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As turmoil deepens over alleged corruption within the country's security cluster, the President has granted the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry wide-ranging powers. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga to lead the commission set up to investigate explosive claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The commission will probe several key law enforcement entities, including the South African Police Service (SAPS), the  National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the State Security […]

Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma will captain the Proteas’ T20 and ODI squads respectively on their tour of Australia next month. Dolphins off-spinner, Prenelan Subrayen, who recently made his Test debut against Zimbabwe, has earned his maiden call-up to the T20I and ODI squads after he enjoyed a successful past season, leading the KZN side to the One-Day Cup title as captain. Titans batters, Dewald Brevis and Lhuan-dré Pretorius, have […]

Jayden-Lee Meek's murder case has shaken the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court to its core - with harrowing forensic details, botched evidence handling, and fierce legal battles unfolding as his mother, Tiffany Meek, fights for bail. Jayden-Lee’s bruised and half-naked body was discovered on May 14, a day after his mother reported him missing. Now, as Meek sits in the dock accused of murdering her only child, she insists she’s been framed. […]

  Governance analyst, Professor Sam Koma, believes that the United States' bill to review the bilateral relationship with South Africa, and impose sanctions on government as well ANC officials is an attempt to bully and intimidate the South African government from articulating its sovereignty in the international community. His remarks come after the US Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025 (H.R.2633), which […]

The man accused of killing Ekurhuleni Chief Auditor, Mpho Mafole, was out on bail at the time of the murder. This emerged at the Kempton Magistrate Court, where 40-year-old Goodwill Ntshalintshali made his first appearance. The state says Ntshalintshali is also facing another pending murder case where he allegedly fatally shot Bongani Mfihlo in September 2023. He now stands accused of the assassination of Mafole, who was gunned down in […]

Banyana Banyana's loss to Nigeria's Super Falcons in the semi-finals of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will be one that all who watched the match will never forget. Apart from the match being an entertaining contest that saw the West Africans clinch a 2-1 victory to make it into their tenth final at the continental showpiece, it will be remembered for the horrific injury that was suffered by […]

Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, has urged South Africans to remember that Kenny Kunene came into prominence by virtue of his criminal activities. "He didn't walk out of a church and go into politics. He's not the Desmond Tutu, he is somebody that came to the public eye through criminal activities and we all know that to a large extent, it's difficult, almost impossible to rehabilitate a criminal. So, for him, […]

The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial challenged the testimony of a police photographer, questioning the authenticity of images captured during a inspection-in-loco. The new witness testified at the Pretoria High Court in the murder trial of former Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa, Sergeant Gezani Jeffrey Manganyi, a fingerprint expert and crime scene examiner, testified about the images he had taken earlier this month, during an inspection-in-loco held while court proceedings […]