PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA DELIVERS THE 2026 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
“Seventy years ago, thousands of women of all races marched to the Union Buildings, their hearts beating with a common purpose. Armed with extraordinary cunning and resolve, these women braved police checkpoints and harassment. In a voice loud and clear, they said: “We shall not rest until we have won for our children their fundamental […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA WELCOMES THE MADLANGA COMMISSION INTERIM REPORT
On the 13th of July 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of the Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. This followed serious allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about the existence and operation of a sophisticated criminal syndicate that has allegedly infiltrated the criminal justice […]
BMA INTERCEPTS CIGARETTE SMUGGLING ATTEMPT USING DRONE TECHNOLOGY AT BEITBRIDGE
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato has commended the successful interception of a cigarette smuggling operation today at the Beitbridge Port of Entry through the use of advanced drone surveillance technology. As part of the BMA’s intensified law enforcement operations under the 2025/2026 Festive Season Security Plan, the aerial drone […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S 2026 NEW YEAR MESSAGE
“The year behind us was not easy. Many South Africans faced the strain of a myriad of challenges over the past year.It is a matter of concern that many South Africans are unemployed and that poverty and inequality persist. The high cost of living has imposed huge burdens of South African households. Many communities live […]
IF GBV WAS A DISASTER, WESTERN CAPE HAS MADE IT A CATASTROPHE!
At the beginning of this month, GBV was officially declared a National Disaster in South Africa. However, this past week, the nation woke up to an unforgivable reality: the Western Cape has no rape kits whatsoever. Although this was so vehemently denied by a scrambling SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut mere days ago, an […]
ANDY KAWA STORY: RECOGNITION, RESURRECTION AND RESTITUTION
There are wounds that never fully close. They remain tender beneath the scar, reminders of violence that was not only physical but existential. On a December evening in 2010, on the shores of King’s Beach in Port Elizabeth, Andy Kawa was cast into such a wound. What unfolded was more than an assault on her […]
NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSIONER FANNIE MASEMOLA HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG
I heard over one of the public broadcasting TV stations that the Acting Minister of Police, Professor Cachalia, has criticised the National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, for returning 121 dockets that were under investigations to KwaZulu-Natal, where they originated. These are dockets on political and other killings that are reported to have been removed […]
BCMU CONDEMNS SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION, CALLS FOR WORKING-CLASS ACTION
The Black Consciousness Movement United (BCMU) notes with grave concern the recent revelations by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi regarding corruption within the criminal justice system and alleged links between public officials and criminal syndicates. While many have expressed shock, BCMU is neither surprised nor astonished by these allegations, as they point to a deeper crisis […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA RESPONDS TO STATEMENTS BY KZN SAPS COMMISSIONER
President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted statements made earlier today in a media briefing by SAPS KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. President Ramaphosa said: “This is a matter of grave national security concern that is receiving the highest priority attention. It is vital that the integrity of the country’s security services is safeguarded and […]
WHY PRIDE MONTH IS STILL A PROTEST, NOT A CELEBRATION
In South Africa, the month of June is not only Youth Month, it is also the international Pride Month. This is a commemorative month-long observance dedicated to the celebration of LGBTQ+ pride, celebrating the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in local and international cultures and communities. South Africa is not only […]
SA GOV ENGAGES USA ON RESETTLEMENT CONCERNS
The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation confirms that Deputy Minister Alvin Botes held a cordial discussion with the United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on the 9th May 2025. The discussion follows engagements via the diplomatic channels where in the government expressed concerns with the information conveyed that the United States has […]
MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN THE CASE OF MISSING JOURNO AND PARTNER
Four persons of interest have been arrested in connection with the dissapearance of missing journalist and partner, police say. The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola has welcomed a breakthrough in the case of missing journalist, Aserie Ndlovu and his partner. A police media statement read as follows: “On Sunday, 04 May 2025, […]