Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, returned to the stand for the third day at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, facing escalating accusations of unilaterally interfering with the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) dockets. The commission, chaired by retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is probing criminality, political interference, and corruption within South Africa’s criminal justice system. Evidence leader Adila Hassim SC grilled Sibiya over his decision to redirect 121 PKTT dockets—114 of which were already on…

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the North West has vowed to support its affiliate, the South African municipal workers union (SAMWU) in its quest to resolve the ongoing squabbles at the Madibeng Local Municipality Council. The trade federation comments follow recent media reports that the municipality has allegedly appointed multiple service providers to provide the same services at the Brits-based municipality. Speaking on YOU FM Newshour, COSATU’s Provincial Secretary Kabelo Kgoro said that SAMWU leadership at…

Police have seized a luxury German vehicle and launched a high-level investigation after Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, allegedly shot his employee at his Hyde Park residence in Johannesburg on Thursday night. Mugabe and another suspect were arrested and charged with attempted murder at the Bramley Police Station. They are expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. Sirens, a Seized BMW, and a Pool Search Witnesses described a dramatic police operation at the…