The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and Transport Management has expressed concern over a rise in violent crime in the province following the murder of Mahikeng community activist Thato Molosankwe. Molosankwe was shot and killed at his home in Lomanyaneng near Mahikeng in the early hours of Wednesday morning, an incident that has sparked renewed calls for stronger policing and improved intelligence capacity. Committee chairperson Freddy Sonakile has urged law enforcement to work swiftly to apprehend…

Africa Mayibuye Movement leader Floyd Shivambu has thrown his weight behind pressure group March and March, which has taken to the streets demanding that illegal foreigners leave the country. Shivambu briefed the media in Johannesburg on Tuesday, where he hit back at those who have labelled the group’s campaign xenophobic. Shivambu said the country has an immigration crisis and that those raising concerns about it should not be silenced. “And our view, by the way, in relation to the protests…

Fresh divisions appear to be surfacing within the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) after Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla publicly questioned the suspension of former party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela, exposing growing tensions inside the organisation. Ndhlela’s removal follows a controversial media briefing held over the weekend, where senior MKP leaders, including former President Jacob Zuma, announced plans for a think tank that was described as a higher authority within what the party called a liberation movement structure. The proposal sparked confusion and criticism after…