# The deputy director of Public Prosecutions at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, advocate Petre Seruya, has disputed claims made at the Madlanga Commission that the unit’s Operations Manual is not in use. Former IDAC head Andrea Johnson gave the impression that the Operations Manual was not really applied in practice. Responding to evidence leader […]
# Investigating Directorate Against Corruption deputy director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Peter Serunye, conceded at the Madlanga Commission that SAPS Brigadier Dineo Mokwele did not commit fraud in her job application. Serunye agreed with Commissioner Sandile Khumalo that Mokwele disclosed she was still completing her Masters and relied only on the qualifications required for the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially opened the new King Nyabela Hospital in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, marking a major milestone in expanding quality universal healthcare. The 220-bed facility will serve more than 240-thousand residents in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, replacing the ageing Middelburg Hospital. Ramaphosa says the modern hospital strengthens government’s commitment to comprehensive healthcare […]
# Anti-illegal migration group March and March has launched a non-profit organisation called SA First to provide legal support to ordinary South Africans. The group’s leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma says their first case will challenge a South African Police Service circular that bars officers from joining civilian-led actions against foreign nationals. Ngobese-Zuma added the NGO aims […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, David Maynier, het Beryl Ferguson aangestel as voorsitter van SANParke se raad. Dit het op 1 Augustus in werking gestel en sal duur tot einde September 2028. Ferguson was waarnemende voorsitter sedert Oktober verlede jaar en is geloof vir haar sterk leierskap. SANParke sê haar permanente […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment minister David Maynier has appointed Beryl Ferguson as chairperson of the South African National Parks board. Her appointment took effect on the 1st of August and will run until the 30th of September 2028. Ferguson previously served as interim chairperson since October last year and was credited with strong […]
# Die adjunkdirekteur van Openbare Vervolging in die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie, Peter Seruya, het voor die Madlanga-kommissie getuig hy het nooit die Artikel 27-verwysing ontvang wat aanleiding gegee het tot die ondersoek na die hoof van Misdaadintelligensie, Dumisani Khumalo, en sy medebeskuldigdes nie. Hy sê hy het die dokument herhaaldelik aangevra. Seruya sê ook die […]
# The South African Post Office’s first unqualified audit in six years is being hailed as a major step in its recovery. The Auditor-General found the Post Office’s latest financial statements were fairly presented, despite some remaining compliance issues. The state-owned entity has been under business rescue since 2023 and says the improved audit outcome […]
# A French employee at the newly-opened Club Med resort on KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast has appeared in court on charges of rape and sexual assault involving a teenage guest. The 35-year-old accused allegedly assaulted the boy while his family was holidaying at the resort. Prosecutors say the victim is too traumatised to testify at this […]