In the days leading up to his killing, KwaZulu-Natal’s Mandeni ward 18 councillor Phendukani Mabhida had written a letter to the council alleging corruption, had received a threatening call and was told his days were numbered.

According to UJ, Rafadi does not represent the institution in any official capacity.

The private security regulator has placed eight staff members on precautionary suspension after findings of serious irregularities in the registration processes of tender tycoon Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s company, Cat Protection and Security.

Gossip blogger ordered to retract posts, issue public apology to Groovin Nchabeleng.

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he does not have money to hire bodyguards for his family so their safety is no different from that of any other South African and can only be guaranteed by the police.

Should EFF leader Julius Malema, who has been found guilty of discharging a rifle during a rally in the Eastern Cape, be sentenced to more than a year’s imprisonment without the option of a fine, he will be removed as an MP. 

Soon after retiring, former deputy president David Mabuza moved his millions from the Political Office Bearers Pension Fund to a living annuity, which states only beneficiaries nominated by him, in this case his wife, will get all R44.7m.

The Office of the Tax Ombudsman is investigating 16,000 South African Revenue Service e-filing profile hijackings that has seen taxpayers lose their tax refunds to cyberfraud criminals.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the government is intensifying efforts in the fight against crime by giving resources to specialised units and investing in advanced technology.

The Usindiso fire inquiry, which probed the Joburg CBD inferno that took the lives of 76 residents, has found that a severe shortage of affordable housing and failed policies force low-income individuals into dangerous buildings.