Grabbers, Tenders and Alleged Cannabis Project: Madlanga Commission Unpacks Msibi’s WhatsApp Trail

The Madlanga Commission has turned its attention to a trove of WhatsApp messages extracted from the phone of late taxi boss Jothan “King Mswazi” Msibi, uncovering alleged attempts to trade sophisticated surveillance technology, influence an Ekurhuleni tender and intervene in criminal cases.

No witness was called to the stand on Tuesday, with proceedings instead focused on evidence led by Advocate Matthew Chaskalson SC from Msibi’s WhatsApp communications.

Msibi died in January 2024 and has previously been linkedREAD MORE

Football supporters can now secure their seats for the highly anticipated 2026 MTN8 semi-final clashes, with tickets officially on sale ahead of this weekend’s fixtures.

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) confirmed on Tuesday that tickets for both semi-final ties are available at R100 each, giving fans the opportunity to watch some of South Africa’s top clubs battle for a place in the MTN8 final.

Tickets are available at Open Tickets outlets nationwide, including Shoprite, Checkers and UsaveREAD MORE

The ANC keeps begging the white people who despise it, while disrespecting the black people who put it into power.

The ANC would rather squander the power black people gave the party, by governing with the DA as cajoled by ‘the markets’ — the euphemism for white economic power.

If that cajoling by ‘the markets’ is what matters most, then what is this talk of democracy in aid of? Is democracy something that big money can buyREAD MORE

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has welcomed a damning provisional Public Protector report which found systemic deficiencies in the administration, governance, funding and oversight of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), warning that years of institutional failures have prejudiced students and undermined their constitutional right to further education.

Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka released a Section 7(9) notice on Tuesday outlining intended findings from a systemic investigation into NSFAS, the Department of Higher Education andREAD MORE

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed infrastructure, regional trade and industrialisation at the centre of South Africa’s year at the helm of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), promising to turn regional commitments into projects that can be measured in jobs, electricity, railways and faster border crossings.

Closing the 46th SADC Summit in Durban on Monday evening, Ramaphosa said the region had the resources and political will to become a major centre of growth, but warned thatREAD MORE

A 16-year-old Malmesbury teenager has been arrested after South African police, working with international law enforcement agencies, allegedly uncovered child sexual abuse material on electronic devices linked to him.

The teenager was arrested on Monday following an intelligence-driven operation by the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) National Serial and Electronic Crime Investigations (SECI) Team.

The operation followed intelligence received from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the US Embassy and the National Centre for MissingREAD MORE

Lusaka — President Hakainde Hichilema has been declared the winner of Zambia’s August 13 presidential election, securing a second term in office.

According to the final results announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia, Hichilema polled 2,967,326 votes, representing 60.7 percent, while his closest challenger, Brian Mundubile, received 1,856,217 votes, or 38.0 percent.

The results cover all 226 constituencies, with Hichilema winning 124 constituencies against Mundubile’s 102.
Hichilema’s victory gives the incumbent a fresh mandate after aREAD MORE

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) officer, Peter “Greater Gagash Municipality” Nonyane and his wife, attorney Charlotte Tibane are set to return to the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court on Friday for a bail application.

This follows their arrests in connection with an alleged multi-million-rand fraud and money laundering scheme involving two deceased estates.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed on Monday that the pair appeared before the Polokwane Magistrates’ Court and were remanded in custodyREAD MORE

South Africa is not simply facing a teacher shortage. It is witnessing the erosion of the entire system of care that should surround a school, and teachers are being crushed beneath the weight of everything falling through the gaps. We are losing teachers, the social workers who support them and the non-governmental organisations to which they refer vulnerable children. These are not three separate crises. They are one crisis — and it is unfolding now.

Much of theREAD MORE

The leader of the March and March Movement, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, says the Islamic Republic of Pakistan played no role in the liberation of South Africa from apartheid.

She then questions on what basis the Pakistan Association South Africa is having a “cosy” partnership with the SAPS.

Ngobese-Zuma then flagged the partnership, saying it is raising suspicions that Pakistanis now enjoy more government protection than South Africans.

She was addressing a READ MORE