Police Minister Senzo Mchunu
Masemola Defends Task Team’s Work at Madlanga Commission, Cites Fort Hare Breakthroughs
At its resumed sitting at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College, the Madlanga Commission has heard…
ANC Moves to Rein in Gigaba and Mchunu Over Explosive Remarks
The African National Congress (ANC) has moved swiftly to clamp down on two of its…
MK Party Demands Ramaphosa Reverses Mchunu Suspension, Calls for His Own Resignation Over Mkhwanazi Revelations
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has penned a scathing legal letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa,…
‘Animal Farm’ Politics? ANC Defends Mchunu’s Stay as Party Cracks Widen
Accusations of double standards and factional favouritism are once again plaguing the African National Congress…
Limpopo Police Lose the Fight Against Crime in Thohoyandou
The latest fourth quarter crime statistics report has placed the Thohoyandou Policing area in Limpopo as the number hot spot for rape in South Africa. While the level of contact crimes in Limpopo have decreased, between January and March 2025, Thohoyandou station has recorded 85 rape cases, making it the highest station with reported sexual offences and rape. The Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson for Transport and Community Safety Marie Helm says they are concerned that the station is the only…
South African Police Minister Says They Have “No Respect” for Trump’s Genocide Claims
The Minister of Police in South Africa has joined the chorus of those shooting down white genocide claims by US President Donald Trump. Minister Senzo Mchunu says while his country has respect for the American people and its president, Trump, the claims of genocide are completely off the mark. Mchunu made this remark before releasing the latest crime stats in Pretoria this morning where he admitted that the country is facing a crime crisis, but said it is not one…
IPID Gives KZN Police Boss Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Days to Submit a Sworn Statement
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has given KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi until 19 March 2025 to submit a sworn statement regarding an investigation against him. Mkhwanazi is alleged to have defeated the ends of justice by preventing the arrest of a senior Westville prison official accused of selling drugs. The alleged incident took place in Richards Bay in 2023. The IPID also made a U-turn on its earlier statement that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu requested…
South African Government Vows To Escalate Crackdown On Illegal Miners
The South African government has reasserted its authority over illegal miners and vowed to escalate its crackdown, saying they are criminal elements who took over and used abandoned mines to perpetrate crime. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration has refused to back down on its demands that hundreds of illegal miners holed up in a disused mine in Stilfontein near Klerksdorp in the West resurface and surrender themselves or face starvation underground. On Thursday, national police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe insisted that…