The suspected shooter in the assassination of Marius van der Merwe who testified as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission, is expected to appear before the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Monday. This follows an arrest by a team that was established by National Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola in Johannesburg on Saturday. According to Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, more investigations are underway following this breakthrough. “The team is still on the ground where they are busy with a search and…

The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong has handed over 440 school shoes to pupils in about nine schools in the Greater Taung and Mamusa Local municipalities in the North-West province. Morolong returned to the schools after his January state of readiness visit for the school reopening for the 2026 academic year in the province. During the school shoes handover ceremony which was held in Schweizer-Reneke, Morolong said that he realised that some of the learners were without proper…

The Madlanga Commission has agreed to provide security protection to suspended SAPS head of organised crime, Major-General Richard Shibiri, after he raised concerns about his safety during testimony. Shibiri declined to publicly name individuals he believes are relevant to the commission’s investigation, stating that some of them are dangerous. The commission suspects that Shibiri may have information about the so-called “Big 5”, an alleged criminal cartel whose existence has not yet been confirmed. During proceedings, the commission played a recording…