The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has dismissed allegations that ballot papers were stolen in Ward 19 in Rustenburg, following an incident involving an electoral official transporting ballot boxes after the conclusion of special voting. The allegations surfaced after political party representatives allegedly confronted an IEC area manager who was travelling with ballot boxes in her vehicle. The representatives reportedly suspected that the official was stealing ballot papers after noticing the boxes inside the vehicle. However, IEC Deputy Manager…
Deputy Minister of Police Polly Boshielo has instructed law enforcement officers to act swiftly against anyone inciting violence or xenophobic attacks ahead of the planned 30 June anti-illegal immigration protests. Addressing a police parade outside FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday, Boshielo said officers have been deployed to prevent violence before it erupts, warning that anyone spreading threats on social media or organising attacks would be treated as a criminal suspect. “We are not deploying you to respond to violence…
Businessman and alleged informer Tumelo Nku’s testimony before the Madlanga Commission has been temporarily adjourned to allow time for the supplementation and clarification of his evidence. Nku, who began giving evidence on Thursday, has been implicated in the Aeroton drug consignment that was intercepted by police in Johannesburg in July 2021, a case that continues to form part of broader investigations under scrutiny at the commission. Proceedings were halted after evidence leader Adv Teboho Mosikili requested a short adjournment to…
The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has postponed the fraud and corruption case involving 16 accused linked to an alleged irregular R228 million SAPS health and wellness tender awarded to Medicare24 Tshwane, a company reportedly connected to alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. The accused include suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and 12 senior South African Police Service (South African Police Service) officers. They face charges of corruption, fraud, money laundering, and contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act. The…