JOHANNESBURG – African Swine Fever outbreaks in Tshwane since November 2025 have severely impacted Gauteng’s pork industry, affecting more than 69,000 pigs. Around 60,000 pigs have been culled to contain the disease, with the outbreak costing more than R10 million. The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation says the costs cover culling, carcass disposal and labour, […]
LIMPOPO – Suspended Organised Crime Sergeant Fannie Nkosi is expected to apply for bail at the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on charges of defeating the ends of justice. Nkosi is accused of removing a police docket and tampering with evidence in a 2022 drug-related case after allegedly posing as a colonel to demand the […]
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s appearance before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has been postponed to 1 September 2026. Commission chairperson, retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, granted the application after Matlala’s legal team argued that testifying now could infringe on his constitutional right against self-incrimination. Matlala’s lawyers relied on Section 35 of the Constitution, citing his rights as […]
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard allegations that North West businessman Suliman Carrim was seen having lunch at a Western Cape shopping centre after requesting a postponement of his appearance on medical grounds. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson says two independent whistleblower reports, supported by eyewitnesses, placed Carrim at the shopping centre on Tuesday. […]
PRETORIA – Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appeared before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, where his lawyer sought to postpone his testimony until after his criminal trial, arguing that testifying now could compromise his right against self-incrimination. The application follows Matlala’s rejection of a state plea deal. His testimony is expected to be key […]
JOHANNESBURG – The winter initiation season has claimed 43 lives across South Africa. Authorities have arrested 40 people, closed 58 illegal initiation schools and opened 116 criminal cases. Mpumalanga has recorded the highest number of deaths with 18, followed by the Eastern Cape with 14. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says accountability […]
UPDATE – Former Police Minister Bheki Cele told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cases Inquiry that he could not personally oversee investigations into apartheid-era crimes while serving as National Police Commissioner. Cele said responsibility for those investigations rested with a specialised Hawks unit. He also told the inquiry that he still wants answers about comrades […]
PRETORIA – Former National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele is expected to testify before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry on Tuesday. The inquiry is investigating whether political interference hindered investigations and prosecutions of TRC-related cases. It will focus on the South African Police Service this week, following testimony that delays in delivering justice […]
WESTERN CAPE – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to stop Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment proceedings will be heard in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday and Thursday. Ramaphosa wants the impeachment process suspended while the court reviews the independent panel’s report, which found he has a prima facie case to answer over the Phala […]
PRETORIA – Advocate Andrea Johnson, head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), is expected to appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria as hearings resume today. Johnson will respond to allegations that she interfered in an investigation involving suspended Crime Intelligence head Major-General Feroz Khan. The claims relate to a complaint over […]