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Robert Mcbride

Ad hoc committee consults witnesses ahead of second phase of hearings
Politics
/ 7 January 2026

Ad hoc committee consults witnesses ahead of second phase of hearings

The parliamentary committee is scheduled to hear evidence on corruption in the policing system until 20 February

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit
Politics
/ 14 July 2023

Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit

The resignation comes at the height of renewed attacks on long-haulage trucks

By Lizeka Tandwa, Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
Reshuffle: Ramaphosa forced to play a game of thrones
Opinion
/ 9 March 2023

Reshuffle: Ramaphosa forced to play a game of thrones

The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
We all find God in different places
Opinion
/ 15 April 2022

We all find God in different places

Finding God in the sports star, the struggle, the Durban bunny chow – rather than the professional proselytiser

By Paddy Harper
Implicated NPA members drop bid to cross-examine Booysen, McBride at Zondo commission
National
/ 17 June 2021

Implicated NPA members drop bid to cross-examine Booysen, McBride at Zondo commission

Andrew Chauke and colleagues asked that their version be read at the commission and included in its final report

By Emsie Ferreira
The biographies of Robert McBride and Dimitri Tsafendas share a curious resonance
Article
/ 6 May 2020

The biographies of Robert McBride and Dimitri Tsafendas share a curious resonance

Although the two men were from different generations, their lives both lay bare the atrocities of the apartheid state

By Solomon Makgale
Unfinished business: We need self-examination to heal from apartheid
Analysis
/ 27 February 2020

Unfinished business: We need self-examination to heal from apartheid

Physical and psychological violence will continue unless we self-reflect on our apartheid scars

By Eusebius McKaiser
​The night McBride and friends blew up Magoo’s Bar
Article
/ 5 November 2019

​The night McBride and friends blew up Magoo’s Bar

‘Robert McBride: The Struggle Continues’ is published by Tafelberg. This is an excerpt from the book

By Bryan Rostron
‘Ridiculous and irrational’ — McBride gears up to fight Mkhwebane’s Ipid report
Article
/ 25 September 2019

‘Ridiculous and irrational’ — McBride gears up to fight Mkhwebane’s Ipid report

The public protector’s report potentially erodes the police watchdog’s independence, McBride says

By Athandiwe Saba
McBride to take on Public Protector over Ipid report
Article
/ 24 September 2019

McBride to take on Public Protector over Ipid report

Mkhwebane signed off on a report stating that a former Ipid investigator’s complaint that his suspension for whistle-blowing was “substantiated”

By Athandiwe Saba
Kgamanyane wasted no time restructuring Ipid in McBride’s absence
Article
/ 15 April 2019

Kgamanyane wasted no time restructuring Ipid in McBride’s absence

Israel Kgamanyane allegedly transferred, suspended or dismissed at least eight Ipid officials during his 18-month stint as the acting head of Ipid

By Sarah Smit
LIVESTREAM: McBride to testify before Zondo commission
Article
/ 11 April 2019

LIVESTREAM: McBride to testify before Zondo commission

After two postponements, former Ipid boss Robert McBride is set to give testimony before the Zondo commission

By Mg Online and Staff Reporter
McBride postponement reveals Zondo commission admin hurdles
Article
/ 8 April 2019

McBride postponement reveals Zondo commission admin hurdles

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo begrudgingly okayed the postponement of McBride’s testimony for the same reason it was delayed in February

By Sarah Smit
Second McBride postponement ‘unacceptable’ —  Zondo
Article
/ 8 April 2019

Second McBride postponement ‘unacceptable’ — Zondo

The Zondo commission’s legal team applied to postpone the former Ipid head’s testimony owing to their failure to notify implicated parties

By Sarah Smit
Zondo commission: McBride set to detail crime cluster capture
Article
/ 8 April 2019

Zondo commission: McBride set to detail crime cluster capture

The former Ipid boss is expected to implicate more that 30 people in the alleged capture of the criminal justice cluster

By Sarah Smit
MPs recommend that McBride’s Ipid contract should not be renewed
Article
/ 28 February 2019

MPs recommend that McBride’s Ipid contract should not be renewed

The committee has deliberated on the matter since Monday, with clear partisan lines between the ANC and Democratic Alliance emerging

