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The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is demanding full transparency from the provincial government regarding the planned retraining of the controversial Crime Prevention Wardens, following an announcement by Premier Panyaza Lesufi. The move comes after the Public Protector found that the wardens, colloquially known as Amapanyaza, were initially deployed illegally. On Wednesday, Premier Lesufi announced […]

A former Speaker of the OR Tambo District Municipality, Xolile Nkompela, has come forward to express his profound shock and distress after Police Minister Senzo Mchunu submitted an official report to an Ad Hoc Committee incorrectly listing him as deceased. The report, presented by Minister Mchunu, stated that Nkompela was ambushed and killed in 2021

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled that over 1,800 people in Shakas Head informal settlement may be evicted. This may be done after KwaDukuza Municipality provides basic services and agrees on a detailed relocation plan to Vlakspruit Farm, 17km away. Shackdweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo says the municipality must provide roads, sanitation, water, electricity, demarcated stands

The High Court in Palm Ridge heard on Thursday that the car keys and cell phone of murdered teacher Kirsten Kluyts were discovered abandoned along the same route where she was participating in a community run in October 2023. The grim testimony came on the first day of the trial against Bafana Mahungela, who stands

A multi-disciplinary operation led to the arrest of a 45-year-old Bangladeshi national on Thursday for dealing in illicit cigarettes. The operation was conducted by the Hawks’ Nelspruit-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit, in collaboration with Crime Intelligence and Customs and Excise. The arrest was the result of intelligence-driven information, which the team operationalised, leading them

In a significant crackdown on public sector corruption, the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation (SCI) team arrested a 29-year-old government official, Philela Angela Tafeni, on charges of fraud, forgery, and uttering on 22 October 2025. The arrest is the culmination of a meticulous investigation triggered by a tip-off earlier this year regarding fraudulent qualifications within the

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the substantial prison sentence handed down to a 38-year-old serial rapist by the Limpopo Division of the High Court in Polokwane on Wednesday, 22 October 2025. The accused, who cannot be named to protect the identity of one of his victims, was

A report from the Public Protector has found that the Gauteng Department of Community Safety acted unlawfully in the creation and deployment of the province’s Crime Prevention Wardens (CPWs), a finding that has prompted Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to announce the unit’s immediate dissolution. The report, released by Public Protector of South Africa, Advocate Kholeka

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has issued a ruling ordering former President Jacob Zuma to reimburse the state nearly R28.9 million, funds used to finance his legal defence in the long-standing arms deal case. The court found that the state attorney’s decision to cover Zuma’s personal legal costs was “grossly irregular and unlawful.” The

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who has been on special leave since July, delivered a forceful denial of any connection to criminal cartels on Wednesday, testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations against KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Minister Mchunu’s appearance on the fourth and final day of his testimony was marked by tense