Joburg EMS damping down after fire

Joburg EMS firefighters are conducting damping-down after a fire broke out early this morning at the corner of Bree and Harrison Streets in Johannesburg's CBD. EMS says a large transformer located on the ground floor is suspected to be the cause. No injuries have been reported.  EMS says the exact …

Madlanga Commission: All witness safety measures in place after Boksburg hit attempt.

The Madlanga Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says the commission has taken all necessary measures to protect witnesses and staff. This follows an attempted hit on a person implicated at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Police have identified him as Wiandre Pretorius and he is reported to…

SAPS Brigadier Rachel Matjeng: Matlala shared late SAPS payment frustrations crippling Medicare24.

SAPS Brigadier Rachel Matjeng says all communication with Vusimuzi Cat Matlala over Medicare24 contract has been strictly by email, phone, and WhatsApp. Mattjeng revealed she talked with Busiman Cat Matlal, who talked openly about serious frustrations he shared with her about late payments he recei…

SAPS Brigadier Matjeng: R300k personal, not bribery.

SAPS Brigadier Rachel Matjeng has faced tough questioning at the Madlanga Commission, over R300,000 received from Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala. Commissioner Madlanga argued that after a long relationship, the most plausible explanation was gratification a form of bribery to secure her influence in police…

Advocate Moipone Noko told Nkabinde Enquiry that a witness who worked with the Cato Manor Police Unit in Durban confirmed that it operated with a shoot-to-kill approach

Malema: Permanent elections hurt service delivery.

Julius Malema says the EFF plenum reflected that South Africa is in a permanent state of elections, which undermines the focus of public representatives to deliver services as they are in constant campaigning mode. EFF leader Julius Malema was addressing the media on the outcomes of the party's Ple…

Malema: EFF enters 2026 polls to win.

EFF leader Julius Malema addressing the media on the outcomes of the party's Plenum which took place over the weekend says the party enters the upcoming local government elections with intention not merely to participate but to win and govern. 

Parliament hears cybercrime victim's plea for help.

Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of police corruption hears from an anonymous witness claiming she's a long-time cybercrime victim. She reported her case in Postmasburg, Northern Cape, in 2021 referred to the Hawks in Bellville and Pretoria but says probes stalled after officers le…

Ad Hoc committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system writes to President Cyril Ramaphosa

The Ad Hoc committee looking into national security concerns says it has now taken a decision to formally write to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane says Parliament's legal team has now been tasked with drafting a correspondence and consolidating questions from comm…

An urgent High Court application has been launched to prevent Witness F from testifying at the Madlanga Commission

Whatsapp messages on the electronic device of Witness F have been cited to be the main argument at the Madlanga Commission for yet another postponement.  Witness F's legal counsel Hartley Ngoato has filed a formal application with the High Court interdicting the use of WhatsApp texts at the Commiss…