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Gauteng police have arrested over 70 alleged illegal mining suspects in Mohlakeng during a multidisciplinary operation. The police have impounded two motor vehicles, seized more than 20 generators, and confiscated over 100 bags of gold-bearing material. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Policing, Major General Fred Kekana....

The Madlanga Commission has heard allegations that the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Advocate Andrea Johnson, asked former journalist and now AfriForum spokesperson Barry Bateman to source a document relating to a criminal complaint against suspended Deputy Crime Intelligence head, Major General Feroz Khan. The complaint stemmed from a case of common assault and...

The Madlanga Commission heard evidence from a World Bank anti-corruption expert on Thursday (9 July). Dr Albertus Schoeman testified about the financial disclosure regimes applicable within South Africa's criminal justice system. Schoeman also told the Commission that no full lifestyle audits have been conducted on the leadership of the South African Police Service over the past five years. Meanwh...

Gauteng Finance MEC Nkululeko Dunga hosted an Unpaid Service Providers Imbizo at the Johannesburg City Hall. The department says the gathering aims to create a structured platform for engagement between the Gauteng Provincial Government and service providers on outstanding invoice payments, supplier experiences with government departments and entities, and broader challenges affecting relations be...

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs says it will recommend that the national Treasury considers increasing the budget allocation for the Border Management Authority. The committee concluded its two-day oversight visit at the Musina repatriation centre and the Beitbridge Border Post in Limpopo. The oversight visit focused on assessing border operations and the ongoing repatriation proc...

More than 60 municipalities have been flagged by National Treasury for defaulting on payments to service providers for years, accumulating billions in debt to Eskom and water boards, and failing to pay workers' pension contributions amounting to R1.43bn. National Treasury says the aim of its action is to ensure fiscal discipline among local authorities. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Councillor Lesetja...

US President Donald Trump has told NATO that the ceasefire deal with Iran is "over" and he don't want to engage with Tehran. Speaking in the Turkish capital Ankara, ahead of a NATO summit, Trump blasted the Iranian leadership, with a string of derogatory terms. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to International Relations Expert, Dr Charles Sinkala,

Electoral Commission calls on South Africans to comment on draft electoral code of conduct countering disinformation. The Electoral Commission has published the draft Electoral Code of Conduct on Countering Disinformation in the Government Gazette for public comment, marking an important milestone in safeguarding the integrity of electoral processes ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. Th...

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has gone behind closed doors to hear testimony from Witness M after granting a request for an in-camera hearing. The witness told the commission the evidence contains highly sensitive information allegedly involving heads of state, organised crime syndicates and other powerful figures. Witness M also cited safety concerns for themselves and their family. Commissi...

The Health Ombud, Professor Taole Mokoena, says investigators have found no evidence that workplace bullying, victimisation or poor working conditions directly caused the deaths of six healthcare workers investigated at five public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal. However, the Ombud says the probe uncovered serious systemic problems that require urgent government intervention. The Health Ombud's Office...

Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has found the City of Cape Town to have violated several sections of the South African Constitution by failure to provide access to water amongst other things in Langa and Khayelitsha townships. 

National Treasury says is in a process to temporarily withhold July 2026 funds to 69 municipalities across all nine provinces over persistent financial management failures. Treasury says the move is intended to enforce fiscal discipline, improve accountability and address unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The affected municipalities allegedly failed to comply with the Mu...

The Border Management Authority has TODAY addressed a media briefings on the processing and repatriation of undocumented immigrants at a repatriation centre in Musina. Thousands of immigrants have been processed and repatriated in Musina and the centre is still receiving some migrants coming from various parts of the country. Sakina kamwendo spoke to Border Management Authority Spokesperson, Mmemm...

The Madlanga Commission has heard allegations that suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan used EFF leader Julius Malema to advance his own agenda in Parliament. Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson presented WhatsApp messages containing parliamentary questions that were to be asked by Malema to former Inspector-General of Intelligence, Isaac Dintwe. The Commission...

A Malawian immigrant who had been processed at the Musina repatriation centre and enroute to the Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo, has died. According to information, the immigrant collapsed and died in the bus after complaining of ill health. The undocumented immigrants are being processed outside the border post prior to their repatriation. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter Rudzani...

One year after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made explosive allegations of corruption, criminal infiltration within law enforcement and political interference in policing. Mkhwanazi alleged that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu unlawfully disbanded the Political Killings Task Team and ordered the seizure of its case dockets. The allegations prompted President...

Police watchdog, IPID, believes it has a strong case against the two accused arrested in connection with the alleged 2023 theft of precious metals and stones worth just under15-million rand. Ekurhuleni Metro Police officer Adrian MacKenzie and businessman Etienne van der Walt were arrested by IPID this weekend. The pair appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court earlier today, where their cas...

More buses are expected to arrive at Durban's old drive in today as efforts intensify to clear what is hoped is the last group of Malawian nationals still camped outside the decommissioned temporary repatriation site.Leader of the Malawian community in KwaZulu Natal, Adam Ali, says one bus has already been confirmed, while he is appealing to donors and organisations to help secure four more.The ap...

A clean up operation has been conducted outside the repatriation site in Epping (in Cape Town) where thousands of undocumented migrants spent the past week seeking voluntary repatriation.  The site at the Home Affairs and Refugee Centre is now closed. The undocumented migrants have been transported to Musina over the past few days, before they'll cross the border to go to their home countries...

This Friday, SAfm’s radio anchor Bongiwe Zwane once again spoke to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News & Mining Weekly, delving deeper into the world of mining and engineering.

Today marks two years since the executive members of South Africa's Government of National Unity took the oath of office at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, in a ceremony presided over by former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. The GNU was formed after the 2024 general elections, when no political party secured an outright majority, ushering in a new era of coalition governance. Politica...

The death toll from the Ratanda service delivery protest in Heidelberg, Gauteng, has risen to two. Prolonged water shortages sparked the protest leaving several other people injured and hospitalised. The family of the first victim 23-year-old Katleho Mokoena alleges that he was shot multiple times during clashes between protesters and police. It is alleged the protesters went on the rampage on Wed...

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says Cabinet has welcomed the peaceful protests held across the country on 30 June. The demonstrations, organised by the civic movement March and March and more than 20 other civil society organisations, called for the removal of undocumented foreign nationals and stricter enforcement of immigration laws. Cabinet also commended the National Joint Ope...

Alleged cartel member and attempted murder accused Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala is expected to appear before the Madlanga Commission next Tuesday. Matlala is at the centre of allegations of corruption and criminal infiltration within law enforcement agencies being investigated by the Commission. Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says security arrangements for Matlala's appearance will not be discl...

Businessman and alleged police informer Tumelo Nku's testimony before the Madlanga Commission has been postponed indefinitely due to security concerns. This has been confirmed by the commission's Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. Nku has been implicated in the Aeroton drug bust, which resulted in police recovering more than 700 kilogrammes of drugs in the south of Johannesburg in 2021. Bongi...