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Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Michael Masutha. (David Harrison/M&G)

Bid to keep Janusz Walus behind bars dismissed

Justice Minister Michael Masutha’s application for leave to appeal a judgment which ordered the release of Chris Hani’s killer has been dismissed.

President Jacob Zuma has requested information from the department of defence on buying a new presidential jet.

R4bn price tag for presidential jet ‘impractical’ – Armscor

The reported R4-billion price tag for a new presidential jet was impractical, the government defence and security acquisition agency, Armscor, said.

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

The numbers behind Operation Fiela

Since the start of Operation Fiela, over 9 000 arrests have been made and over 15 000 undocumented immigrants repatriated, Jeff Radebe revealed.

An urgent motion has been launched by Derby-Lewis in the Pretoria High Court

Derby-Lewis showed no remorse for ‘heinous act’

The Pretoria high court has heard that Clive Derby-Lewis’s apologies were mere lip service and the initial decline of his parole request was rational.

Members of the Tshwane traders’ forum at the memorial service of vegetable vendor Foster Rivombo

Pretoria hawkers protest against alleged abuse by police

More than 100 hawkers have gathered in Pretoria, protesting against alleged abuse by the Tshwane Metro police.

Lieutenant Colonel Salmon Vermaak.

Senior cop questioned about involvement in Marikana strike

The SAPS has quizzed Lieutenant Colonel Salmon Vermaak about an episode where he instructed a junior police officer to fire at a protester in 2012.

A police officer says cops have to be ‘careful of not involving anybody who we don’t know’.

Marikana commission hears about Malema fears

A top cop has told the Farlam commission of inquiry that officers were "moving to kill" the prospect of Julius Malema addressing striking mineworkers.

The Farlam commission of inquiry.

Mpofu calls for Marikana cops to be charged with murder

The Farlam commission has heard that the operational police commander during the Marikana shootings should be charged with murder.

A figure of former prime minister James Barry Hertzog.

Zuma: Hertzog statue removed after exhaustive consultation process

The removal of Barry Hertzog’s statue was done after thorough consultations, says President Jacob Zuma after the unveiling of a new Madiba statue.

Park-and-ride facilities for the viewing of Nelson Mandela’s body have reached capacity and have been closed.

Union Buildings become national heritage site

At the the Reconciliation Day celebrations, Jacob Zuma has announced that the Union Buildings have been added to the list of national heritage sites.

International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. (Gallo)

Africa to decide on involvement in ICC

African countries will decide whether they will continue to participate in the International Criminal Court at a special summit.

‘Unfortunately, the president has a habit of not condomising. We don’t like people with that kind of attitude,’ AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo said. (Catalina Farias, M&G)

Zuma flushes ministers like condoms, says AbaThembu king

Referring to Jacob Zuma’s recent Cabinet reshuffle, King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has said that the president has a way of flushing out his opponents.

Officials were struggling to cope with the scale of death and destruction

Marikana families blame deaths on police, Lonmin

Families of the mineworkers who were shot on August 16 believe the police and Lonmin mine are responsible for the Marikana killings.

To achieve a fair society, acting in the spirit of the late George Bizos is crucial, not just within the formal legal system, but within every individual

Bizos grills senior cop over Marikana

Advocate George Bizos has questioned police training co-ordinator, Brigadier Petrus Breytenbach, on the deployment of specialised units to Marikana.

President Jacob Zuma flanked by Gill Marcus and Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and Pravin Gordhan with the new banknote series during the annoucement of a new line of bank notes.

Marcus: Madiba excited about new bank notes

Nelson Mandela is excited about the new banknotes bearing his image which went into circulation on Tuesday, Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus said.

Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir and three others are to appear in court to be charged with the murder of businessman Sam Issa.

Krejcir claims arrest was revenge

Czech national and former businessman Radovan Krejcir says his arrest and subsequent trial was an act of retribution by South African authorities.

This week we chat to M&G reporters Niren Tolsi and Kwanele Sosibo who have been following the commission closely.

Farlam commission hears of events leading to Marikana shooting

A policeman told the commission of inquiry that he found two dead men and 14 spent cartridges at an open site near the Karee mine shaft in Marikana.

Retired judge Ian Farlam.

Farlam inquiry concludes Marikana hills inspection

A judicial inquiry into the shooting of striking Lonmin workers at Marikana concluded an inspection of the hills where the workers were killed.

The SAHRC has been slammed for using the same lawyers as that of some of the families affected by the Marikana massacre.
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Miners’ lawyer lays into police action at Marikana

Police measures to disperse a crowd which had gathered on a hilltop near Lonmin’s Marikana mine were "unreasonable", a lawyer has argued.

Interviews for the public protector position

Madonsela: Attendance at DA event ‘a principled move’

Public protector Thuli Madonsela has been unfazed by criticism of her attendance of a Women’s Day event organised by the Democratic Alliance.