IPID Investigator Len John Drops Bombshells on Alleged KZN Police Hit Squads

Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Deputy Director for Investigations Len John has made explosive allegations before the Madlanga Commission, claiming that a KwaZulu-Natal police cash-in-transit task team may have been infiltrated and used in killings linked to gang and drug turf wars.

John, who is based in KwaZulu-Natal, told the commission on Wednesday that IPID was investigating a number of shootings involving members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Cash in Transit (CIT) TaskREAD MORE

The initiative will connect information on water resources, farmers and cropping patterns to support more efficient water management

Iran is preparing to connect agricultural production and cropping pattern systems with water resource databases to improve water use and determine consumption volumes for individual farmers, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. This was reported by Tehran Times, a partner of TV BRICS.

The first stage will involve linking the system of the Ministry of Energy,READ MORE

This Women’s Month, I want to share some thoughts on South African Women in research. Since 1994, we have seen a growing number of girls and women leaving primary schooling with Grade 12 and entering the higher education sector. These numbers continue to overtake those of boys and men. Whilst the declining number of boys is concerning, the number of women in education is heartwarming.

However, when looking at women in higher education leadership, the numbers remain concerning.READ MORE

The document outlines joint initiatives in cultural and creative industries, digitalisation and heritage preservation

The 11th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting has concluded in Bhopal, India. Following the meeting, the participants adopted the Bhopal Declaration, which provides for the expansion of cooperation in the field of culture and the creative industries. This was reported by ANI, a partner of TV BRICS.

The event was attended by representatives from 14 countries: the 10 BRICS member statesREAD MORE

* China is accelerating the integration of fitness and healthcare, with community health centers, smart exercise services and professional guidance helping people pursue safer and more scientifically grounded lifestyles.

* Driven by national strategies such as Healthy China 2030 and nationwide fitness initiatives, China is expanding public sports facilities, building “15-minute fitness circles” and bringing exercise opportunities closer to communities.

* From grassroots leagues and school activities to winter sports and mass-participation events, a nationwide fitness movement is reshapingREAD MORE

Every August, amidst the pomp and circumstance of Women’s Month celebrations, South Africa pauses to honour women. Politicians stand behind podiums, reading carefully crafted PR speeches about resilience, empowerment and progress. Awards are handed out, social media fills with tributes, and banners proclaim the importance of women.

But beyond the stages and cameras are rural women whose contributions remain largely invisible.

For generations, rural women have held families and communities together while men left home as migrantREAD MORE

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — “Friendship stands by a meaningful thing — a world of peace must be a world of friendship.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping once quoted a foreign friend to illustrate the preciousness of friendship. In his view, people-to-people friendship is the foundation for stable and sustained international relations, an inexhaustible driving force for promoting world peace and development and a basic prerequisite for win-win cooperation.

This Spring Festival, Xi replied to friends in theREAD MORE

Parliament has directly challenged suspended MP Fadiel Adams’ claim that a faulty laptop contributed to his failure to respond to repeated requests from the Madlanga Commission, saying its records contain no evidence of the persistent technical problems he described.

Adams, leader of the National Coloured Congress (NCC), told the Commission on Tuesday that his Parliament-issued laptop had been giving him problems for about 18 months, frequently freezing and being sent for repairs.

He said the problems hadREAD MORE

The Madlanga Commission has heard explosive allegations that former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Andrea Johnson wanted a senior police brigadier investigated and charged, allegedly creating an opportunity for her husband to occupy the position.

IDAC prosecutor Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy made the allegations during her testimony on Tuesday, as she continued to detail what she described as serious irregularities in the directorate’s handling of investigations involving senior Crime Intelligence officials.

Ramsamy told the commission that JohnsonREAD MORE

The Talane forensic report into fraud and corruption in the Limpopo Legislature has painted a picture of a free-for-all looting spree, collusion, fronting, and price inflation by the three contracted travel agencies 

One of them, Ketlakgona Supply and Projects, was allegedly paid R1 million more than it quoted for arranging a trip to Tanzania in September 2024.

According to a forensic report conducted by law firm Talane and Associates Attorneys, the Legislature paid Ketlakgona Supply and ProjectsREAD MORE