He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team
The inquiry heard this happened when the team closed in on syndicates tied to murder suspects
The national police commissioner concluded his testimony on Tuesday linking murder suspects Katiso Molefe and Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to the police minister
The national police commissioner said the political killings task team is still in operation with no clarity on its disbandment
Masemola told the Madlanga commission the disbandment process was ‘by design’ and had begun while he was on leave
Masemola was questioned about whether a police commissioner could refuse directives from the police minister and initially said it depended on the nature of the directive
Israeli digital diplomat David Saranga is using sub-national forms of diplomacy to make inroads into South African society
Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports of beef
The statistics from the first three months of the year show an overall drop in crime but gender-based violence continued to be a concern
Wind farms feed power into the national grid, but the stories behind the land deals are rarely told. Tunicia Phillips investigates a case study in the Eastern Cape
President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the need to provide universal early-childhood development services to improve learner outcomes
This is despite vacancy rates of 5% to 22% in government clinics and hospitals
The industry weaves luxury with local empowerment, driving sustainable livelihoods and ethical craftsmanship
Such efforts must not leave the former homelands region behind, as has been the case in the first three decades of democracy
Discontent grows as supporters of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi claim his leadership is crucial for the party
Babies getting HIV from their infected mothers is rare in a cluster of 39 villages in the OR Tambo district
Party leader Julius Malema seems set to maintain control at the Economic Freedom Fighters elective conference
Seven women are killed in the country each day and nearly six in 10 of such murders are at the hand of an intimate partner
The latest mass shooting, which left six people dead in Qumbu, follows the killing of 18 people in the province last month
From the South African wilderness to the glamour of the dance floor, BBC Brit showcases some of SA’s finest this month
It flashed across the sky – at 72 000km an hour – and sounded like 92 tonnes of TNT exploding
Failures in infrastructure, maintenance and governance are contributing to maternal and neonatal deaths in the province
According to the 2022-23 District Health Barometer, there has been a 6.1% increase in the number of deliveries by girls and women aged 10 to 19, over the past five years
‘These are things we can directly use in our science lessons, which makes me excited to plan my lessons for the learners’
After 2022, the Ngcobo Community Health Centre in the rural Eastern Cape ceased operating 24 hours every day because spiralling crime and dry taps made it impossible for workers to operate at night
Ndlovu transforms traditional African ingredients into gourmet masterpieces
The king has previously stated his support for the ANC and the Democratic Alliance
The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections
The party’s provincial secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi believes that reaching this target and helping the party retain its national majority are high
Irate community members say they will boycott the May 29 elections because of housing and infrastructure failures
She and Sinegugu Zukulu successfully took on Shell in landmark court victory to stop seismic testing on the Wild Coast
The report says the treatment of people has largely improved but delays as well as missing court dockets and files remain a problem