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Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi arrested on fraud and corruption charges

Mkhwanazi is expected to appear in court on Monday

Denial: The suspended police minister, Senzo Mchunu (above), has described the allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against him as ‘wild’. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Senzo Mchunu speaks after 12 cops arrested over R360m Medicare contract

The suspended police minister says the arrests are only the beginning and that his actions, alongside Idac investigations, were key to stopping the illegal contract

Themba Mathibe

Johannesburg Social Housing Company CEO granted R50 000 bail on money laundering charge

Police said there was a possibility of more arrests following that of Themba Mathibe on Monday

Suspended Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene. (X)

Kenny Kunene: I was at the wrong place, at the wrong time for the right reasons

The Patriotic Alliance deputy president was present during the arrest on Monday of Katiso “TK” Molefe, who is accused of murdering Oupa Sefoka, otherwise known as DJ Sumbody

Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals

Police make community rescuers at Stilfontein sign indemnity forms before helping trapped miners

Police have cut water and food supplies to the miners, insisting that they will not negotiate with ‘criminals’

Ministers will assess progress since the Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX 2024) commitment to end learning poverty within a decade, alongside the declarations from last year’s Continental Conference on Education in Mauritania. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Gauteng government ‘turns blind eye’ to R10m corruption at school

Documents show how provincial officials were aware of the brazen abuse and theft of funds from a dilapidated school in Katlehong

Brigadier Selvy Mohlala. File photo

Mpumalanga police spokesperson suspended

Brigadier Selvy Mohlala has been accused of misconduct and bringing the South African Police Service into disrepute

Hundreds of illegal miners of various nationalities have been arrested in the Northern Cape. Photo supplied

Police arrest 867 illegal miners in crackdown

SAPS says it has heightened visible policing over the Heritage Day weekend

Truck drivers forum denies planned national shutdown

Following the truck attacks over the past two weeks, police remain on high alert

Police Minister Bheki Cele. (Michele Spatari/AFP)

All eight SAPS members in VIP assault suspended

Police minister Bheki Cele has still not commented on the brutal beatings

Deputy President Paul Mashatile. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Four VIP officers in assault video served with suspension notices

The South African National Defence Union said the victims have been told not to discuss the matter with the police while the Independent Police Investigative Directorate holds…

Deputy president, Paul Mashatile. File photo

VIP officers in assault video are part of Mashatile security detail

IPID has identified the victims of the beatings as military trainees

Bare-footie muti soppy and sloppy

Wellness does not necessitate murder or mutilation, says traditional healers association

Mutilating and murdering someone has nothing to do with healing and everything to do with power, protection, financial gain and influence

(John McCann/M&G)

Thabo Bester: How to catch a man on the run

The fugitive’s escape from jail shines the light on 146 people wanted for rape and murder

A suspected looter is fired upon with rubber bullets by Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department officers (EMPD) on patrol inide a flooded mall in Vosloorus, on July 13, 2021. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

Police are ‘unprepared’ to stem violence linked to planned protests

Corruption allegations against crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo have allegedly affected ‘operational work’

Godfrey Mahwayi, Inbanathan Kistiah, Maanda Obert Nemutanzhela, Avendra Naidoo, Kgomotso Phahlane and Mankosana Agnes Makhele during their appearance at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. (Photo: Hloni Mokoena/Daily Maverick)

Crooked crime cops culled

Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job

Parliament building in Cape Town, South Africa on January 02, 2022. (Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Bomb scare at parliament

The bag suspected of containing a bomb belonged to a parliamentary staff member and was harmless

Build One South Africa (Bosa) has condemned the South African Police Service (SAPS) for what it describes as “dangerous negligence” after a revelation that less than 0.14% of police officers have been screened against the National Register for Sex Offenders (Photo by Gallo Images / Phill Magakoe)

‘Rogue’ intelligence cop moved to kidnapping unit

Colonel Ismael Dawood, who is part of the crack kidnapping task team, faces murder, kidnapping and extortion charges

How smuggled gold destined for Dubai or Singapore has links to France and Mali

Three Malagasy citizens were apprehended at OR Tambo International airport, but now the trail is found to connect to France and Mali