# Police minister Senzo Mchunu says he instructed his chief of staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, to record his conversations with KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mchunu was testifying for a second day before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating alleged police corruption. He said tensions escalated after Mkhwanazi reacted angrily to the disbandment of the political killings […]
# The DA says the Western Cape government is stepping up measures to protect officials amid rising government vehicle hijackings. From April 2022 to last month, the Health, Social Development, and Education departments were most targeted, with nearly 95-percent of incidents involving violent attacks. The DA’s Nomafrench Mbombo says the Mobility Department has added safety […]
# A yellow level two warning has been issued for the North West today, as heavy rain may lead to localised flooding. The South African Weather Service says scattered showers and thundershowers are expected across the central interior, Free State, and Northern Cape this weekend, while the Western Cape and other southern and western areas […]
# Police minister Senzo Mchunu has told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that president Cyril Ramaphosa agreed with the decision to disband the political killings task team. This statement contradicts claims by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who previously raised concerns over political interference in the unit’s closure. Mchunu said he acted with full knowledge of […]
# The Transport ministry has released preliminary findings into the Limpopo bus crash that killed 43 people on the N1 north over the weekend. The bus en route to Zimbabwe was overloaded with 91 passengers in a 62-seat vehicle, and only half of its brakes were working, while the trailer had no functioning brakes. The […]
# The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute says Eskom and the National Nuclear Regulator are risking public safety by moving to approve a 20-year licence extension for Koeberg nuclear power station’s unit two without completing overdue safety tests. They warn that relying on outdated or incomplete data could endanger Cape Town’s four million residents. […]
# Police minister Senzo Mchunu told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi threatened a fight back after receiving the letter disbanding the political killings task team and freezing crime intelligence appointments. Mchunu said Mkhwanazi expressed his anger through WhatsApp and via his chief of staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, demanding that the letter […]
# Police minister Senzo Mchunu told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that he did not consult his cabinet colleagues before issuing the directive to disband the political killings task team. According to Mchunu, safety concerns raised by whistleblowers prevented him from discussing the matter directly with the officers involved. He said his decision was lawful, aimed […]
# Statistics South Africa says the number of civil summonses for debt fell by 7.4-percent in the three months ending August compared with the same period last year. Civil judgments recorded dropped by 8.7-percent compared with the same period the previous year. Stats SA’s Onica Mushwana says the data shows fewer debt cases are being […]
