South Africa: Johannesburg Residents Reject MK Shutdown Protest

Just 300 MK supporters marched through Johannesburg city to back police boss Mkhwanazi despite the party asking for lots of people. War chants and struggle songs played across… Read more »

South Africa: The Struggle Hero Turned Professor Who Must Save SA's Police From Corruption

Firoz Cachalia is a respected constitutional law expert and former struggle activist who heads the Mandela Institute at Wits. The 66-year-old has government experience as a… Read more »

South Africa: Mchunu Backs Inquiry but Parliament Sharpens Its Knives

Mchunu says he will respond honestly to the claims against him and uphold the values of honour and integrity. President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a judicial inquiry after… Read more »

South Africa: Minister Mchunu Survives As Ramaphosa Chickens Out

Police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says Minister Senzo Mchunu meddled in murder probes and tried to shut down the Political Killings Task Team. The inquiry will also look into top… Read more »

South Africa: Gatvol of Crime, Citizens Rally Behind General Mkhwanazi

Protesters plan night vigils at police stations across the country as they demand action against rising crime and gangster violence. Thousands are backing KwaZulu-Natal police… Read more »

South Africa: Public Protector Starts Mchunu Investigation but Warns It Will Take Forever

Public Protector confirms investigation into Police Minister Senzo Mchunu over explosive corruption and criminal cartel claims. Watchdog says the investigation will drag on for… Read more »

South Africa: Mchunu Fights for His Job As Political Enemies Smell Blood

Political parties unite against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu after Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi makes corruption claims against him. Criminal charges pile up as DA, MK party and EFF launch… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa to Address Nation On Sunday About Police Corruption Claims

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Sunday about corruption claims made by the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner. The speech follows allegations against Police… Read more »

South Africa: Mchunu's 'Secret Letter' Orders Cops to Shut Down KZN Killings Team

A leaked letter shows Police Minister Senzo Mchunu allegedly ordering the KZN killings team to be closed immediately. The paper also tells police to stop hiring intelligence… Read more »

South Africa: Ian Cameron Admits He Named the Wrong Vusimusi in Mamkhize Gun Scandal

Ian Cameron admitted he got the name wrong when he said Vusimusi Matlala was linked to illegal guns found at Shauwn Mkhize's home. The guns were in fact linked to another… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Slammed for Not Rushing Home Over Mkhwanazi's Claims

ActionSA staged a protest outside the police headquarters in Durban, demanding action against high-ranking officers accused of corruption. President Ramaphosa said he will… Read more »

Southern Africa: Caster Semenya Wins in Court but Still Banned From 800m Race

European judges ruled that Caster Semenya was denied a fair trial over the testosterone rules that ended her Olympic career. But the ruling does not lift the ban that stops her… Read more »

South Africa: Cops Dismiss Riot Talk As Mkhwanazi Supporters Prepare for Battle

KZN police dismiss social media unrest threats over popular commissioner Mkhwanazi as "hypothesis" while focusing on crime fighting. Political parties and church leaders plan… Read more »

South Africa: Six Boys Die At Illegal Initiation Schools in Eastern Cape

Police have shut down six illegal initiation schools and arrested 37 people since the winter season began in June. A traditional nurse was jailed for assaulting an initiate,… Read more »

South Africa: Mamkhize Says Her 'Silence Speaks Volumes'

MaMkhize said, "Let my silence speak volumes" after days of people talking about the guns found at her house. The guns were linked to Vusumuzi "Cat" Matlala, a businessman with a… Read more »

South Africa: Police Minister Mchunu Hits Back At Mkhwanazi's Allegations

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu denies knowing businessman linked to cancelled police tender worth millions. Human Rights Commission demands presidential inquiry after top KZN cop… Read more »

South Africa: Mkhwanazi Gets Armed Guards After Exposing Mchunu

Popular KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he's prepared to die for exposing corrupt cops and politicians linked to criminal gangs. Armed guards now protect his… Read more »

South Africa: Kruger Rangers Risk Their Lives Daily Hunting Elephant Killers in Dangerous Bush

Kruger rangers face armed poachers daily while investigating elephant killings and recent poaching camps in a 2-million-hectare wilderness. Rangers undergo six-week intensive… Read more »

South Africa: 102-Year-Old Gogo Raped and Killed in Her Own Home

A 102-year-old woman was raped and murdered in her Butterworth home on 2 July. Eastern Cape social development MEC Bukiwe Fanta visited the family offering condolences and… Read more »

South Africa: Mamkhize's Empire Crumbles

Nosipho Ngubo alleges her sister MaMkhize forged her signature to buy Royal AM and used her name to register companies without her knowledge. SARS auctioned 14 luxury cars worth… Read more »

South Africa: Mkhwanazi Lays Criminal Charges Against Police Minister Mchunu

KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has opened a criminal case against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu for shutting down a political killings task team. Mkhwanazi says… Read more »

South Africa: Man Nearly Dies After Zama Zama Friend Keeps Explosives in His House

Jabulane Khumalo survived zama zama explosives blast in his Springs home by a split second after helping a friend's son who stored illegal mining explosives. Four houses were… Read more »

South Africa: Zama Zama Blast Leaves Families Homeless in Springs

Three people were injured and dozens of houses damaged after explosives kept by zama zamas went off in a shack on Friday. Residents say they are still terrified as more… Read more »

South Africa: Mchunu Says Mkhwanazi's Contract is Not His to Renew

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has made it clear that he has no power to decide on the future of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Read more »

South Africa: Hungry Poachers Killing Kruger Animals for Meat

Rangers say poachers are starving young men who kill animals for meat, not traditional medicine, and dry the meat inside the park. More than 120 vultures were poisoned after… Read more »