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News24
3 days ago
- Politics
- News24
What's in City Press: How Mchunu and Sibiya dodged arrest
How attempts to arrest Mchunu and Sibiya were foiled Members of the political killings task team at the centre of a fight between Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have tried to have both the minister and deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya arrested. National Police crisis - Cyril failed to act on two previous reports President Cyril Ramaphosa last week announced the formation of a commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption and political interference within the police, despite having two reports on investigations into similar shortcomings. US told SA as early as May that it won't welcome Jonas as envoy The US government says it refused to engage with Mcebisi Jonas, South Africa's special envoy to the US, as early as May this year and repeatedly requested another envoy for negotiations. Man passes through OR Tambo security with two grenades in his luggage A passenger who boarded an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa had two training hand grenades in his luggage. These grenades went through undetected by scanners at OR Tambo International Airport. Mondli Makhanya - The great myth of SA's Iran love affair This week, an outfit called Middle East Africa Research Institute (Meari) released a preposterous report purporting to be 'a critical examination of South Africa's enduring and often controversial relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran', and weighing the cost of these ties to this country. Judiciary is too tainted to investigate Mkhwanazi's claims, says Zuma Former president Jacob Zuma's MK Party has dragged President Cyril Ramaphosa to the highest court in the land, alleging that his appointment of an acting police minister was illegal and that none of the members of the judiciary can impartially investigate claims of police and politician corruption. Nurse awarded R27 million after pothole leaves her in wheelchair In a landmark case related to a woman who was paralysed in a car accident caused by a huge pothole in Brits in North West, the Mahikeng High Court has awarded the nurse almost R27 million in compensation to cover ongoing and future medical bills. Government forced to act against online gambling - Sans lost R1,1 trillion in bets Pressure is intensifying on the government to curb the massive rise in online gambling and its devastating impact on South African people as well as its economy. How man lost R2 million to online gambling A Johannesburg man who gambled away about R2 million and nearly lost his life due to this addiction says he would 'stand on the Eiffel Tower with a loudspeaker and warn others against it.' Gayton's golden boy Liam set for Tshwane top job Liam Jacobs, who was still a member of parliament (MP) for the DA last month, was announced this past week as the Patriotic Alliance's (PA) mayoral candidate for the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Durban businessperson in R2 million dispute with alleged Shepherd Bushiri associates Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri's friends, businesspeople Moses Dibe and his wife Nathalie Dibe, have become embroiled in a bitter dispute with Durban-based businessperson Scelo Mhlongo, and allegedly owe him R2 million. Emoji chronicles - In which context is the banana being eaten? Forensic phonetics were put under the microscope at the recently held webinar, Beyond the smile: Emojis, communication and misinterpretation in the modern workplace. Bosses pocket millions as SOEs struggle to stay afloat South Africa's struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are bleeding billions in taxpayer money and surviving through perennial bailouts, yet their bosses continue to cash in multimillion-rand pay cheques. What's in City Press Sport: Erstwhile Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana midfielder Jabulani Mendu believes his break to coach outside SA is a reflection of the solid groundwork laid by Safa's coaching education programme. Having been in the football wilderness over the past few months, a refreshed Monnapule Saleng has hinted that it's just a matter of time before he rediscovers his old self. This week, City Press sat down with Sekhukhune United's football manager, Phineas Madisha, to gain an understanding of the club's operations regarding the signing of players. The alarming trend in local football, of clubs changing hands, is to the detriment of well-established clubs, writes Timothy Molobi. South African athletics stars, Akani Simbine, Prudence Sekgodiso and Jo-Ané du Plessis are not only coining it in the Diamond League, but the trio are well on course in the race for places in the finale of the lucrative competition.
Bloomberg
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Ramaphosa's War on Crime Set Back as Scandal Embroils Minister
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has encountered a fresh setback as he seeks to clamp down on rampant crime. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the head of the police in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, last week accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and some of his fellow officers of trying to quash a probe into political killings. Mkhwanazi aired his allegations — which were denied by Mchunu — at a press conference surrounded by masked, rifle-bearing officers while the president was attending a summit in Brazil.
Bloomberg
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
South Africa's Ramaphosa Suspends Key Ally After Allegations
South Africa's president suspended the nation's police minister, who's been accused of sabotaging a probe into political killings in the crime-ridden country, and announced a commission of inquiry to investigate the allegations. Ramaphosa placed Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appointed Firoz Cachalia, a university professor and former provincial minister of community safety in Gauteng, as acting minister.
Bloomberg
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
South Africa's Ramaphosa Suspends Police Minister
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended the nation's police minister, Senzo Mchunu, who's been accused of sabotaging a probe into political killings. Ramaphosa also announced a commission of inquiry to investigate the allegations. The suspended police minister is a key ally of Ramaphosa. Bloomberg's Khuleko Siwele reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Herald
12-07-2025
- Politics
- The Herald
Gift of the Givers strongly backs 'honourable' Mkhwanazi
As tensions build up ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa's address on Sunday evening, organisations and individuals are speaking out on the conflict involving KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and police minister Senzo Mchunu. Last Sunday Mkhwanazi made the shocking claim tha t the disbandment of the political killings task team was orchestrated to shield politically connected members of a criminal syndicate from prosecution, with the assistance of Mchunu. Now, as the country waits for Ramaphosa's promised response to the claims, voices are emerging, opinions are being aired and people are taking sides. One of these is the humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers, which has come out firmly in Mkhwanazi's corner. ' SAPS is so often vilified, insulted, demeaned, maligned, accused of corruption, inaction and inefficiency. Yes, there are those within the SAPS, as in every institution, that have failed to perform, but to generalise and paint an entire institution with the same negativity is disingenuous, demoralising, unjust and unfair to those men and women in blue who put their lives on the line, who strive to serve with distinction, in spite of being under-resourced, unprotected, outgunned and unmatched by sophisticated criminal networks with the most advanced technology at their behest,' Gift of the Givers stated on its social media. 'Leadership, bravery, courage, intelligence, pragmatism, fairness and justice appears in the form of Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who challenges superiors, management, politicians, lawmakers and the system itself, in the interest of the citizens of our beloved country.' 'Gift of the Givers stands behind this honourable man totally,' said the disaster relief group's founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman. 'He represents everything that is right in the SAPS confronting organised crime in the form of CIT heists, drug dealing, corrupt politicians and civil servants, tenderpreneurs, construction mafia, taxi gangsters, hijackers and those defeating the ends of justice within all facets of the criminal justice system,' said Sooliman. 'Here is a servant of the law who inspires his own teams to be fearless, courageous and decisive in confronting everything that is rotten to the core in our society. We call on President Cyril Ramaphosa to personally give this servant of the state a hearing on the allegations and on how to improve the crime-fighting capability of the state and fully support him as the president has done so previously by calling for the establishment of a task team to deal with political killings so rife in KZN.' R amaphosa was attending the Brics Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last Sunday when Mkhwanazi made his astounding accusations. Mchunu has hit back, describing the claims as 'baseless' and 'wild allegations'. However, he later admitted to knowing one of the suspects named by Mkhwanazi, businessman Brown Mgotsi — dismissing their links as 'just a comrade'. Ramaphosa's office says he has 'been seized with this matter ... and will, following various consultations, take the nation into his confidence' at 7pm on Sunday'. TimesLIVE