By Jan Gerber
Renewing McBride’s term would be ‘irrational’ — Cele
Article
/ 20 February 2019

Renewing McBride’s term would be ‘irrational’ — Cele

In a letter, Cele wrote that a misconduct complaint against McBride to the Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane had been referred for investigation

By Jenni Evans
Unembargoed: February 15 to 21
Article
/ 18 February 2019

Unembargoed: February 15 to 21

McBride’s list: Ipid boss includes Nathi Nhleko and Shaun Abrahams among ‘capturers of the criminal justice system’

By Mg Reporter
McBride on crime cluster capture
Article
/ 15 February 2019

McBride on crime cluster capture

More than 30 people will be implicated by the head of Ipid at the Zondo inquiry

By Athandiwe Saba and Sarah Smit
Cele must answer police committee over McBride’s job
Article
/ 14 February 2019

Cele must answer police committee over McBride’s job

The committee met on Thursday to set out a programme for dealing with the matter of whether or not to renew Ipid boss Robert McBride’s contract

By Jan Gerber
McBride testimony delayed to allow Zondo commission to notify implicated parties
Article
/ 14 February 2019

McBride testimony delayed to allow Zondo commission to notify implicated parties

The testimony of the Ipid boss was postponed to give the commission time to notify high-profile officials named in his statement

By Sarah Smit
McBride set to testify before Zondo commission
Article
/ 14 February 2019

McBride set to testify before Zondo commission

IPID boss Robert McBride is expected to give evidence on the alleged capture of criminal justice agencies

By Sarah Smit
LIVESTREAM: State capture inquiry resumes
Article
/ 5 February 2019

LIVESTREAM: State capture inquiry resumes

Former MP Dennis Bloem, experts from the department of public works and Ipid head Robert McBride are expected to testify

By Staff Reporter
Under Jiba, trend emerged of prosecuting those that got in the way — Hofmeyr
Article
/ 31 January 2019

Under Jiba, trend emerged of prosecuting those that got in the way — Hofmeyr

Deputy NDPP Willie Hofmeyr says ‘obstacles to corruption and the capture of the state’ were prosecuted under Nomgcobo Jiba

By Franny Rabkin
McBride drags Cele to court over contract renewal
Article
/ 29 January 2019

McBride drags Cele to court over contract renewal

McBride has made good on his threat to ask the Pretoria high court to review and set aside Cele’s decision not to renew his contract

By Athandiwe Saba
Cele’s inherited headache: 10 top cops under investigation
Article
/ 29 May 2018

Cele’s inherited headache: 10 top cops under investigation

The police minister wants to clean up the force from its police service to its crime intelligence unit

By Gemma Ritchie
Boeremag link to state IT company and dodgy police supplier
Article
/ 2 May 2018

Boeremag link to state IT company and dodgy police supplier

IPID director Robert McBride told Scopa he has been met with resistance to suspend certain people

By Jan Gerber
Editorial: This spy nation urgently needs ghostbusters
Article
/ 13 April 2018

Editorial: This spy nation urgently needs ghostbusters

It was surely the years spent in exile that engendered such a degree of paranoia in the ANC’s leadership of those years

By Staff Reporter
State withdraws child abuse charge against IPID boss McBride
Article
/ 20 March 2018

State withdraws child abuse charge against IPID boss McBride

McBride was charged with child abuse, after allegedly assaulting one of his daughters in 2017.

By Alex Mitchley
Captain KGB probed for ‘unaccounted’ R50m Mangaung budget
Article
/ 19 January 2018

Captain KGB probed for ‘unaccounted’ R50m Mangaung budget

Morris "Captain KGB" Tshabalala allegedly defrauded the crime intelligence’s secret service account of more than R500 000.

By Alex Mitchley
McBride to make representations over child abuse charges in the new year
Article
/ 18 December 2017

McBride to make representations over child abuse charges in the new year

At a court appearance in November, McBride’s bail conditions were amended so he could see and speak to one his daughters, a potential State witness

By Alex Mitchley
McBride back in court over daughter’s alleged assault
Article
/ 28 November 2017

McBride back in court over daughter’s alleged assault

Robert McBride has been charged with child abuse with an alternative charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm

By Mxolisi Mngadi
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