# Gauteng traffic police chief inspector Samuel Mashaba says traffic officers and police officers both serve the state but have different responsibilities. He was testifying before the Madlanga commission in Pretoria into a major 2021 drug bust in Aeroton, south of Johannesburg, where more than 700 kilograms of cocaine were seized. Mashaba says there was […]
# Environmental groups have secured a legal win in their challenge to the environmental authorisation for the proposed four-thousand megawatts nuclear-one project at Duynefontein near Koeberg. The High Court in the Western Cape has ordered the government to provide key information within ten days. Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute’s Ntombizodidi Mapapu argues the project […]
# The state has rejected EFF leader Julius Malema’s bid to overturn his firearm conviction, calling his appeal without merit. The red berets leader is appealing his five-year sentence for charges linked to a 2018 incident where he was filmed allegedly firing a gun at a rally in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape. Malema maintains […]
# Parliament says there are no delays in the Phala Phala impeachment process against president Cyril Ramaphosa. According to News24 National Assembly secretary Masibulele Xaso told members of Parliament the process is moving ahead as planned. The impeachment committee held its first meeting last week and elected Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana as chairperson. The Rules […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police has accused the police of covering up aspects of the investigation into the Phala Phala farm robbery. Members of Parliament questioned why Presidential Protection Service head Wally Rhoode was cleared in an internal police probe despite findings that he acted improperly. Committee members also demand answers about the missing […]
# ActionSA says the government of national unity has failed to deliver on its promises since it was formed two-years ago. The party claims the government has performed poorly on leadership, economic growth, service delivery, accountability, and crime. ActionSA’s Athol Trollip told the media the GNU has failed in ethical leadership and public service, and […]
# AfriForum is angry after a leaked e-mail showed a top official in the Agriculture Department making fun of farmers who asked for help during the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. The civil rights organisation says the government has been too slow to act and is keeping too much control over vaccines. AfriForum’s Lambert de Klerk wants […]
# The government plans to significantly increase emergency fuel stockpiles after a review found major weaknesses in the petroleum security system. Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe says a draft policy proposes building strategic fuel reserves of up to 60-days of net imports, compared to current levels of about two weeks. He says the […]
# The DA calls on the South African Police Service to urgently audit its resources in the Western Cape after a parliamentary reply revealed serious infrastructure failures. A 2023/2024 police census found 80-percent of the province’s 151 stations experience slow computer systems, nearly half have poor connectivity, and 83-percent lack dedicated detective strong rooms. The […]
