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The man who harangued a family at the gate to their home in Limpopo at the weekend was driving an official police vehicle.

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) head Andrea Johnson says they are investigating allegations that politicians and SAPS high-ranking officials may be involved in the alleged unlawful awarding of a SAPS tender to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.

Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) acting chief Julius Mkhwanazi promoted 55 candidates to senior positions within three months, and some positions were filled without being advertised.

The Hawks have arrested a 52-year-old Gauteng man for allegedly selling TVs that were already loaded with MultiChoice content and had a subscription for the whole year.

Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) advocate Andrea Johnson has dismissed allegations that her husband, who works for crime intelligence, shares information about their work with her.

Deputy president Paul Mashatile’s former bodyguards have failed to have assault charges against them dropped.

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia had asked national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola to draw up a strategy to curb politically linked killings in Gauteng ahead of the 2026 local government elections.

Four teenagers, aged between 18 and 19, have been arrested for torching and vandalising Mpolweni Secondary School in KwaZulu-Natal, with stolen items such as school stamps and kettles recovered.

“There’s no price to be relieved of the stress, to have a normal life without litigation hanging over your head.”

Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo, head of crime intelligence, defended the appointment of Dineo Mokwele, a former BMW supervisor, to a senior SAPS position, asserting she met all requirements due to her mechanical and electrical engineering expertise.

The uMkhonto weSizwe party has suspended its deputy president, Dr John Hlophe, after he unilaterally removed Collen Makhubele and appointed Des Van Rooyen as chief whip in the National Assembly, a decision later nullified by the party.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an investigation into the illegal recruitment of 17 South African men who were deceived into joining mercenary forces in the Ukraine-Russia conflict under false pretences of lucrative employment.

Chief of Police of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), Jabulani Isaac Mapiyeye will take the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday.

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the high court in Pretoria on Thursday.

The Randburg magistrate's court is set to rule on a bid by former bodyguards of Deputy President Paul Mashatile to have assault charges dropped. The officers are accused of attacking civilians on the N1 highway in July 2023