Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has raised concerns over a spate of politically linked violence after four people were killed during the voter registration weekend, despite what authorities described as a largely peaceful electoral process across the country. Addressing the media in Johannesburg on Monday alongside Defence Minister Angie Motshekga and senior security officials, Cachalia revealed that 12 criminal incidents were recorded nationally during the voter registration period. The incidents included four murders, five cases involving contraventions of the Electoral…
Leader of anti-immigration pressure group March and March, Jacinta Ngobese, believes Black South Africans were better off under apartheid than under the democratic government. Ngobese led a march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday, where the group demanded the mass deportation of foreign nationals who are in the country unlawfully.Ngobese accused the democratic government of, among other things, ignoring the plight of citizens, as well as gaslighting them by labelling calls for immigration control as xenophobic. She said…
Alleged political fixer and North West businessman Brown Mogotsi is seeking to prevent Advocate Matthew Chaskalson SC from leading his testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry when he returns on 15 May. Mogotsi, who made a brief appearance before the commission on Tuesday, has instructed his legal team to file a substantive application for Chaskalson’s recusal. The application, detailing the grounds for the request, is expected to be submitted by midday on 29 April 2026, in accordance with directions…
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has urged families and communities to empower young people, to gain a better understanding of democracy, through storytelling as part of the ongoing commemoration of the Freedom Day. SALGA says this focus is significant as this year marks 30 years of the association and 30 years of organised local government, which it describes both as a milestone that highlights the role municipalities have played in deepening democracy at community level since 1994.The Association’s…