As the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) concludes its first leg of the inquiry into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the testimonies have laid bare the dysfunctional state of South Africa’s justice, crime prevention and security cluster. During the inquiry, members of the cluster engaged in buck-passing and blame-gaming, with no one […]
Police minister Bheki Cele said they have identified the KZN, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces as high risk areas deploying a high contingent of police and SANDF
Whistleblowers risk their happiness — and sometimes their lives — to stop the rot in government, but the laws and leaders fail to protect them.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, previously the defence minister, replaces Thandi Modise, who was deployed as the minister of defence in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.
Mkhize’s resignation and the top six meeting are the clearest indicators yet that Ramaphosa is intending to make a much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle
Weapons have been seized from a number of security companies owned by ANC-linked individuals who are loyal to the former president
There are calls for the president to act against ministers said to be responsible for the state’s slow response to the unrest, but his hands are tied
State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula are two leaders who disagreed with the ‘insurrection’ label, sources say
People plundering shops and malls has spread, leaving a trail of devastation and loss of income and jobs
Home Affairs has issued a stern warning that those perpetuating xenophobic violence will be found and dealt with to the full might of the law.
While criticising Jacob Zuma for allowing the spending of millions on upgrades at Nkandla, Numsa says the security cluster ministers should resign.
Security cluster ministers intend to challenge the Nkandla report in court, even though it would take something of a miracle for them to win.
Cabinet’s security cluster has said it will be ordering a legal review of the Nkandla report as it is contradictory and contains "errors of law".
Aspects of Thuli Madonsela’s report on upgrades to Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home are confusing and need clarity, say security cluster ministers.
The DA’s Lindiwe Mazibuko has called a task team report on the security upgrades at Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead a "whitewash" and "cover-up".
A Nkandla report cited by security ministers "clears" President Jacob Zuma. The public protector "damns" him. Yet they agree on much else.
Security cluster ministers have met Thuli Madonsela following the M&G’s reporting on the provisional Nkandla report, says an official.
The public protector tries to get to the heart of the Nkandla matter, but standing in her path is The Dreaded Security Cluster.
Security cluster ministers raised more questions around Nkandla than they answered in a briefing that at times bordered on the farcical.
In a post-Cabinet briefing that at times bordered on the farcical, security cluster ministers raised more questions about Nkandla than they answered.
Government has defended its decision to take public protector Thuli Madonsela to court over the handling of the provisional Nkandla report.
Thuli Madonsela has criticised claims her draft Nkandla report jeopardises Jacob Zuma’s security, while revealing "resistance to the investigation".
Amid vicious attacks by the security cluster over the Nkandla report, the public protector must stand her ground, say Phillip de Wet and Sarah Evans.
The security cluster, including state security and police, has brought an interdict against public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report into Nkandla.