ActionSA has signalled that a coalition agreement with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg remains possible, but the party is standing firm against Helen Zille becoming the city’s next mayor. In a proposed compromise, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has offered to withdraw his own mayoral ambitions if Zille also steps aside, paving the way for the DA to nominate another candidate. The proposal was contained in a letter Mashaba addressed to DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis as negotiations over the city’s…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Head of Legal and Risk Services, Advocate Kemi Behari, has denied ever interacting with Witness D, also known as Marius van der Merwe, describing allegations linking him to the witness as unfounded. Behari testified on Monday before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria, which is probing allegations of corruption within the criminal justice system. Van der Merwe, who was identified as Witness D during the commission’s proceedings, was killed in what appeared to be a targeted hit in Boksburg…
Police in the North West have opened an inquest docket to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a SAPS member in Phokeng. Constable Gift Mota, drowned on duty while in pursuit of a suspect linked to cases of robbery and burglary in the Phokeng policing area. According to the police spokesperson, Colonel Adéle Myburgh, Mota and his colleagues, were performing patrol duties when they were approached by a community member who alleged that they had spotted a wanted suspect. …
Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga says he is still applying his mind on whether to accept a nomination to contest the party’s top leadership position, following John Steenhuisen’s announcement that he will not seek re-election. Msimanga was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the DA’s announcement of its mayoral candidate for the Lesedi Municipality on Friday. Steenhuisen announced on Wednesday in Durban that he will not seek another term as DA leader, triggering early manoeuvring ahead…