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Fannie Masemola to resume duties as national police commissioner
General Fannie Masemola will resume his duties as national police commissioner after President Cyril Ramaphosa lifted his precautionary suspension following the withdrawal of…
Gupta-linked mine executives convicted of over R107.5m rehabilitation funds
Two directors and three companies connected to the Gupta-era acquisition of Optimum and Koornfontein coal mines have been convicted of fraud and money laundering after diverting…
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…
Khumalo and Crime Intelligence co-accused cleared as NPA withdraws charges
The National Prosecuting Authority has unconditionally withdrawn all fraud and corruption charges against Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and six top officials.
Competing Truths and the Elusive Author: Rereading the Madlanga Commission through Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author
This article draws parallels between Luigi Pirandello's play, 'Six Characters in Search of an Author,' and the ongoing Madlanga Judicial Commission of Inquiry in South Africa. It…
Kubayi suspends three IDAC investigators as government launches major overhaul
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has announced the suspension of three senior investigators from the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption…
Prosecutor turns on former Idac chief
Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) prosecutor Drushanta Ramsamy has accused former Idac head Andrea Johnson and senior investigator Dylan Perumal of…
Graft, stereotyping fit like a glove
Drawing parallels between the acclaimed series The Wire and South Africa's Madlanga Commission, this article delves into the deep-seated issues of corruption, racial…
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…
Khumalo was not arrested because of his role in the PKTT, says Johnson
Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo was not arrested because of his role in the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), the head of the Investigating Directorate Against…
Idac charged Khumalo on sparse facts
The Madlanga Commission has heard that Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo was arrested and charged with fraud and corruption in June 2024, despite…
Madlanga Commission postpones Andrea Johnson testimony after hospitalisation
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry adjourned proceedings after Advocate Andrea Johnson, head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, was hospitalised before her…
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…
Matlala secures eight-year plea deal as state witness
Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has pleaded guilty to fraud, corruption and money laundering charges linked to the R360 million South African Police Service (SAPS) healthcare…