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Khumalo: ‘Big 5’ cartel paid ANC delegates and drove task team’s disbandment
National
/ 29 September 2025

Khumalo: ‘Big 5’ cartel paid ANC delegates and drove task team’s disbandment

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.

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Organised crime strengthened by compromised police service, says crime intelligence head Khumalo
National
/ 29 September 2025

Organised crime strengthened by compromised police service, says crime intelligence head Khumalo

He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mchunu disbanded task team to protect the drug cartels
Politics
/ 26 September 2025

Mchunu disbanded task team to protect the drug cartels

The inquiry heard this happened when the team closed in on syndicates tied to murder suspects

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Masemola: Mchunu disbanded political killings task team after Matlala arrest
Politics
/ 23 September 2025

Masemola: Mchunu disbanded political killings task team after Matlala arrest

The national police commissioner concluded his testimony on Tuesday linking murder suspects Katiso Molefe and Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to the police minister

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Masemola testifies that Mchunu believed political killings only happened before 1994
Politics
/ 23 September 2025

Masemola testifies that Mchunu believed political killings only happened before 1994

The national police commissioner said the political killings task team is still in operation with no clarity on its disbandment

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Masemola: ‘I could not take Mchunu to court over disbandment of political killing task team’
Politics
/ 22 September 2025

Masemola: ‘I could not take Mchunu to court over disbandment of political killing task team’

Masemola told the Madlanga commission the disbandment process was ‘by design’ and had begun while he was on leave

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Masemola says Mchunu did not consult before disbanding the political killings task team
Politics
/ 22 September 2025

Masemola says Mchunu did not consult before disbanding the political killings task team

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mkhwanazi: Political killing task team disbanded when closing in on Gauteng syndicates
Politics
/ 18 September 2025

Mkhwanazi: Political killing task team disbanded when closing in on Gauteng syndicates

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony would deal with political interference by parliamentarians and the national executive

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mkhwanazi: Mchunu not briefed before disbanding political killing task team
Politics
/ 17 September 2025

Mkhwanazi: Mchunu not briefed before disbanding political killing task team

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said the order to disband the team was irrational and irregular

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mkhwanazi warns Madlanga commission of ‘risk of total collapse’ in justice system
National
/ 17 September 2025

Mkhwanazi warns Madlanga commission of ‘risk of total collapse’ in justice system

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Trust in South African police at an all time low, report shows
National
/ 14 July 2025

Trust in South African police at an all time low, report shows

The Human Sciences Research Council report was released a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he had placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence amid corruption allegations against him

By Stella Mapenzauswa
Ramaphosa puts Mchunu on leave of absence over police infiltration scandal
National
/ 13 July 2025

Ramaphosa puts Mchunu on leave of absence over police infiltration scandal

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave following explosive allegations of criminal syndicates infiltrating law enforcement agencies

By Mandisa Nyathi
Corruption a tightening noose around South Africa’s neck
Thought Leader
/ 13 July 2025

Corruption a tightening noose around South Africa’s neck

In the words of Nelson Mandela, ‘Our hope for the future depends also on our resolution as a nation in dealing with the scourge of corruption’

By Rudi Kimmie
UPDATED: Mchunu denies ties to Matlala amid police tender scandal
Politics
/ 9 July 2025

UPDATED: Mchunu denies ties to Matlala amid police tender scandal

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he has never met or spoken to Vusimuzi Matlala, despite allegations of political interference in a R360 million South African Police Service tender

By Mandisa Nyathi
Mchunu’s troubles deepen as party calls for probe into KZN task team shutdown
Politics
/ 9 July 2025

Mchunu’s troubles deepen as party calls for probe into KZN task team shutdown

The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects

By Mandisa Nyathi
Mchunu denies disbanding political killings task team to shield politicians
National
/ 6 July 2025

Mchunu denies disbanding political killings task team to shield politicians

KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused the minister of having ties to the criminal underworld

