Former Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula has set South Africa’s political world alight with a blunt forecast: that President Cyril Ramaphosa will be arrested within months over the Phala Phala scandal, a case he insists has generated evidence too damning for prosecutors to ignore. The veteran ANC figure says the question is no … Read more
Internal tensions inside the National Freedom Party (NFP) have spiled into the open, with party now accusing a group of suspended senior leaders of quietly seting up a rival political outfit. The allegations land at a politically sensitive moment, as the NFP scrambles to project stability while disciplining figures aligned with recently expelled member Mbali … Read more
ActionSA is diging in for a fight over transparency after the South African Police Service knocked back the party’s Phala Phala PAIA request, refusing to hand over documents tied to the high-profile farm robbery investigation involving President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party wanted access to the President’s affidavit and a string of prosecutorial records, and it … Read more
A grim discovery near Isipingo, south of Durban, has left a community shaken after human bones and skulls were found dumped at an illegal waste site. Early indications suggest the human remains found near Isipingo may have been dug out of a private cemetery to clear space for new burials, raising disturbing questions that local … Read more
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has pushed back firmly against headlines claiming that more than 28,000 parolees are roaming the country untraced, telling Parliament that the numbers being circulated are misleading and lump together decades of historical cases. According to the department, the figure does not reflect how the modern community corrections system actually … Read more
Court papers filed before the Madlanga Commission have thrown a harsh new light on the relationship between EFF leader Julius Malema and Crime Intelligence boss Feroz Khan, with fresh allegations claiming the two worked quietly together to push a senior intelligence watchdog out of his job while trading sensitive state information. The claims, still untested, … Read more
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has never been one to mince words, and his latest broadside on the state of South African governance lands with the weight of a man who has watched the rot spread from the inside. In a pointed assessment of where the country finds itself, Motlanthe declared that “the thieves are dominant” … Read more
Testimony at the Madlanga Commission is set to continue as IPID Assistant Director of Investigations Zelda Maphosho returns to the stand, picking up where a heated session left off over how a major cocaine trafficking investigation was handled. The commission has been diging into the conduct of law enforcement officials linked to one of Gauteng’s … Read more
The Electoral Commission has drawn a firm line ahead of next year’s municipal pols, warning political parties, hopeful candidates and their supporters to stop slapping the IEC’s name and logo onto campaign material. The Commission says misusing IEC branding in election material is not only unlawful but risks tricking voters into believing it backs a … Read more
South Africa’s first-ever impeachment committee is moving cautiously but firmly, with newly appointed chairperson Makashule Gana signalling that he wants the committee to hold its next meeting before Parliament breaks for recess. Beyond that, though, he is refusing to be pined down on dates, insisting it is simply too early to map out how long … Read more