SAPS Probe Sparks Row Over O’Sullivan and Mogotsi Appearances

Parliament has rejected claims that the National Assembly Speaker is protecting or shielding certain witnesses from appearing before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating serious allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal SAPS provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

In a detailed statement issued on Friday, Parliament said recent media reports suggesting that the Speaker intervened to prevent Paul O’Sullivan and Brian Mogotsi from testifying were incorrect and misrepresented both the Speaker’s constitutional role and the legal framework governing parliamentary processes.

“The Speaker’s actionsREAD MORE

Residents and occupants of a high-rise building in Johannesburg’s inner city were woken from their sleep in the early hours of Friday morning after a fire broke out at a building near the busy Bree Taxi Rank.

City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) confirmed that firefighters responded to the incident at around 03:00 at the corner of Bree and Harrison streets. The fire occurred in a 16-storey building with both residential and commercial sections.

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng will on Friday join thousands of residents across the province in remembering the late Ntate David Sejobe (49), a security guard who was killed after being struck by a vehicle while cycling to work along the Golden Highway.

Sejobe died earlier this week in what the EFF has described as a tragic and painful loss for working-class communities, particularly those employed in the private security sector. The party said his death has sparkedREAD MORE

South Africa’s senior football team, Bafana Bafana, will face Panama in two international friendly matches to be played in South Africa next month.

The matches will be played between 27 and 31 March 2026 as Bafana Bafana’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

“The matches form a critical component of head coach Hugo Broos’s build-up programme ahead of the global tournament, which will be hosted by the United States of America, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19READ MORE

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was seemingly pressured by its longtime coalition partner, the DA, to urgently meet with the National Freedom Party to iron out their differences and save the KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial unity (GPU) from collapsing.

This was deduced from a confidential letter dated 4 February 2026, seen by the African Times, which was addressed to the IFP’s Provincial Chairperson, Thami Ntuli.

In the letter, the DA in KwaZulu-Natal raised concerns that the IFP was the onlyREAD MORE

Police are investigating an attempted murder after a man linked to testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry survived a shooting incident in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, early on Thursday.

The shooting occurred in Van Dyk Park, within the Dawnpark policing precinct, on 5 February 2026. The victim, identified as Wiandre Pretorius, was not injured in the attack.

Gauteng SAPS spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed the incident, saying a case of attempted murder had been opened.

“The police are investigating an attemptedREAD MORE

Despite reporting a healthy profit for the 2024-2025 financial year, the Umngeni-Uthukela Water Board is facing significant strain due to massive unpaid debts owed by three major municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal.

The bulk water supplier revealed its financial results in Durban on Thursday, highlighting that overdue municipal payments are suffocating its operations.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the entity, Thami Mkhwanazi, revealed that Ugu District Municipality and Msunduzi Municipality, which are run by the ANC and the King Cetshwayo DistrictREAD MORE

Nigeria’s number one goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has severed ties with South African club Chippa United.

The Chilli Boys confirmed Nwabali’s departure on Thursday. “Chippa United FC confirms that Stanley Nwabali has formally submitted a request to depart the club,” said the club.

“After careful consideration, the club has agreed to grant his release. We would like to thank Stanley for the years of service, commitment and professionalism he has shown during his time at Chippa United. His contribution to theREAD MORE

The National Lotteries Commission has welcomed the expansion of the Special Investigating Unit investigation into its affairs, saying it will allow law enforcement agencies the space and time to complete their work without interference.

In a statement issued on 5 February 2026, the NLC noted Proclamation R293 of 2025, signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, which amends Proclamation R32 and broadens the scope and timeframe of the SIU’s investigation into the commission. The amended proclamation empowers the SIU to investigate additionalREAD MORE

A new Pan African podcast series titled Difference She Makes has been launched on the Legally Clueless platform, placing women legal professionals at the centre of conversations about law, power and institutional change across Africa. The six part weekly series brings together leading women lawyers and legal practitioners from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to examine how justice systems evolve and how reform is shaped and sustained in practice.

The series is hosted by Kenyan media personality, social activist andREAD MORE