# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has opened its hearings into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system. KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is the first witness to take the stand at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. Evidence leader Terry Motau says Mkhwanazi’s explosive allegations will be examined openly and […]
# Die DA gaan die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur in die Parlement uitvra oor sy departement se mislukkings, soos wanbestuur, befondsing en roekelose finansiële besluite. Die party sê kultuurfeeste en grondvlaksport het gely nadat 82-miljoen-rand van sportfederasies herlei is om video-assistent-skeidsregter-tegnologie in sokker te befonds. Die DA eis dat befondsing vir feeste herstel […]
# Statistics South Africa says annual consumer price inflation slowed to 3.3-percent in August, down from 3.5-percent in July. Price Statistics chief director Patrick Kelly says softer food and fuel prices helped ease the rate. Annual inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages dropped to 5.2-percent, while fuel fell 5.7-percent. Meanwhile, staples including cereals and white […]
# Die woordvoerder van die MK-party in Gauteng, Abel Tau het die Madlanga-kommissie as blootgestel beskryf, voor hul hofaansoek oor die kommissie môre. Tau het in Pretoria kritiek uitgespreek oor die 147-miljoen-rand-begroting, en beweer dit is daar om die politieke elite te beskerm. Tau voer aan ‘n hof sou aanspreeklikheid verseker, ook vir die geskorste […]
# Die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding en die Takealot-groep sal vandag ‘n belangrike memorandum van verstandhouding in Kemptonpark onderteken om Suid-Afrika se vaardigheidsgaping te oorbrug. Die ooreenkoms, gefasiliteer deur adjunkminister Mimmy Gondwe, bepaal dat Takealot ondermeer drie TVET- en gemeenskapskolleges naby sy verspreidingsentrums sal aanneem, studente praktiese ervaring bied, en leerplanne met bedryfsbehoeftes […]
# The DA’s Wendy Kaizer-Philander says as of August this year, the Western Cape has 43-thousand children in foster care, with 21-thousand in placements exceeding two years. The Department of Social Development, alongside one-thousand social workers and partner organisations, provides statutory services, early intervention, and family reunification. Kaizer-Philander says challenges include tracing birth parents, delays […]
# Sixteen foreign affairs ministers have voiced concern for the safety of the Global Sumud Flotilla delivering aid to Gaza. The flotilla seeks to raise awareness of urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza and an end to the war. In a joint statement, the ministers from South Africa, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Ireland, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, […]
# The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, chaired by retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, begins its work in Pretoria today. The DA’s Lisa Schickerling says the KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s made allegations of politicians interfering within the police that have shaken public confidence. She says the […]
# MK Party Gauteng spokesperson Abel Tau has described the Madlanga Commission as compromised, ahead of their court bid tomorrow. Speaking in Pretoria, Tau criticised the 147-million-rand budget, alleging it serves to protect political elites rather than uphold the law. Tau argued that a court of law would ensure accountability for all, including suspended Police […]
