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Madlanga Commission Demands JMPD Security Tender Records

The letters landed on desks in the City of Johannesburg’s legal department on a quiet Tuesday morning, but they landed like thunderbolts. Formally typed, embossed with the seal of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, and marked “URGENT: COMPULSORY DISCLOSURE,” they requested a mountain of documents: every tender, every contract, every addendum, every invoice, every email,…

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Defends R13.5 Billion Special Appropriation Bill: “No Back-Door Allocations”

The air in the National Assembly was thick with suspicion long before Enoch Godongwana rose to his feet. For weeks, whispers had circulated through the corridors of Parliament—through coffee catch-ups in the members’ lounge, through encrypted WhatsApp groups, through the kind of off-the-record briefings that precede a political storm. The whispers had a name: back-door spending….

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued for Parts of Gauteng and Limpopo

The South African Weather Service has issued multiple weather warnings for severe thunderstorms expected to affect several provinces on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, urging residents to exercise caution. A Yellow Level 4 warning has been issued for parts of Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The warning highlights the risk of significant impacts, including flooding in low-lying…

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National Police Commissioner Masemola Appears in Dock Over R360m Tender Probe

 In a historic and seismic moment for South African law enforcement, National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning, 21 April 2026, to face charges linked to the controversial R360 million Medicare24 tender for police health services. Masemola, the country’s most senior police officer, is the highest-ranking sitting…

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