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Madlanga Commission | ‘I hate him’: Matlala details bitter fallout with Mogotsi

Alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday that he strongly dislikes alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi. Matlala said Mogotsi caused him "a lot of problems" and that their relationship ended following his arrest last year. Testifying before the commission on Monday, Matlala said he had no relationship with Mogotsi before police raided his home on 6 December 2025. He said Mogotsi contacted […]

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TRC Inquiry probes handling of apartheid-era case files

The handling of a massive cache of apartheid-era case files has come under scrutiny at the TRC Cases Inquiry, after a retired senior police officer testified that documents transferred from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to the South African Police Service (SAPS) arrived without a formal handover report or inventory. Retired SAPS Colonel, Louis Bester, told the Khampepe Commission on Monday that he was instructed by then Detective Services Commissioner, […]

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Madlanga Commission | Commission to lay criminal charges against Carrim

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Chairperson, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, says the commission will lay criminal charges against controversial North West businessman, Suliman Carrim. This follows Carrim’s repeated failure to comply with the commission’s subpoenas to testify and submit financial statements for his businesses, citing ill health. Carrim has breached at least four of the commission's subpoenas, citing hospitalisation after an alleged heart attack he suffered while at a gym, in […]

todayAugust 14, 2026 87

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Madlanga Commission | Explosive call captures slain alleged drug lord confronting rival

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard an explosive phone call between slain alleged drug lord and tow-truck operator, Bevin Loftus, and his alleged rival, panel-beating and tow-truck businessman, Clive Naicker. The recording was played during testimony by Loftus’s father, Gregory, who believes his son was killed by a Hawks task team allegedly acting on Naicker’s instructions. In the recording, Bevin is heard accusing Naicker of putting up R2.5 million […]

todayAugust 13, 2026 163

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Madlanga Commission | IPID official flags alleged targeted extrajudicial killings in KZN

KwaZulu-Natal Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Investigations Deputy Director, Len John, revealed on Wednesday that SAPS task team members have, in some cases, allegedly killed civilians and then unlawfully linked them to cash-in-transit heists to close dockets related to those crimes. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, John alleged that unsuspecting civillians, mostly in informal settlements, were targeted in operations that were often carried out prematurely and without sufficient […]

todayAugust 12, 2026 51

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Police probe murder after teenagers found dead at Mpumalanga lodge

Police in Mpumalanga are investigating a murder case and an inquest following the deaths of two teenagers at a lodge in Sabie. The 17-year-old female, Cameron Waldeck-Cooks, is believed to have been strangled, while the 19-year-old male, Ethan Coetzee, is believed to have died by suicide. Police spokesperson, Mavela Masondo, says the two teenagers were found dead at the lodge. "Police received a complaint on Monday at approximately 07h50 regarding […]

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Pressure mounts on Ramaphosa to dismiss Mchunu

Calls are mounting for suspended Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, to be dismissed as fresh testimony before the Madlanga Commission placed renewed pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to act. Political parties and civil society groups have accused the President of delaying decisive action despite allegations that Mchunu interfered in investigations involving several senior Crime Intelligence officials. The Activists and Citizens Forum on Thursday called for Mchunu’s immediate dismissal, with spokesperson, Dennis […]

todayAugust 6, 2026 212 1

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Madlanga Commission recommends probe into Sibiya, Nkosi, Mogotsi and Witness G

The Madlanga Commission's second interim report has recommended immediate disciplinary action and criminal investigations against senior police officers Shadrack Sibiya and Fannie Nkosi, as well as alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi and Witness G. President Cyril Ramaphosa received the report on the 29th of May, following the submission of the first interim report on 17 December 2025. The final report is expected on the 16th of November 2026. Presidency spokesperson […]

todayAugust 6, 2026 118

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TRC Cases Inquiry | De Beer denies political interference, says SAPS wasn’t meant to lead investigations

Retired SAPS Divisional Commissioner for Detective Services, Johan de Beer, has denied allegations of political interference in investigations into apartheid-era crimes, telling the TRC Cases Inquiry that police should not have led the investigations because doing it could have created a conflict of interest. Testifying before the Commission in Newtown on Wednesday, De Beer defended his handling of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases and rejected claims that a controversial […]

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