Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi’s fraud and corruption case linked to the so-called ‘blue-lights’ saga has been postponed in the Germiston Magistrates’ Court. Mkhwanazi appeared alongside alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and EMPD official Chris Steyn. Proceedings were complicated by a separate murder case involving the killing of businessman Emmanuel Mbense, which has implications for Mkhwanazi’s bail application. Mkhwanazi was also served with his fifth warrant of arrest while appearing in the Brakpan Magistrates’…

City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has apologised after a heated confrontation with a resident during a City Power imbizo in Tshepisong on Thursday, where residents were given an opportunity to raise their concerns about service delivery. The meeting, intended to give residents a platform to voice their frustrations, descended into a tense exchange when Morero reacted angrily to comments made by one of the residents. “Don’t call me a criminal. I’m not a criminal. Don’t ever do that again.…

The Democratic Alliance is doubling down its onslaught against the ANC-led coalition government of the City of Tshwane which has been rendered vulnerable by mayor Nasiphi Moya’s so-called ‘swimming pool’ scandal. The allegation is that that a municipal contractor identified as Tlopo Construction, used city funds to carry out renovations at her private residences in Pretoria and the Eastern Cape including the building of a swimming pool, a charge the mayor denies. The DA is using the scandal along with…