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    Cat Matlala gives explosive evidence: He says Mr Maluleka, who stayed at his house, was approached to testify for General Khan—and allegedly demanded a promotion and money. Malule…

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    Prosecutor Drushantha Ramsamy accused former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption head, Advocate Andrea Johnson, of masterminding what she described as a coordinated campa…

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    Johnson confirms: The allegation against General Madondo is that she committed fraud by misrepresenting her clearance status. General Kumalo is implicated because he allegedly kne…

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    Commissioner: After 6 July allegations and the commission being established, Johnson should have ensured she was fully briefed on all matters to be able to answer. Johnson accepts…

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    Commissioner: After 6 July allegations against IDAC, I'd expect the head to be hands-on—fully briefed on the J-50 matter. Instead, Johnson can't answer, only points to oral briefi…

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    Six foreign nationals died in a devastating fire that engulfed a business premises identified as MAA Cash and Carry in Tsomo, Eastern Cape, during the early hours of Tuesday morni…

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    Johnson admits: There is no formal IDAC document closing out paragraph 5 (Kumalo's appointment). PSC report should have ended it. She'll recommend setting aside all related invest…

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    The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has approached the Constitutional Court seeking urgent relief to overturn a Western Cape High Court judgment that halted Parliament's Section 8…

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    The South African Reserve Bank's (SARB's) recent decision to hold interest rates may have preserved billions of Rands in property market activity. Read on https://t.co/IXetI0GkYC…

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    🪧 Members of the Siyafana Sonke movement staged a peaceful picket outside the Durban ICC today as the regional SADC conference was underway. 🏛️ 🗣️ Protesters gathered to raise pre…

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    A 47-year-old man from Boschkop has appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on a charge of attempted murder after allegedly infecting his 38-year-old girlfriend with HIV. The…

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    Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has successfully docked the 228-metre Marshall Islands-flagged crude oil tanker Troy at the Port of Durban's Prince Edward Graving Dock, t…

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    Commissioner: After 6 July allegations and the commission being established, Johnson should have ensured she was fully briefed on all matters to be able to answer. Johnson accepts…

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    Protesters and security personnel engaged in deadly clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as the sensitive Himalayan region goes to the polls, an official said on Tuesday. Read…

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    Johnson confirms: Mr O'Sullivan may have had engagements with IDAC investigators (likely Rapetsu) sharing information. She's had no personal meetings with him. If information was…

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    ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says South Africa’s migration challenges must be addressed through lawful state processes, warning that anti-immigration mobilisation, vigilan…

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    As South Africa gears up for Women's Month in August, conversations around gender equality continue to evolve beyond representation to include financial independence, leadership a…

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    Spain has ended evacuation orders for 13 municipalities in two areas hit by wildfires, starting on Tuesday, the interior ministry said. The lifting of the order means "residents c…

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    ⚖️ The legal battle heats up in the Johannesburg High Court! 🏛️ As the trial of alleged cartel boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala resumes, a critical trial-within-a-trial is underway ove…

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    ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party has, for the first time, placed the selection of its mayoral candidates under the direct control of its national officials as i…

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    The Madlanga Commission heard that the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) requested detailed records of Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) members who travelled…

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    Every year on July 28, World Hepatitis Day shines a spotlight on one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, yet it is a disease that often goes unnoticed for years. Read on…

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    Commissioner presses: Item 6 demands promotions records for commanders AND members of PKTT—not just commanders. Johnson told ad hoc she knew "nothing" about PKTT. Yet she signed a…

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    Three KwaZulu-Natal police officers, Sergeant Manelisi Rabi, 43, Sergeant Sifiso Emmanuel Maphumulo, 47, and Constable Vusimuzi Hopewell Phewa, 38, accused of murdering three susp…

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    Despite her resignation as the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), taxpayers continue to cover legal costs for Advocate Andrea Johnson, who is current…

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    A 62-year-old Free State man has been sentenced to an effective 15 years' direct imprisonment for repeatedly raping and impregnating his two younger sisters when they were childre…

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    A State witness broke down in tears in the Durban High Court on Tuesday as she described the condition in which she found Salona Ramrutton/Kisten at a hospital in Umhlanga after s…

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    The South African Police Service (SAPS) has issued a warning to the public about a rise in fraudulent traffic fine scams, where criminals pose as traffic authorities and pressure…

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    Investor jitters over how long the artificial intelligence spending boom will last and concern over Chinese competition in chipmaking sent technology shares plunging Tuesday. Read…