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The Madlanga Commission of inquiry has heard evidence of an alleged rogue operation by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officers in which lithium-bearing rocks worth about R14 million were confiscated from a Rosebank residence and later went missing in police custody. Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi denied being involved in the operation, which is…
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has refused Sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s application that he be held in the hospital wing of Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility instead of the general prison population. Nkosi faces multiple charges, among them contravention of the Explosives Act, illegal possession of explosives, contravention of the Firearms Control Act, failure to…
The Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) is reportedly investigating the murder of Martha Mani Rantsofu, a finance official at Emfuleni local municipality who was gunned down in Vanderbijlpark on 30 March. Rantsofu was laid to rest on Saturday. Her family told the media her case would be handled by the PKTT — the task team…
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says businessperson and alleged leader of the Big Five cartel, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, holds major influence while in prison. He told the police parliamentary hoc committee investigating allegations he made on 6 July, regarding corruption and criminality in the justice system, that he had received a tip-off from a prisoner…
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu had ample time to brief him of his intention to disband the political killings task team (PKTT) but had never brought it up. “We had not yet agreed. I said ‘gradual’, the minister said ‘immediate’,” Masemola said. Speaking at the police ad hoc committee,…
Police officer Fannie Nkosi, known as Witness F, told the Madlanga commission that suspended deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya had requested Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to arrest social media blogger Musa Khawula. “We received a call from General Sibiya telling me that I must forward this warrant to Mr Matlala because at…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has signalled increased spending on peace and security in his budget speech from R268.2 billion in 2025/26 to R291.2 billion in 2028/29. The allocation follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement in his State of the Nation address (Sona) that the defence force will be deployed alongside the police to combat illegal mining…