North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has once again insisted that he served as a Crime Intelligence Agent (CIA), telling Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that he stands by his role despite it being disputed within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Mogotsi appeared before the committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has released its crime statistics for the third quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year, reporting decreases across several major crime categories. According to the latest figures, murder cases declined by 8.7% during the reporting period. Police also arrested 1,906 murder suspects during the #SaferFestiveSeason operations, intensifying efforts to combat…
The Gauteng health department has been ordered to pay more than R1.6 million in damages after failing to provide essential medical treatment and assistive devices to a child living with cerebral palsy. In April 2024, the Johannesburg High Court instructed the department to supply the required equipment within three months, following a settlement agreement between…
In the sprawling, dusty streets of Olievenhoutbosch, an informal settlement south of Pretoria, Pamela Ncumisa Selani’s shebeen was more than just a place to buy a drink. For the locals, it was a hub, a place where the day’s labour was washed away with cheap beer and the air hummed with the gossip of the…
Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on national security says it will forward a consolidated list of more than 100 written questions to Cyril Ramaphosa by close of business on Wednesday. The committee, established to probe concerns relating to national security matters, has given political parties represented in the structure an opportunity to review the compiled questions…
Leon Schreiber says the Department of Home Affairs is initiating processes to revoke more than 2,000 visas believed to have been fraudulently issued, as part of an intensified anti-corruption drive within the department. Speaking during a media briefing in Pretoria on Monday, Schreiber outlined progress made following a probe by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)….
Residents of Eldorado Park have expressed cautious optimism following Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s State of the Province Address (SOPA), delivered at Nasrec in Johannesburg on Monday. During his address, Lesufi unveiled a multi-million-rand infrastructure upgrade plan aimed at resolving the province’s ongoing water crisis. The intervention includes the construction of new reservoirs, expansion of bulk…
Ramaite served as Deputy NDPP for 15 years before being appointed in an acting capacity by President Cyril Ramaphosa in August 2018. His name surfaced during last week’s proceedings in relation to claims that former president Thabo Mbeki allegedly prevented the arrest of suspects linked to the poisoning of anti-apartheid activist Reverend Frank Chikane. Author…
The Monday morning commute on Durban’s busy M7 highway is usually a predictable crawl of taxis, trucks, and cars heading into the city. But on February 23, 2026, the routine was shattered by a deafening crash, a river of diesel, and a scene of chaotic desperation as residents and motorists risked their lives to scoop…
For years, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been the tip of the spear in South Africa’s struggle against corruption. Armed with the power to probe deep into the machinery of the state, it has uncovered some of the most egregious examples of graft since the end of apartheid. But on the horizon, there is…
