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Madlanga Commission | Public rallies behind Warrant Officer Sander after emotional testimony

South Africa has demonstrated the spirit of Ubuntu by donating funds for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Hawks Warrant Officer, Karl Sander, following his emotional testimony at the Madlanga Commission this week. Sander detailed his deteriorating relationship with suspended KZN Hawks boss, Major-General Lesetja Senona, saying he was falsely implicated for the alleged theft of cocaine exhibits with a street value of about R200 million while they were stored at the Port Shepstone […]

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Khune backs Bafana to progress past World Cup group stages

Former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, Itumeleng Khune, believes the current national team has what it takes to achieve what his generation could not, and progress beyond the group stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The former Kaizer Chiefs shot-stopper was part of the 2010 Bafana squad that became the first host nation in FIFA World Cup history to fail to advance beyond the group stages. This time around, Hugo Broos […]

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Witness testimony and forensic evidence challenge official account of Mabelane’s death

Nearly five decades after anti-apartheid activist, Matthews "Mojo" Mabelane, died in police detention, witness testimony and forensic evidence presented at the reopened inquest are increasingly casting doubt on the apartheid-era account that he jumped to his death from the tenth floor of John Vorster Square. On the third day of proceedings in the Johannesburg High Court, the court heard evidence that sharply contradicts the findings of the original 1977 inquest, […]

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Madlanga Commission | Border Security captain explains DPCI role in controversial drug seizure

Border Security Crime Intelligence Captain, Lieutenant-Colonel Justice Duma, says he instructed Counter Narcotics Commander, Gavin Jacobs and Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations (DPCI) Warrant Officer Livingstone Mpangase, to assist with the interception of a container suspected to be linked to drug trafficking at the CHC Depot, at the Durban Harbour on 22 June 2021. Duma testified in camera before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, where said police had been investigating […]

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Bafana finally arrive in Mexico

Bafana Bafana arrived at their base camp in Pachuca, Mexico, on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup next Thursday. The team touched down in North America after a lengthy journey from Johannesburg, which included a two-hour refuelling stop in the island nation of Cape Verde off the West African coast. A large media contingent was waiting at the airport and outside the team hotel, […]

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Physics, architecture deepen doubts in Mabelane death narrative

The reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist, Matthews "Mojo" Mabelane, is increasingly shifting from witness testimony to questions of physics and building design, as experts argue that the official account of a suicide fall from the 10th floor of the former police headquarters may not align with physical evidence. At the Johannesburg High Court, both the State and the Mabelane family continue to challenge the apartheid-era finding that […]

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Broos relieved as Bafana finally jet off to Mexico

Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, says he is relieved after the team finally left Johannesburg on a chartered flight to Mexico on Monday afternoon, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Belgian admitted that the past few days have been stressful, uncertainty over traveling arrangements and visa delays affecting more than half of the team. Bafana were meant to travel on Sunday, but only left 24 hours later. […]

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Madlanga Commission | Hawks officer calls for enhanced training in drug seizures

KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Warrant Officer, Karl Sander, says police officers are not adequately trained to handle drug seizures. Sander testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday, where he said many officers are not fully aware of the dangers associated with handling toxic substances. He told the commission that he heads a Directorate For Priority Crimes Investigations (DPCI)/Hawks narcotics training programme aimed at equipping selected officers with the skills needed […]

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State alleges systematic cover-up as reopened Mabelane inquest begins

The Johannesburg High Court has heard allegations of a systematic cover-up in the way deaths in detention at the former John Vorster Square Police Station were investigated during apartheid, as the reopened inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Matthews "Mojo" Mabelane gets underway. The inquest is revisiting the circumstances surrounding the death of the 22-year-old activist, who died in police detention in February 1977, less than a year after […]

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