The Ad Hoc Committee established to investigate allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has rejected claims that it has exonerated or cleared individuals implicated during its inquiry. The clarification follows mounting criticism of the committee’s second draft preliminary report, which some members and opposition parties have described as “watered down” and lacking firm findings. Committee Chairperson Soviet Lekganyane dismissed reports suggesting the committee had reached conclusions, describing such claims as “misleading”, “premature”, “irrational” and “gullible”. He stressed…

The Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in Vryburg, North West, has expressed confidence that it is on track to eliminate private water tankering within its jurisdiction through targeted bulk infrastructure upgrades and the procurement of additional water trucks for all its local municipalities. As a Water Services Authority (WSA), the Municipality has purchased eight water trucks, with four local municipalities expected to receive at least two each. Speaking during a special broadcast of the YOU FM News Hour Panel…

A major rescue operation is underway after two members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) fell into an abandoned vertical mine shaft while pursuing suspected illegal miners at the disused CRD Mine in western Johannesburg on Friday morning. In a joint statement, the SANDF and the South African Police Service (SAPS) said the incident occurred at about 6am during Operation Prosper, an ongoing anti-illegal mining operation targeting illegal mining activities across Gauteng. According to the statement, SANDF members…