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Safa’s decision to fund Jordaan’s legal fees sparks internal revolt
The South African Football Association faces fierce internal backlash after resolving to cover the legal defense costs of president Danny Jordaan and CFO Gronie Hluyo as both…
Shadrack Sibiya remanded in custody
Suspended SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya remains remanded in custody as he faces charges including rape and human trafficking at the Randburg Magistrate's Court.
Biko and the undone liberation of Blacks
Decades after Steve Biko was killed in apartheid police custody, the reopened inquest highlights not only the state-sanctioned violence of Room 619, but also democratic South…
SAPS needs urgent vetting, says organised crime expert
Organised crime expert Mark Shaw has urged the Madlanga commission to recommend an urgent integrity reassessment and vetting process for senior police and justice officials.
Former Hawks head denies knowing Big Five cartel
Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya has told the Madlanga Commission that he had no knowledge of the 'Big Five' cartel or its leaders, denying allegations of improper interference…
Lebeya ‘can’t recall’ being told where 541kg cocaine haul was stored
Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya testified before the Madlanga commission, stating he cannot recall being told where a 541kg seized cocaine consignment was stored before it was…
KZN Hawks boss says Mchunu put pressure on him to implicate Mkhwanazi in police shootings
KZN Hawks head Deenadayalan Govender testified before the Madlanga commission that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu pressured him to implicate provincial police…
The cash is frozen; the network isn't
Despite asset forfeiture orders and frozen bank accounts, high-profile accused continue to afford elite legal teams. An examination of POCA safeguards, third-party funding…
Matlala pins blame on Mkhwanazi
Testifying before the commission of inquiry, alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala challenged KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's version of their secret…
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',…
Doing right shouldn’t be a death warrant
South Africa celebrates whistleblowers after their deaths but fails to protect the living. This article explores the national tragedy where those who uphold integrity become…
No procurement watchdog body yet, four years past State Capture report
Four years after the Zondo Commission's State Capture report, South Africa still awaits a crucial institution: an independent Public Procurement Anti-Corruption Agency (PPACA).…
What society gained from South Africa's anti-corruption commissions
South Africans watched as corporate captures and systemic greed were exposed by commissions like Zondo and Madlanga. Years later, the question remains: what did we truly gain…
NPA 'dismally failed' – Advocate Matzke
Advocate Trish Matzke, testifying before the TRC Cases Inquiry in Johannesburg, reiterated her 2018 assertion that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has 'dismally failed'…
Former KZN municipal mayor and accomplice appear in court for an alleged R2m ‘fictitious’ shopping mall feasibility study
Former eMadlangeni local municipality mayor, Lindile Mhlungu, and former municipal manager, Musawenkosi Thwala, appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court for allegedly…