# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party is continuing with preparations for the November local government elections, including finalising its mayoral candidates. He says the party was nearing completion of its interview process across metros and would soon conclude the selection of candidates in secondary cities. The ANC is also finalising the selection of […]
# Die DA vra president Cyril Ramaphosa om dringend ʼn proklamasie uit te vaardig wat die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid toestemming gee om saam met die Staatsveiligheidsagentskap verpligte leefstyloudits uit te voer, veral in wetstoepassing en die strafregstelsel. Die Madlanga-kommissie het gehoor slegs vyf uit 823 senior leiers in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens het die afgelope vyf jaar […]
# Twee nie-uitvoerende direkteure van die beleërde Openbare Beleggingskorporasie het bedank weens hulle kommer oor bestuur. Thabi Nkosi en Nosiphiwo Balfour se bedanking kom dae nadat die direksie besluit het om uitvoerende hoof, Patrick Dlamini, voorlopig te skors na ‘n fluitjieblaser se bewerings van onbehoorlike bestuur. Die hoof finansiële beampte, Batandwa Damoyi, is as waarnemende […]
# The DA has urged president Cyril Ramaphosa to issue a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to work alongside the State Security Agency to conduct mandatory lifestyle audits across government, particularly within law enforcement and the criminal justice system. The Madlanga Commission has heard that only five of 823 senior SAPS leaders underwent lifestyle […]
# Two non-executive directors of the embattled Public Investment Corporation have resigned, citing governance concerns. Thabi Nkosi and Nosiphiwo Balfour’s resignation comes days after the board resolved to place CEO Patrick Dlamini on precautionary suspension in the wake of whistleblower allegations of impropriety. Chief financial officer Batandwa Damoyi has been appointed as acting CEO. Meanwhile, the […]
# Industry organisations Agri SA and Business Against Crime South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve rural crime and safety data. The partnership will use BACSA’s E2-Plus platform to collect, verify and analyse crime information, and support law enforcement and policymakers. Agri SA says better evidence is essential to protect food security, […]
# Madlanga Commission evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson has criticised businessman Suliman Carrim for failing to provide audited or unaudited financial statements for three companies, Ziggy, Tasmica and Tamiz. Chaskalson says the companies received hundreds of millions of rand from North West government institutions and continue providing services to state entities. He argued Carrim’s medical note […]
# The ANC secretary-general and former Police minister Fikile Mbalula has told the Khampepe commission that decisions on criminal investigations were the responsibility of law enforcement agencies, not the Police ministry. Appearing before the commission investigating alleged interference in Truth and Reconciliation Commission-related cases, Mbalula also declined to comment on compensation for victims, citing the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked the High Court in the Western Cape to temporarily halt Parliament’s impeachment process linked to the Phala Phala matter. His lawyer, Wim Trengove, argued Parliament does not have sufficient evidence to justify an impeachment inquiry and the president would suffer unfair reputational harm if the process continued before the […]
