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• Defense Team for Alleged Cartel Leader Vusimuzi Cat Matlala Challenges Authenticity of WhatsApp Evidence in Police Corruption Probe

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Lawyers for Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala are formally contesting the validity of digital data extracted from his personal devices, questioning if legal protocols were followed during the...

• Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya Defends Administrative Due Process as Corruption Probe Into Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise Reaches Final Stage

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya has addressed growing public concern regarding her deputy, Eugene Modise, who faces allegations of benefiting from an irregular security tender. Despite...

• President Ramaphosa Rebuts Claims of External Influence in National Police Commissioner Selection Process

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Africa

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally denied that forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan played any role in the 2022 appointment of General Fannie Masemola. In written testimony to...

• Ramaphosa Rebukes Suspended Police Minister Over Unauthorized Disbandment of Political Killings Task Team

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Africa

  President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally criticized suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu for dissolving a specialized investigative unit without executive consultation. The Preside...

• 'A Dirty Office': KZN Police Boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Calls for Total Purge of SAPS Vetting Unit Amid Security Clearance Row

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Africa

  KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told a parliamentary ad hoc committee that his top-secret security clearance has been expired since 2018 due to deliberate obst...

• Democratic Alliance Lawmakers Exit Parliamentary Corruption Inquiry Over Legal Risks to Witness Kishene Chetty

  Published: Mar 12, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Members of the Democratic Alliance (DA) staged a walkout during a parliamentary ad hoc committee session probing criminal justice corruption on Thursday. The lawmakers cited signif...

• Retired Lieutenant-General Francinah Vuma Alleges Former Police Minister Cele Orchestrated False Charges and Assassination Plot

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Testifying before an Ad Hoc Committee on Wednesday, retired Deputy National Commissioner Francinah Vuma accused former police minister Bheki Cele of fabricating PPE corruption alle...

• SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Tebello Mosikili Slams ‘Haphazard’ Disbanding of Political Killings Task Team, Citing Leadership Sidelining

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Deputy National Commissioner Tebello Mosikili testified before Parliament on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, expressing deep confusion over the December 2024 directive by Police Minister S...