements shows they have close ties. Mkhwanazi said Mogotsi knew when Mchunu attended key meetings, including sessions at the Presidency. He added this level of awareness could only come from someone with inside access, […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says some journalists have been shielding police drug squads from scrutiny. Testifying on day three of the Madlanga commission of inquiry in Pretoria, Mkhwanazi claimed certain reporters have tried to shield units involved in criminal activities by spreading false stories aimed at discrediting him. He argued that media bias […]
