ActionSA President Herman Mashaba has issued a strongly worded statement declaring that his party will not be dictated to by other political parties, commentators or supporters of rival organisations. In a statement issued on Saturday, Mashaba said political disagreements must be distinguished from outright disrespect. He added that he had reached a point where he would no longer remain silent while people attempted to “bully, undermine and dictate” to him and the organisation he leads. His remarks come amid growing…
The state intensified its case against Muzi Sibiya, accused number one in the 2014 murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa, by presenting bank transaction records that allegedly place him in Gauteng just months before the fatal shooting. During cross-examination at the Pretoria High Court, prosecutor Advocate George Baloyi submitted evidence from three bank cards registered under Sibiya’s name, aiming to dismantle the accused’s alibi that he was in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) from 2013 to 2015. Key transactions included: Baloyi argued…
Former ANC Western Cape secretary Neville Delport has defected to the Democratic Alliance (DA), accusing the ruling party of discarding elected leaders in favor of “losers” during a controversial provincial reconfiguration. Speaking at a DA press conference on Tuesday, Delport warned that many more disgruntled members will follow suit, citing a failure to represent coloured communities in the Cape Metro. “Despite winning the elective conference, we were thrown out and replaced by leaders who lost,” Delport said. “The new PEC…
Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo detailed his bewilderment over a botched directive to dismantle the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) during his ongoing testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference, and corruption in South Africa’s criminal justice system. Khumalo, resuming his evidence on Wednesday, described receiving a perplexing letter from suspended Deputy National Commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya—purportedly on instructions from Police Minister Senzo Mchunu—demanding a report justifying the PKTT’s disbandment. The team, formed in 2018…