# The GOOD Party has urged South Africans to reflect on the rise of identity politics this Heritage Day, warning that extremist views are becoming politically profitable. Secretary-general Brett Herron criticised parties within the government of national unity and opposition for campaigning on race and ethnic nationalism. He said inequality and unfulfilled democratic promises fuel […]
# DA Member of Parliament Ian Cameron has defended party colleague Dianne Kohler Barnard after some MPs urged her to step aside from the Ad Hoc Committee. The calls follow testimony by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at the Madlanga Commission, accusing Kohler Barnard of breaking the law. Cameron argued that MPs should not be […]
# Die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie, het in Gqeberha in die Oos-Kaap, die St Peter’s Rainbow Village in South End amptelik as ‘n nasionale erfenisterrein ingewy. Die terrein, voorheen die St Peter’s Anglikaanse Kerk, is deur die Mandelabaai-ontwikkelingsagentskap gerestoureer ter ere van die gemeenskap wat in die 1960’s deur gedwonge verskuiwings […]
# ANC Ad Hoc Committee member Mdumiseni Ntuli says they will carefully assess the implications of DA MP Diana Kohler Barnard being mentioned by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Ntuli emphasised that all members must be cleared if implicated, rejecting claims of manipulation. He stressed that any decisions will […]
# Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has officially inaugurated St Peter’s Rainbow Village in South End, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, as a national heritage site. The site, formerly St Peter’s Anglican Church, was restored by the Mandela Bay Development Agency to honor the community displaced during the 1960s forced removals. The minister emphasised […]
# The National Health Laboratory Service has resumed antivenom production at its renovated facility through its South African Vaccine Producers subsidiary. The first batch of 536 polyvalent units was released two weeks ago, with new stock in production. Polyvalent and scorpion antivenom will be available in early November, with spider and boomslang antivenom by the […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola told the Madlanga commission that he was the one who filed the initial complaint against Crime Detection deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya. The complaint related to Sibiya’s actions in taking control of the political killings task team’s 121 dockets, sending them to Pretoria, and disobeying Masemola’s instructions on […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says Police minister Senzo Mchunu supported Crime Detection deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya’s attempt to take control of all police dockets. Testifying at the Madlanga commission in Pretoria, Masemola said this interference blocked proper oversight and slowed investigations into political killings and criminal cartels. He added Mchunu backed […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has secured a 144-million-rand forfeiture order from the High Court in Pretoria to recover land stolen from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The order follows a Special Investigating Unit probe with the Hawks. The NPA’s Lumka Mahanjana says several properties, including the 130-million-rand Randjesfontein […]
