Bheki Cele, who was police commissioner from 2009 until he was dismissed in 2011, criticised his successor Riah Phiyega’s handling of the 2012 tragedy
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has testified that the wall at Nathi Mthethwa’s home was built with looted money
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner is grilled in parliament on accusations against the minister
During the hearing by parliament’s ad hoc on police corruption, MPs sidestepped the suspended minister’s role in the infiltration of the criminal justice system by cartels
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said Mkhwanazi told the parliament committee that several officers who served in the task team on political killings had since been arrested for corruption and other crimes
Further details linking suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to cartel figures emerged
Neither the presidency nor the department of international relations has given much detail after the ambassador’s body was found at a hotel in Paris
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said Khumalo was ‘in good spirits and taking health advice from his physician’
Mthethwa died before he could clear his name after Mkhwanazi’s allegations
The department of international relations and cooperation confirmed the death but gave little further detail
There have been seven police ministers over the past three decades and not one has cracked a decent crime busting grade
Former presidents and secretaries were uninvited to try cut costs but have now been asked to attend again
Electricity minister Sputla Ramakgopa’s brief is to get himself fired. Not coal-fired, that is, but to work himself out of his job
The president has increased his already bloated cabinet, promising once again to reduce it in time
In addition to the looting of Covid-19 emergency funds released in terms of the 2020 state of national disaster, Ramaphosa’s term has been marked by a series of acts of financial lunacy by members of his cabinet.
The president is likely to follow party and state processes before making changes
The former president, like Lazarus, is back
When the winning Banyana Banyana team returned, the Safa president and sports minister claimed their share of the victory
The biathle, Esona Sekeleni, and her mother have turned to crowdfunding and selling raffle tickets to raise the necessary funds
The Wafcon winners have given SA real football glory for the first time in decades – it’s time Safa emulated their professionalism in the boardroom
The minister has endured through a leasing scandal and factional wars in the police because the president can’t jettison the KwaZulu-Natal support base that he commands
The minister of blunders may be in difficulty but it’s nothing like that of Dikidikeni villagers who must cross a river in a barrel
Since Eskom’s a no-go, perhaps our Minister of Monuments’ R22-m flag will be powered on arrogance and self-belief alone
We’ve had to fight for the right to bask in the sun to the sound of ‘pock, pock, pock’ these holidays
Lalela Mswane and the Miss SA organisers have not responded to the announcement by the sports, arts and culture department that the government has withdrawn its support for the pageant
Right2Know says it is supporting artists’ right to protest after police intervened in a demonstration outside the ministry
The National Arts Council vows that every cent from the sector’s Covid-19-relief programme will be disbursed to artists, after auditors uncover maladministration
Fans are desperate to return but authorities in the sector have shown little appetite to tackle difficult questions
Lawyers seeking R1-billion in damages allege President Cyril Ramaphosa’s phone calls and emails in 2012 set the stage for the unlawful killing of 34 miners
Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her
Cricket South Africa narrowly avoided forcing Nathi Mthethwa’s hand only to find itself under threat from Sascoc, throwing the game and all involved back into turmoil
A funding policy loophole seems to be encouraging feeding at the trough at the NAC