KwaZulu-Natal

The head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence division told a judicial inquiry on Wednesday he was not consulted before suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu disbanded a unit investigating politically motivated killings. Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo said he learned about the decision to disband the Political Killing Task Team when Mchunu’s directive began circulating on social media […]

PRETORIA, 28 October 2025– The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is hearing testimony from a senior ballistics expert who played a key role in investigating politically motivated killings in KwaZulu-Natal. Captain Solomon Modisane, a seasoned forensic analyst from the South African Police Service (SAPS) forensic laboratory in Pretoria, appeared before the commission on Tuesday to provide […]

Former African National Congress heavyweight Tony Yengeni joined the uMkhonto weSizwe Party as its second deputy president on Thursday, marking a significant defection from South Africa’s ruling party. Party leader Jacob Zuma announced the appointment at a media briefing in Durban, saying the move strengthens the party’s leadership structure while deputy president John Hlophe focuses […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa- Security analyst Andy Mashaile has urged Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to provide a clear and detailed explanation for the PKTT disbanding when he appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday. The KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was established to investigate politically motivated murders in the province, which has long […]

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu will testify before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday and Friday to respond to allegations of political interference and corruption within South African police leadership. The committee, investigating claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, will resume hearings Thursday after a one-day break Wednesday. Evidence leader Advocate Norman […]

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overruled a Pretoria High Court judgment that set aside Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s recognition as monarch. The appeal court ruled Monday that President Cyril Ramaphosa followed proper legal processes when he recognized Misuzulu as the rightful AmaZulu King in March 2022. In December 2023, Judge Norman Davis ruled in […]

Police minister Senzo Mchunu said he is ready to testify at the Madlanga Commission investigating political interference in law enforcement but remains uncertain about when he will be called. The minister on special leave spoke Saturday at a memorial event in KwaZulu-Natal while visiting the home of late ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa. Mchunu said […]

The family of South Africa’s ambassador to France says his remains will be repatriated once all formal processes have been completed. Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa was found dead outside a Paris hotel Tuesday after falling from his 22nd-floor room where a secured window had been forced open with scissors. The 58-year-old diplomat had sent […]

Advocate Matthew Chaskalson has been appointed chief evidence leader of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, replacing Advocate Terry Motau who stepped down less than two weeks after taking up the position, according to a statement from the commission on Monday. The commission said it “remains firmly committed to fulfilling its mandate, which is of critical […]

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa- Former South African president Thabo Mbeki will this weekend lead a landmark political school class for African National Congress (ANC) structures in KwaZulu-Natal. The event will mark Mbeki’s first direct engagement with the party’s provincial teams since the ANC reconfigured its KwaZulu-Natal structures in February, following a period of internal decline and […]