# EFF leader Julius Malema says Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating police capture must not recuse any members of Parliament from the inquiry. Malema was responding to calls for DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard to be removed over allegations she mishandled classified information. He stressed that the committee must follow parliamentary rules, despite KwaZulu-Natal police […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption is deeply divided. Speaking before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Mkhwanazi claims one faction is being used to sabotage criminal justice operations, including investigations into drug cartels. He has called for a full shutdown and restructuring of the Crime Intelligence Division, warning that investigations […]
# 2025’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa of Japan, Richard Robson of Australia, and Omar Yaghi of the US for their development of metal organic frameworks. These porous molecular structures can capture gases, harvest water from the air, store toxic chemicals, and catalyse chemical reactions. The Nobel Committee’s Hiener Linke […]
# This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to the Americans, John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking experiments demonstrating quantum mechanical effects in a hand-sized electrical circuit. The laureates will share 18-million-rand. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ Olle Eriksson says the trio proved that quantum tunnelling and energy […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says there are concerning links between ministers, police officers, and businessmen that suggest organised criminal networks may be influencing police operations. He is testifying before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating claims that criminal syndicates have infiltrated the justice system. Mkhwanazi revealed that he received the contact details of controversial […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has cautioned members of Parliament to avoid disclosing sensitive crime intelligence information in the media. He is appearing before Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing corruption in the criminal justice system. Mkhwanazi says sensitive information should not be shared carelessly in public, as such disclosures could compromise ongoing investigations:
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that criminal syndicates have infiltrated parts of the justice system nationwide. The committee probing Mkhwanazi’s allegations of police capture kicked off its hearings yesterday. He testified that corruption was not limited to KZN and Gauteng, but also affected provinces like the Western Cape. Mkhwanazi […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says the establishment of the Political Killings Task Team was not politically motivated but an executive decision to address rising political murders in the province. Testifying before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of political interference in policing, Mkhwanazi said the team was formed following president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2018 […]
# The DA has lodged a complaint with the Public Protector against Tourism minister Patricia de Lille over her decision to dissolve the South African Tourism Board. The party says the board had acted lawfully to suspend CEO Nombulelo Guliwe over financial irregularities, but De Lille intervened. The DA’s Haseena Ismail says former board members […]
