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Brown Mogotsi back in court as State continues to oppose bail

Businessman Brown Mogotsi remains in custody as the State continues cross-examining him in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court during his latest bid for bail on new facts.

Mchunu link battle splits police inquiry

Parliament's police ad hoc committee is divided along party lines over allegations linking suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to alleged cartel kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala…

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Ad hoc committee at loggerheads over Mchunu’s alleged links to cartels

Parliament's ad hoc committee is divided along party lines over suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu's decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team and his alleged…

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Brown Mogotsi’s fourth bail bid postponed until 11 September

Alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi's fourth bail bid has been postponed to 11 September following his testimony denying state claims that he planned to escape from holding…

Matlala denies improper links to former KZN Hawks head Senona

Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that his relationship with former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Lesetja Senona was strictly 'brotherly',…

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Brown Mogotsi allegedly planned to disguise himself as a correctional officer and escape

The state has alleged that self-described political fixer Brown Mogotsi planned to disguise himself as a correctional officer to escape from the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court…

How the commission nailed Adams

National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams has denied that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu influenced his decision to lay fraud and corruption charges against crime…

Matlala denies knowing Mchunu, says he hates alleged fixer Mogotsi

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala denies ever meeting suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu, refuting claims that Mchunu disbanded the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) at his request.…

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Mogotsi bid to access witnesses' identities dismissed

The Johannesburg Magistrate's Court has dismissed businessman Brown Mogotsi’s application to compel the state to disclose the identities of witnesses in his criminal case.…

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

SAPS at war with itself a year after Mkhwanazi's explosive 6 July briefing

As 6 July marks the first anniversary of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s media briefing alleging criminal infiltration of South Africa’s justice…

Assassination claims and medical certificates test Madlanga Commission

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is grappling with significant disruptions, including an alleged assassination attempt on suspended Crime Intelligence head Major-General Feroz…

Crime intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan

Feroz Khan's lawyers invite Madlanga Commission to verify his critical condition in hospital

The legal team representing suspended crime intelligence head Feroz Khan has invited the Madlanga Commission to verify his critical condition in hospital. This comes after claims…

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Mogotsi denied bail again as court rejects ‘new facts’

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi will remain behind bars after the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court found that evidence presented in his second bail application amounted to a…