Oversight
latest news & developments
New NPA boss Mothibi in hot seat
Incoming NDPP lauded for his anti-corruption record as head of the SIU while critics see red
Cele throws Mchunu under the bus
Former minister’s testimony alleged corruption and political interference
MPs take Mchunu to task over his views on post-democracy political killings
While admitting to his failure to consult before ordering the disbanding of a political killings task team, the suspended police minister denied any links to criminal syndicates
Senzo Mchunu throws Shadrack Sibiya under the bus, denies directive to remove 121 dockets
He contradicted the deputy national commissioner, who said he took the dockets from the task team because he ‘could not disobey an order from the minister
Madlanga: Witness A implicates senior Gauteng officials in drug cartels and syndicated hits
The witness, who has requested anonymity, told the Madlanga commission he was invited to parties with senior officials who wanted to influence his investigation of the Armand…
Madlanga: ‘Johannesburg hitman detective killed the wrong person, believed to be a whistleblower’, Witness A says
The unidentified witness implicated staff the Johannesburg central police station in collusion with drug cartels and sanctioned hits
Mchunu says political killings task team was not a permanent unit, as infighting rocks police service
Suspended minister defends his order to disband the task team
Local government reform: strengthening democracy in a coalition era
With the advent of coalition politics at local and national level, policies are needed that help to maintain stability
Brown resists Zondo’s notion that lack of oversight left SA in darkness
The deputy chief justice voices his exasperation that no solution to load-shedding is in sight, but former minister says oversight model is at fault
Locked up or lazy? Local and provincial representatives are nowhere to be seen
Oversight is crucial, and more so during a state of disaster, yet the Parliament seems to prefer deferring this function until the Covid-19 crisis is over