The anonymous witness said frequent interference in the investigation of murder suspect Katiso Molefe showed how far his influence reached in the police service
The Special Investigating Unit has seized luxury vehicles and artworks worth millions from businessman Hangwani Maumela’s Joburg mansion as part of an R820 million asset recovery
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner is grilled in parliament on accusations against the minister
During the hearing by parliament’s ad hoc on police corruption, MPs sidestepped the suspended minister’s role in the infiltration of the criminal justice system by cartels
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said Mkhwanazi told the parliament committee that several officers who served in the task team on political killings had since been arrested for corruption and other crimes
Further details linking suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to cartel figures emerged
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said Khumalo was ‘in good spirits and taking health advice from his physician’
The Madlanga commission heard testimony about text messages between Mokgotsi and Matlala that detailed payments to the suspended police minister, manipulation of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate and the sharing of classified information
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.
Far from being ‘the land of milk and honey’ corruption continues, those named by the Zondo state capture of the Jacob Zuma era remain, as does unemployment and violence
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
Albania’s AI ‘minister’ for procurement highlights tech’s potential in fighting corruption but South Africa’s experience shows accountability is key
New evidence in the matter suggests that former health minister Zweli Mkhize and his family received funds funnelled through the sale of cattle and the purchase of a farm
Edward Kieswetter says taxpayers’ willingness to comply has been eroded by poor governance
Ruth First’s ‘activist research’ approach, combining rigorous inquiry with political purpose, offers a guide for the fight against graft
The case dates back to 2022, when activist group #UniteBehind laid complaints in terms of parliament’s code of conduct against six ANC MPs implicated in state capture
In collaboration with crooks, political mafias have emerged in which private fortunes are being built on plundered public wealth
The MK party had gone to the apex court to challenge Ramaphosa’s handling of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s suspension, accusing him of shielding allies
The commission is yet to secure premises, finalise rules and consult witnesses for the six-month inquiry into criminality and political interference in the criminal justice system
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’
The notion of human dignity is a fundamental rule of law principle and has broader implications related to ubuntu and restorative justice
Observers have suspected that deep systemic problems lie in the country’s law enforcement
South Africa is in crisis and the intra-elite battles about how to move forward do not offer any viable path towards a just way resolution
The supreme court of appeal held that the acquittal of officials and Gupta associates on fraud and money-laundering charges was a failure of justice
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla finally appeared in court four years after the riots in KwaZulu-Natal
Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition
The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces
It was crucial that trial judges had the necessary skills and experience to hear complex corruption cases, she said
Members will be vetted and undergo political education to help the party clean its house
Veterans league president Snuki Zikalala said if members ‘stepped on the toes’ of the integrity commission, there must be immediate consequences
Only 5% of entities, departments and municipalities have initiated blacklisting for offenders
The reluctance not only to deploy private counsel but to follow their advice has proved a recurring theme in state capture cases