NewsFort Hare fires vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu
Fort Hare has fired vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu, a report says, weeks after council shortened his resignation notice period.
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NewsFuel levy cut: what R1.50 off petrol and R3 off diesel means from 4 November
The fuel levy falls by R1.50 a litre on petrol and R3 on diesel from 4 November, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced.
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News'The rot is out': Ekurhuleni Mayor insists city is back on track
Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has defended the municipality’s recovery, saying implicated officials have been removed.
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NewsFive accused apply for bail over killing of two Durban Crime Intelligence officers
Five men accused of killing two Crime Intelligence officers in Durban applied for bail in Verulam on Friday. The state alleges a plot to steal police cash.
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NewsSIU sets aside R25.7bn in contracts and recovers R936m
The Special Investigating Unit set aside contracts worth more than R25.7 billion, recovered R936 million and prevented R1.9 billion in losses during the 2025/26 financial year, protecting a total of R28.5 billion in public funds.
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NewsMadlanga Commission nears end as Carrim arrested and gaps remain
The Madlanga Commission has verified elements of Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s claims of criminal infiltration in the justice and security cluster, but missing witnesses and closed sessions leave key questions unanswered weeks before its final report.
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NewsMedia groups launch urgent bid to reopen R12m SSA trial
Media24, Daily Maverick, amaBhungane and the Campaign for Free Expression have asked the Gauteng High Court to end blanket secrecy in the criminal trial of former SSA officials Thulani Dlomo and Patrick Mshothola over R12 million.
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NewsTransnet R54bn corruption case remains on track
The Johannesburg High Court postponed the long-running Transnet locomotives corruption case to 21 October so software experts can help parties access electronic evidence. No final order was made on the accused’s bid to have the matter struck off the roll.
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NewsSIU freezes Pietermaritzburg farm linked to R13m TERS fraud
The Special Investigating Unit secured an interim preservation order over Ambleton Farm in Pietermaritzburg, alleging the property was bought with proceeds of fraudulent Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme claims totalling more than R13 million.
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NewsMasemola returns as national police commissioner
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola will resume full duties on 19 October after President Cyril Ramaphosa lifted his six-month precautionary suspension following the withdrawal of Public Finance Management Act charges.
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NewsSuliman Carrim arrested at OR Tambo for Madlanga no-show
North West businessman Suliman Carrim was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday night moments before boarding a flight, after repeatedly failing to return to the Madlanga Commission under subpoena.
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NewsOff-duty constable allegedly kills three women in KwaMsane tavern shooting
Police say an off-duty officer allegedly shot three women dead at a KwaMsane tavern and then killed himself. Developing.
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