The group is due to arrive in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning
The six will be freed from detention and repatriated, via Jordan on Tuesday morning, the international relations and cooperation department said
Further details linking suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to cartel figures emerged
South African activists on board the flotilla include Mandla Mandela, Zukiswa Wanner and Reaaz Moolla
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said Khumalo was ‘in good spirits and taking health advice from his physician’
The department of international relations and cooperation confirmed the death but gave little further detail
Three syndicates were identified for siphoning funds from the hospital, and several junior officials were found to be involved
Crime intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo told the Madlanga commission that text messages from cartel leader Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala exposed links to ANC politics and police interference.
He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team
The council is referring the matter to court but the removal of the two ‘could be detrimental’
Along with drone attacks, the fleet faces a political campaign to delegitimise it
The president urged UN member states to commit to fulfilling the mandate of its charter in trade, climate change and peace building
The transfer allegedly took place without following due process
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner told the Madlanga commission that people implicated in the scandal still hold senior post
The department is also cracking down on officials accused of demanding bribes before making payments, MEC Martin Meyer said
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony will first deal with the disbanding of political killings task team in the province and then the influence of criminal syndicates in the police service
In its report, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry cited citing mass killings, starvation, forced displacement, denial of medical care and systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure
Weak oversight and non-compliance are causing fatal accidents at construction sites
In their letter to Panyaza Lesufi, service providers outline serious irregularities in the National School Nutrition Programme tender process
A young child’s death in a septic tank has sparked further calls for a new national audit of sanitation in schools
The commission investigating police corruption has expedited the commencement of inquiry hearings in order to be the first to interview the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner
Nelson Mandela’s grandson addressed hundreds of people from over 40 countries at the launch of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian mission aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza
Human Rights Watch has found that the lead-contaminated waste in Kabwe, Zambia, puts residents health at risk
Nurain Saloojee comes from a family that opposed apartheid in South Africa
The Swedish activist spoke from a flotilla of boats carrying doctors, lawyers, activists, organisers and social media influencers attempting to take medicine and infant milk to Gaza
Reclaimers rely on retrieving waste from dumpsites to sell. But at least three sites in the city are at or nearing capacity and must be closed
The provincial administration plans to use government-owned buildings to cut down on expenditure
The City of Joburg is yet to make its ‘dark buildings’ safe
The panel, chaired by Nobel prize-winner economist Joseph Stiglitz, will produce recommendations to help bridge the rich-poor divide
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 convoy is carrying baby formula, antibiotics, bandages and staple foods and will test whether Israel’s blockade will again choke civilian access to the Strip
For the first time in 14 years, the G20 youth engagement group (Y20) closed its summit last week without issuing a communiqué — the set of recommendations that usually feeds into a declaration by world leaders at their annual summit, this year being hosted in Johannesburg in November. In June, the Y20 submitted a communique […]