April 09
South Africa: Tshwane Metro Police Official Denies Links to Irregular R2.9bn Security Payments
The process to unravel the rot within the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department, and identify those complicit in alleged tender rigging has begun, with suspended director Tshukudu… Read more »
April 07
South Africa: Dr Delay - Apartheid-Era Chemical Weapons Head Wouter Basson to Face Disciplinary Hearing
Teflon cardiologist Dr Wouter Basson, former head of the apartheid government's secret chemical and biological warfare programme, will face a Health Professions Council of South… Read more »
April 02
South Africa: 'I Am Being Scapegoated,' Nomgcobo Jiba Tells Inquiry About Missing Cradock Four Docket
Nomgcobo Jiba faces intense scrutiny over the missing Cradock Four docket, declaring she is being scapegoated and urging respect for families seeking closure in TRC cases. Read more »
March 30
South Africa: Steven Gruzd's Murder Highlights 'Express Kidnapping' Spike As Suspects Appear in Court
Five suspects in the kidnapping and murder of senior researcher Steven Gruzd appeared in court on Monday on charges of murder and aggravated robbery. Residents of George Goch… Read more »
March 31
Southern Africa: After Four Years, Accused in Intercape Bus Extortion Cases Finally in Court
Seven accused allegedly linked to a campaign of violent extortion targeting Intercape and other long-distance buses have finally appeared in court, a significant milestone in a… Read more »
March 30
South Africa: Government Calls for Calm After Kugompo Erupts Over Crowning of Nigerian 'Igbo King'
A protest in KuGompo (formerly East London) over the alleged coronation of a Nigerian 'Igbo king' turned violent on Monday, leaving cars torched, shops looted, and foreign… Read more »
March 25
South Africa: Factions Shred Police As Commissioner Masemola Faces Criminal Charges Tied to 'Cat' Matlala
Stories did the rounds last year that National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was going to be arrested. He brushed these off as a smear campaign. Now the stories are becoming… Read more »
South Africa: Cat Matlala's Plans for Political Control Followed the State Capture Playbook
Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala's appearance in court on Wednesday underscores what the Madlanga Commission is revealing -- capture begins by cultivating political insiders who unlock the… Read more »
South Africa: Molefe 'Slush Fund' - ATM Data Links R11m in Cash Deposits to Ex-Eskom Boss Locations
A recent Daily Maverick investigation examined transactions from an alleged State Capture era 'slush fund', suggesting that the fund benefitted ex Transnet and Eskom boss Brian… Read more »
March 24
South Africa: Anti-Corruption Directorate Arrests 12 Police Officers Over R360m 'Cat' Matlala Contract
The NPA's anti-corruption unit has arrested 12 police officers connected to a R360m health contract linked to crime kingpin Vusimusi 'Cat' Matlala's company Medicare 24. Read more »
March 23
South Africa: Khampepe Inquiry - Former NPA Head Menzi Simelane Challenges Senior TRC Prosecutor's 'Scapegoating'
Advocate Anton Ackermann, former head of the Priority Crimes Litigation Unit investigating Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases, opened a Pandora's box at the Khampepe… Read more »
South Africa: Million-Dollar Hacker Who Targeted US Businesses From SA Jailed in America, Faces Deportation
Using the aliases 'Ghost' and 'Old Soldier', a swindler from Nigeria stayed in South Africa while targeting Americans through hacking into emails and requesting payments. Now,… Read more »
South Africa: Sibanye Lawyer Shot Dead in Joburg CBD While Working On Labour Dispute Case
The murder comes in the wake of the assassination of Johannesburg insolvency attorney Bouwer van Niekerk in September 2025, which underscored the rising toll among South African… Read more »
South Africa: 'Cradock Four Were Not Terrorists' - 'Prime Evil' De Kock Takes Stand in Inquest
He openly admits to hunting 'terrorists' for the Security Police under the apartheid regime, but Eugene de Kock denies any role in the plot to murder the Cradock Four, saying he… Read more »
March 22
South Africa: How Commercial Crime Quietly Became South Africa's Most Dangerous Growth Industry
Commercial crime is the only major crime category in South Africa -- other than kidnapping -- that police statistics show growing relentlessly, year after year. Billions of rands… Read more »
March 20
South Africa: High Court Urged to Permit Damages Claims Against Agrochemicals Giant Upl
A group of Durban residents has urged the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court to authorise a class action lawsuit against the Indian agrochemicals giant UPL for health… Read more »
March 17
South Africa: How the SANDF's Crime-Fighting Role Could Threaten State Legitimacy
The deployment of the SANDF to fight crime is a recipe for disaster and is likely to -- in a very public manner -- undermine the state's legitimate right to use violence. Read more »
March 12
South Africa: How to Corrupt a Cop - - SAPS General Shibiri's Guide
Career cop Major General Richard Shibiri has described how organised crime networks gradually compromise police officers. He's now accused of succumbing to the same techniques. Read more »
South Africa: The Viljoens - From 'Real Housewives Fame' in South Africa to U.S. 'Shoplifting' Bubbly
Melany and Peet Viljoen are no strangers to the limelight. And to controversy. The South African couple featured in a local reality TV show, they back the 'white genocide' lie, and… Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Truth or Tactics? How Legal Delays Are Stalling the Work of the Madlanga Commission
Justice Madlanga's commission risks losing public trust as procedural delays, vague medical excuses, and secrecy requests overshadow the urgent investigation into criminal… Read more »
South Africa: Attempted Murder Accused Bellarmine Mugabe Drops Bail Bid, Wants Plea Deal
Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze will remain behind bars for the duration of their attempted murder trial after their legal team abandoned bail applications… Read more »
February 24
South Africa: Changing His Tune - New U.S. Ambassador Expresses Optimism About U.S.-South Africa Relations
In his first remarks as US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III emphasises a positive partnership, contrasting with previous criticisms he made about South Africa. Read more »
March 11
South Africa: New Spat Brews With U.S. After South Africa Rebukes Ambassador Bozell for 'Undiplomatic Remarks'
The US ambassador to South Africa's diplomatic rebuke follows his remarks that he 'didn't care' about South African court rulings on the Struggle song 'Kill the Boer', and that the… Read more »
March 08
South Africa: Did the Competition Commission Let Meta Off the Hook?
South Africa's landmark market inquiry imposed financial remedies on Google but not Meta. With publisher and platform appeals still hidden from public view, the question deserves… Read more »
March 05
South Africa: NPA Appoints Advocate to Prioritise Malaka 'Dior Bag Bribe' Probe
A police investigation into former Independent Development Trust head Tebogo Malaka and her spokesperson Phasha Makgolane, who Daily Maverick filmed about six months ago allegedly… Read more »
