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Suspended SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is facing charges of rape, trafficking and sexual grooming of a minor.
POLICE ARREST

Sibiya rape case may erode public trust in fight against GBV - analyst

What happens when the people tasked with fighting gender-based violence are accused of committing it?

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
5 min read
The NPA says suspended SAPS National Commissioner Fannie Masemola was charged in his personal capacity and that there was insufficient evidence to sustain a prosecution over the R228 million Medicare24 contract.
FANNIE MASEMOLA

NPA: ‘Buck stops’ argument did not justify charges against Fannie Masemola

The NPA explains why it says the case could not stand.

  • Rapula Moatshe
5 min read
A cellphone belonging to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is on a leave of absence, was seized on Tuesday by police.
CRIME

Cellphone seizure from Minister Mchunu linked to fraud, defeating the ends of justice probe

Police seized a cellphone belonging to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu after serving a search-and-seizure warrant at his KwaZulu-Natal home.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
3 min read
Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia says that the SAPS’s commitment to combating GBVF must apply equally within the police service, following the arrest of a Lieutenant General for alleged rape and grooming a minor. 
GBVF

Rape-accused SAPS Lt-General remanded in custody amid witness threats

A 59-year-old SAPS Lieutenant-General has been remanded at Kgosi Mampuru II after appearing in court on charges including alleged grooming, trafficking and rape.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
4 min read
Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that she intervened after contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu complained about a withdrawn SANDF tender.
LEGAL

Mapisa-Nqakula takes stand in her defence after discharge bid fails

Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has begun testifying in her corruption and money-laundering trial in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.

  • The National Reporter
2 min read
uMkhonto weSizwe Party members have approached the Hawks over alleged financial misconduct regarding party funds.
FINANCES

MKP members seek fraud investigation into party finances

Disgruntled MK Party members have approached the Hawks over alleged financial misconduct.

  • Willem Phungula
2 min read
Ambassador Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa was found dead in Paris, France in September last year.
INVESTIGATION

Nathi Mthethwa death: SA awaits official French report almost one year on

Almost a year after Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa died in Paris, the South African government has still not received an official investigation report from French authorities.

  • Manyane Manyane
3 min read