The City of Johannesburg’s MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Jack Sekwaila, has dismissed as “misleading and politically opportunistic” the Democratic Alliance’s repeated claims that Joburg Water funds were diverted to City Power. The DA has raised the allegation several times this year during the City’s adjustment budget in March, in statements issued during September’s water supply crisis, again in October through a PAIA request, and most recently this week. According to the party, money allocated to Joburg Water was…

Lawyers representing Vusimuzi Matlala, a key figure in the ongoing parliamentary inquiry into allegations made by Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, have launched an eleventh-hour bid to postpone their client’s scheduled appearance before the Ad Hoc Committee, citing “impossible” preparation deadlines and the severe impact of his detention in C-Max prison. In a strongly worded letter addressed to Evidence Leader Advocate Norman Arendse SC and Committee Chairperson Hon Soviet Lekganyane, attorneys Abrams Madira Inc demanded that tomorrow’s (26 November) proceedings be postponed…

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu misled Parliament when he informed the ad hoc committee investigating allegations of cartel infiltration, corruption, political interference, and unlawful activities within the criminal justice system that the Police Killings Task Team (PKTT) was straining SAPS finances. During his appearance before the committee last month, Mchunu defended his failed decision to disband the PKTT by citing budget constraints, claiming that other vital functions were left unfunded as a result. These allegations — concerning financial strain and lack…