U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, claiming the move is necessary to combat what he described as “out-of-control crime” in the city. The decision follows a confrontation between immigration officers and protesters, during which officials said an armed woman was shot
Mkhwanazi Committee | Ad Hoc Committee Prepares for Witness Hearings The National Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi meets on 3 October 2025. On the agenda: preparations for upcoming witness hearings and feedback on the participation of alternate members. 📌 Stay tuned with MDNtv
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi appeared before the parliamentary portfolio committee on police on March 5, 2025, where he presented explosive allegations of criminality, political interference, and corruption within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Despite the seriousness of these revelations, the portfolio committee allegedly failed to act. The
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry continues today with the testimony of Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, head of Crime Intelligence at SAPS. Khumalo’s appearance comes against the backdrop of allegations of interference, corruption, and power struggles at the highest levels of law enforcement. Currently under indictment on fraud and corruption charges
South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has called for lifetime bans on corrupt officials, saying those who steal from the public should never again be allowed to serve in government. Speaking at a briefing on the Special Investigating Unit’s probe into Tembisa Hospital, Motsoaledi said he was outraged at
SAPS Crime Intelligence Head, Lt-Gen. Dumisani Khumalo, told the Madlanga Commission that political interference played a role in the removal of Lt-Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as acting National Commissioner back in 2012. Testifying in Pretoria, Khumalo rejected suggestions that Mkhwanazi stepped down voluntarily. “He decided to move, but not out of
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry continues today with the testimony of Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, head of Crime Intelligence at SAPS. Khumalo’s appearance comes against the backdrop of allegations of interference, corruption, and power struggles at the highest levels of law enforcement. Currently under indictment on fraud and corruption charges
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to chair a commission of inquiry formed to investigate grave allegations brought forward by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. These allegations include the infiltration of criminal syndicates into the South African Police Service (SAPS), intelligence agencies, the judiciary, and
The Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelani, visited Mothotlung in Madibeng on Friday, 26 September 2025, as part of the national “Title Deed Friday” campaign under the Title Deeds Restoration Program. She was joined by the North West MEC for CoGTA, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Gaoage Oageng Molapisi, and
We write to you once again as the Progressive Forces of South Africa (PFSA), deeply concerned and increasingly frustrated by DIRCO’s silence and inaction regarding the matter of the late former President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, whose burial and repatriation remain entangled in South Africa’s courts. Since the beginning of
