It’s another year at the polls for South Africa, with the focus this time on municipalities. At the end of 2026, citizens will vote for their local government representatives in an election that will take place between 2 November and 1 February 2027. This is a crucial event in the democratic system because local government Read more >
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CORRUPTION NEWS
This time last year, most of us were winding down our work year and looking forward to taking a much-needed break from the demands of work and life in general. Little did we know that a storm was brewing in the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the criminal underworld, one that would take our Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating allegations of police corruption has heard how Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala solicited help from all fronts in relation to his business with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the alleged harassment by the political killings task team (PKTT). Matlala approached former police minister Bheki Cele, suspended deputy national commissioner Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
For many regular followers of the proceedings of the Madlanga commission, the week of Brown Mogotsi’s appearance was both entertaining and confusing. Mogotsi is the first witness to testify in the commission’s second phase, which seeks to give those implicated by other witnesses a chance to present their side of things. He started giving evidence Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Transnational and domestic organised crime is never to be taken lightly. A global – and growing – threat to societies, safety, development, the environment, and to democracy itself, organised crime is big business for those who know how to profit from it. “In 2009 it was estimated to generate $870-billion – an amount equal to Read more >
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Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief of police Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi is alleged by three witnesses – current and former employees of the city – who appeared before the Madlanga commission this week to have run riot in the quest for power while he enjoyed protection from former city manager, Dr Imogen Mashazi. Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
What a week that was in the parallel probes into allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system! From the explosive testimony of former police minister Bheki Cele before the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into the allegations brought to light by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July, to the accounts of three Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Some interesting developments which came up at the Madlanga commission last week, as well as the testimony of anonymous witnesses whose identities were protected through innovative measures, ensured another gripping series of hearings. On 13 October the Daily Maverick and News24 challenged the commission’s decision to hold the week’s hearings in camera (Latin, literally ‘in Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Today, 17 October, is the deadline for individuals and interested organisations to make written submissions on matters relating to the scope of the enquiry of the parliamentary ad hoc committee set up to investigate allegations of criminality and corruption in the criminal justice system, made publicly on 6 July 2025 by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Read more >