Retired Ekurhuleni City Manager Dr. Imogen Mashazi wrapped up her testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday morning, admitting under intense cross-examination that she failed to exercise proper oversight over the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD). Her concessions came as a video of an EMPD march was screened, highlighting internal divisions tied to a 2020 drunk-driving incident allegedly involving suspended EMPD Chief Isaac Mapiyeye, in which a minor reportedly died. Commissioner Advocate Sesi Baloyi pressed Mashazi on her…

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System—commonly referred to as the Madlanga Commission, after its chair, retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga—was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July 2025. It stems from explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who accused high-level figures, including then-Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, of undermining investigations into politically motivated killings and colluding with organized crime elements. Public hearings began on…

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) efforts to return the unions that left the federation over the years are underway, as it reflects on its 40th anniversary since it was formed. COSATU was formed on the 1st of December 1985 in Durban where Elijah Barayi was elected its first president.Its formation was a culmination of the hard work done by its predecessor, the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), a class orientated and revolutionary trade union movement…