With South Africa heading to the polls on Wednesday, political leaders used their final rallies and campaign appearances to make their cases to voters, with service delivery, accountability and the future of local government taking centre stage. ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa addressed supporters at the party’s provincial rally in Polokwane, Limpopo, where he urged voters to hold councillors accountable for failing to deliver essential services. The ANC is hoping to retain all 27 municipalities it currently controls in the province.…
Police have arrested the alleged mastermind behind the murder of Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor candidate Sinovuyo Miranda Dyokwe, more than a month after she was gunned down in Dunoon, Cape Town. In a statement issued on Sunday, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said: “The diligent investigation by Western Cape Serious Violent Crime Investigation (SVCI) detectives into the murder of DA councillor candidate Ms Sinovuyo Miranda Dyokwe has culminated in the arrest of the alleged mastermind behind her killing.” The…
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has launched an investigation following a viral video showing JMPD officers assaulting a motorist. What began as a routine traffic stop turned violent after the driver was verbally assaulted, manhandled inside the vehicle, grabbed by the throat, pulled from the vehicle, and thrown onto the tarmac. JMPD spokesperson Superintendent Xolani Fihla said the department had noted the incident with serious concern. “While the department has not yet received a formal complaint regarding this specific…
A key witness in the corruption trial of former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told the Pretoria High Court how discussions around a senior military appointment allegedly became linked to a request for money. Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, the state’s star witness, testified that Mapisa-Nqakula allegedly sought financial benefits from her while she was serving as Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, the sole director of defence logistics company Umkhombe Marine, told the court that she delivered R150,000 to Mapisa-Nqakula…