The African National Congress (ANC) says it is prepared to engage political parties, civic movements and independent candidates as it seeks to establish coalition governments following its losses in the 2026 Local Government Elections. The party’s Special Extended National Executive Committee (NEC), which met from Thursday to Friday, has mandated its leadership to begin coalition negotiations in municipalities where no political party secured an outright majority. In a statement released on Friday, ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said engagements with…
uspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on Tuesday began his long-awaited testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal, reading a prepared statement without facing immediate questioning. Appearing in person at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria, Mchunu addressed the establishment, operations and his controversial decision to disband the specialised Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) by letter in December 2024. Due to scheduling constraints, the commission—chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Sisi Khampepe—allowed Mchunu to deliver…
Nearly 38 years after Congress of South African Students (COSAS) activist Caiphus Nyoka was abducted, tortured and executed, the Johannesburg High Court on Monday found two former Security Branch officers guilty of his premeditated murder. Abraham “Blackie” Engelbrecht, 61, and Pieter Stander, 60, were convicted for the killing that took place on 1 August 1987 in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. The court heard how Nyoka, then 19, was kidnapped from a bus stop, brutally assaulted at a police station, driven…
The City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department says one person has tragically died, after a roof collapsed following a severe hailstorm. The storm follows a Yellow Level 4 severe thunderstorms that was issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) at the weekend. “A tragic incident was responded to at Bronkhorstspruit in Region 7, where one person was found deceased after the roof collapsed because of strong winds and hailstorm,” said emergency services spokesperson, Nana Radebe-Kgiba. The incident come as…