The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng say it will continue to put pressure on the Constitutional Court to release its long-awaited judgment in the Phala Phala matter. The case relates to a review application challenging Parliament’s decision to reject the findings of an independent panel report into the 2020 theft of foreign currency at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. The panel had found that there was prima facie evidence that Ramaphosa may have violated the Constitution…

Suspended senior police officer Richard Shibiri has admitted that he was aware of criminal allegations against businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala before accepting a R70,000 payment from him. Shibiri made the admission during intense cross-examination at the Madlanga Commission, which is investigating allegations that he had a close relationship with Matlala and may have acted in his interests. Earlier in his testimony, Shibiri insisted that he only knew Matlala as a businessman and claimed he would never have accepted money from…

The parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of police corruption will file a criminal complaint against forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan for walking out of committee proceedings. The complaint will also include charges related to sending threatening messages to Cedric Nkabinde, the chief of staff for suspended minister Senzo Mchunu, who had previously testified against O’Sullivan. The committee’s action comes two weeks after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) filed their own criminal complaint against O’Sullivan for the same alleged offenses. Committee…