# The number of displaced Malawian nationals in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal is rising following the killing of a 29-year-old Malawian man at the Jika Joe Informal Settlement on Friday. The incident has reportedly forced hundreds of foreign nationals to flee their homes and seek refuge in churches and mosques. Authorities have increased police deployments in the […]
# The Madlanga Commission has received WhatsApp conversations between Medicare24 CEO Mike van Wyk and controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala as documentary evidence. Evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson highlighted messages in which Matlala claimed that “my person is going to be a national commissioner” following reports about senior police officials facing scrutiny. In his statement, he […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie het ‘n mediese beëdigde verklaring van Medicare24 se uitvoerende hoof, Mike van Wyk, aanvaar, waarop sy getuienis uitgestel is. Sy regsverteenwoordiger, Sandy du Plessis, sê hy het paniekaanvalle gekry. Van Wyk word verdink van onbehoorlike betrokkenheid by wetstoepassingsake en omstrede tenderverwante ooreenkomste met die sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala en die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie se […]
# Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake vra Suid-Afrikaners om hul slim ID-kaarte af te haal ná ‘n besige kieserregistrasienaweek. Byna ses-duisend nuwe aansoeke is verwerk, terwyl ongeveer drie-duisend-700 kaarte afgehaal is. Die departement sê slegs 115 tydelike ID-sertifikate is uitgereik, ‘n aanduiding dat die meeste burgers reeds geldige identifikasiedokumente het. Amptenare versoek mense om hul […]
# Forum for South Africa is ernstig bekommerd oor die besluit van die speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Thoko Didiza, om president Cyril Ramaphosa se aansoek om ‘n dringende hofinterdik te aanvaar wat gemik is op die opskorting van die ampsklagkomitee se werk. FOSA se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê die sogenaamde neutrale houding is niks […]
# The Madlanga commission has accepted a medical affidavit from Medicare24 CEO Mike van Wyk, resulting in the postponement of his testimony. His legal representative, Sandy du Plessis, says he suffered panic attacks. Van Wyk faces allegations of improper involvement in law enforcement matters, and controversial tender-related agreements with businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and suspended […]
# Capitec has announced the retirement of founding non-executive director Chris Otto, effective July 31, 2026. Otto has served on the bank’s board since its inception and will also step down from the Risk and Capital Management Committee. Capitec thanked him for his leadership and contribution to the group’s growth. Otto co-founded PSG Group and […]
# Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia veroordeel wat hy ‘n verslegtende humanitêre krisis noem waarin migrante, vlugtelinge en asielsoekers geraak is weens xenofobiese geweld. Mike Ndlovu van die organisasie sê honderde kwesbare mense, insluitend vroue en kinders, het tans geen voldoende skuiling en ondersteuning nie. Hy versoek die regering om beskerming, humanitêre hulp en veilige verblyf […]
# Die EFF-leier, Julius Malema, waarsku binnegevegte tussen senior polisiebeamptes verswak Suid-Afrika se veiligheid in ‘n kritieke tyd. Hy het in die Emfuleni-munisipaliteit in Gauteng lede van die veiligheidsgroep gevra om saam te werk en vertroue te herbou. Malema sê verdeeldheid binne die Polisiediens kan geleenthede skep vir misdadigers om die land te ontwrig. Hy […]