By Des Erasmus and Lyse Comins
National Register for Sex Offenders still in legislative process, justice department says
National
/ 10 June 2025

National Register for Sex Offenders still in legislative process, justice department says

The register is inaccessible to the public because of legal issues such as defamation, vigilantism and wrongful listings, despite pressure for transparency

By Umamah Bakharia
Only 0.1% of police officers checked for sexual offences
National
/ 3 June 2025

Only 0.1% of police officers checked for sexual offences

The national register for sex offenders contains more than 32 000 names, with more than 10 000 additional cases pending court outcomes

By Umamah Bakharia
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report
National
/ 23 May 2025

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Private security armed but unaccountable: New regulations seek to change that
Thought Leader
/ 11 April 2025

Private security armed but unaccountable: New regulations seek to change that

Strengthened oversight of South Africa’s uncontrolled private security industry will be welcome.

By Stanley Maphosa
Improved partnerships critical to a successful policing strategy, Ramaphosa says
National
/ 8 April 2025

Improved partnerships critical to a successful policing strategy, Ramaphosa says

A high number of unsolved gender-based violent cases and gun-related murders have sparked public dissatisfaction with the police

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Political meddling, budget cuts hamper cold case murder investigations
Crime
/ 3 February 2025

Political meddling, budget cuts hamper cold case murder investigations

National cold case detectives battle with missing dockets, poorly trained juniors and interference from senior officers

By Des Erasmus
Labour court ruling throws light on internal battles in police crime intelligence unit
National
/ 10 December 2024

Labour court ruling throws light on internal battles in police crime intelligence unit

SAPS counter-intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan tells court he is being ‘persecuted for doing my job’

By Paddy Harper
Thoshan Panday granted R100 000 bail in tax fraud matter
Crime
/ 28 November 2024

Thoshan Panday granted R100 000 bail in tax fraud matter

The Umhlanga-based businessman will appear in the Durban High Court on 15 February on corruption and tax-related charges

By Paddy Harper
Government, business pledge to combat construction mafia
National
/ 20 November 2024

Government, business pledge to combat construction mafia

The Durban Declaration outlines concrete interventions to be taken to over the next 12 months

By Lyse Comins
IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge
Politics
/ 13 November 2024

IT expert faces dismissal, death threats over role in MK party election challenge

Vusi Mhlongo has been charged with bringing the Moses Kotane Research Institute into disrepute

By Paddy Harper
Mchunu confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run
Crime
/ 24 October 2024

Mchunu confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run

Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester showed police officers a fraudulent identity document after being apprehended for speeding in July 2022

By Daniel Steyn
Jacob Zuma not set to attend Pravin Gordhan’s funeral
Politics
/ 19 September 2024

Jacob Zuma not set to attend Pravin Gordhan’s funeral

The uMkhonto weSizwe party leadership is ‘not aware’ of any plan for Zuma to say goodbye to his former comrade

By Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
Construction mafia hold South Africa to ransom
National
/ 6 September 2024

Construction mafia hold South Africa to ransom

The chief executive of Nala Business Chamber was assaulted by members of the illegal ‘Nala Business Forum’ when he went to a building site to deal with a subcontracting dispute.

By Lyse Comins
Indian embassy invokes diplomatic immunity to halt SA police investigation
Politics
/ 5 September 2024

Indian embassy invokes diplomatic immunity to halt SA police investigation

A police detective investigating a detention and assault case was herself allegedly assaulted by consulate security

By Paddy Harper
In South Africa, women are always afraid of attacks
National
/ 30 August 2024

In South Africa, women are always afraid of attacks

Some women spoke to the Mail & Guardian about frequently looking over their shoulder in fear of danger.

By Lyse Comins, Ozayr Patel, Aarti Bhana and Umamah Bakharia
Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu
National
/ 22 August 2024

Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu

The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing

By Des Erasmus
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