Action SA names Khumalo as 2026 mayoral candidate. by Mathipa Phishego Popular television host and activist Xolani Khumalo has been officially announced as the ActionSA mayoral candidate for the City of Ekurhuleni ahead of the 2026 municipal elections. The announcement was made during a media briefing held on Friday, where ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont…
Acting Police Minister and National Police Commissioner reinforces police resources. (SA Police) by Mathipa Phishego The Minister of Police, Mr. Firoz Cachalia, alongside the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, officially handed over new helicopters and armoured vehicles to specialised units within the organisation on Friday. The handover ceremony…
image: Internet by Kelebogile Matlou Thabang Makwetla, 58, a former Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, appeared at the Palm Ridge Specialized Commercial Crimes Court on counts of corruption and fraud. The allegations concern BOSASA’s financing of a private security upgrade at his Bramley Gardens house in 2015, which cost roughly R350,000. Prosecutors argue that Makwetla…
Kubayi dismisses Adv Motau’s claims. (Central News) by Mathipa Phishego A political storm has erupted after Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi dismissed explosive claims by senior advocate Terry Motau SC that financial shortfalls forced his resignation from the high-stakes Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System.Motau, the Commission’s…
Ramaphosa receives a Tajikistan envoy from Murodali. (The Presidency) by Mathipa Phishego His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa has received a Letter of Credence from the Head of Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Mirzozoda Parviz Murodali, at a Credentials Ceremony held at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. The ceremony formally accredits…
President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Letter of Credence. (The Presidency) by Mathipa Phishego President Cyril Ramaphosa today received a Letter of Credence from the newly appointed Head of Mission of the Republic of Zambia, Her Excellency Ms Grace Mutembo, during a Credentials Ceremony at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. The ceremony marks the…
A R21 million drug syndicates busted in Sandton. (Supplied) by Mathipa Phishego City of Johannesburg’s MMC for Public Safety, Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, deployed by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has spearheaded a major breakthrough in the fight against narcotics. Acting on intelligence, Tshwaku led a joint law enforcement operation in Sandton, resulting in the seizure…
Former Minister appears in court for alleged BOSASA corruption. (CrimeWatchRSA) by Mathipa Phishego The Former Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla, appeared before the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday, October 1, with charges of fraud and contravention of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act (PRECCA). Makwetla was arrested by the Investigating…
Malema is found guilty in firearm case by the East London Magistrate Court. by Mathipa Phishego Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has been found guilty on charges related to the unlawful discharge of a firearm, stemming from a 2018 incident in which he was filmed firing a rifle during an EFF rally. The…
Lt-Gen Khumalo reportedly fell sick. by Mathipa Phishego Proceedings at the high-stakes Madlanga Commission of Inquiry were abruptly adjourned today after a key witness, Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, failed to appear due to illness. The commission, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is probing allegations of political interference, corruption, and collusion…
