The use of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s abandoned plea deal statement at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has sparked a legal dispute, with his defence warning that the ruling allowing the document could undermine future plea negotiations with the state. Matlala’s legal representative, Annelene van den Heever, has indicated that the defence intends to challenge commission chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s decision permitting questions about the statement, which was prepared during negotiations with the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac). The statement, which was…
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has received the first consignment of one million high-potency Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines, at the OR Tambo International Airport. This shipment from Biogénesis Bagó in Argentina, will be followed by further consignments scheduled to arrive over the coming weeks, including vaccine sourced from BVI in Botswana and Dollvet in Turkey. The department said a total of over five million vaccines will have entered the country from the three international suppliers by the end of…
The Activists and Citizens Forum urged police to treat the attempted murder case linked to the son of Robert Mugabe as a serious criminal matter. The call followed the arrest of Bellarmine Mugabe and another man after the shooting of a gardener at the Mugabe family home in Hyde Park, Johannesburg earlier that week. The victim remains in a critical condition in hospital, while police continued to search for the firearm used in the attack. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem said police…
After Herman Mashaba was unveiled as ActionSA’s mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg, promising a hardline campaign to reverse urban decline and restore service delivery ahead of the upcoming local government elections he outlined five priorities to focus one he’s elected. Speaking in Soweto on Saturday, Mashaba framed his return as a fight to “take back the city,” declaring that Johannesburg is in crisis due to corruption, failing infrastructure, crime and economic decline. He launched Operation Fix Joburg, a…