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- South AfricaRamaphosa rejects claims that acting South African police chief tied to corruption caseSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday rejected allegations that acting National Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane was implicated in an alleged irregular $13.9 million (228 million rand) tender at the centre of a corruption case against her suspended predecessor. Responding to…
- South AfricaOperation Dudula president Dabula quits, cites split over political directionOperation Dudula president Zandile Dabula has resigned from the anti-immigration movement she led from grassroots protest into a registered political party, saying her vision for the organisation no longer matches its current political direction. Dabula said the decision followed deep reflection…
- South AfricaRamaphosa to face MPs as Parliament begins Phala Phala impeachment processSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa will answer oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon, days after the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to set up an impeachment committee over the theft of foreign currency from his Phala Phala farm. Questions on last Friday's…
- South AfricaSouth Africa gives parties until 22 May to name Ramaphosa impeachment MPsSouth African political parties have until next Friday to submit the names of MPs who will serve on the committee tasked with deciding whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should be impeached over the theft of foreign currency from his Phala Phala game farm. The 31-member committee is being…
- South AfricaMasemola, Matlala case adjourned to 26 June as state seeks six more weeksSuspended South African National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday alongside alleged crime figure Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and 12 police officers in connection with a 228 million rand ($13.8 million) police medical services tender. Masemola…
- South AfricaMkhwanazi, Lerutla in Boksburg court over R400,000 impersonation caseSuspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla are due before the Boksburg Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, where prosecutors are expected to seek the transfer of their fraud and corruption case to the Regional Court…
- South AfricaMasemola joins 'Cat' Matlala in dock as police tender case resumesSuspended South African Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola is due back at the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday alongside businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and 15 other accused on charges linked to an allegedly irregular police tender worth about $13.8 million (228 million rand). Masemola…
- South AfricaMadlanga inquiry will not recall suspended top cop Sibiya for further evidenceThe Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will not call suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya to give further oral evidence, the commission announced on Tuesday. Sibiya, who is suspended from his post as head of crime detection in the South African Police…
- AfricaUganda's Museveni sworn in for seventh term, extending 40-year ruleUgandan President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on Tuesday for a seventh term, extending his rule in the east African country into a fifth decade. The 81-year-old former guerrilla leader took the oath of office at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in the capital before Chief Justice Flavian Zeija, with…
- South AfricaPublic Protector says ConCourt ruling does not affect Phala Phala findingsSouth Africa's Public Protector says the Constitutional Court's ruling on the Phala Phala matter does not nullify her own findings that cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of wrongdoing. The apex court ruled on Friday that the National Assembly acted unconstitutionally in December 2022 when it voted…
- South AfricaMpumalanga taxi boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni arrested in extortion caseSouth African police have arrested prominent Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni and two others on extortion-related charges, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Sibanyoni, 60, was taken from his Centurion home in the early hours of Tuesday by members of the Special Task Force and…
- South AfricaSouth African police suspend procurement chief over irregular PPE contractSouth African Police Service Lieutenant General Molefe Fani, the divisional commissioner for supply chain management, has been suspended over alleged misconduct linked to a personal protective equipment contract from his time at the National Treasury that was found to be non-compliant. Fani served…
