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WATCH LIVE | Brown Mogotsi takes the stand at Madlanga Commission

WATCH LIVE | Brown Mogotsi takes the stand at Madlanga Commission

Brown Mogotsi is expected to testify on Tuesday and Wednesday at Bridgette Mabandla College in Pretoria. The commission is probing allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system.

By Sowetan

Phase 2 of Madlanga commission opens with Brown Mogotsi testimony

Phase 2 of Madlanga commission opens with Brown Mogotsi testimony

The Madlanga commission has commenced its second phase with the testimony of Brown Mogotsi, alleged associate of suspended minister Senzo Mchunu. This phase allows those implicated in the initial findings to present their explanations or refute claims.

By Herman Moloi

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Invitation to express interest in participating in the Small-Scale Mining Fund

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Standard Bank continues to drive African SMEs’ trade-led growth

Standard Bank continues to drive African SMEs’ trade-led growth

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New salon offers family friendly hair care

New salon offers family friendly hair care

Shela Ledwaba, a 24-year-old economics student, has launched 'Amara and Friends,' a family-friendly hair salon in Bryanston, Johannesburg, inspired by her own challenges in finding convenient beauty routines for her and her daughter.

By Mahlohonolo Magadla

Severe rains threaten Alex’s riverside Stjwetla settlement

Severe rains threaten Alex’s riverside Stjwetla settlement

Emergency services warn residents to be ready to evacuate

By Mandisa Ndlovu and Koena Mashale

WATCH | ANC to name mayoral candidates before polls

WATCH | ANC to name mayoral candidates before polls

Several NEC members have suggested mayoral candidates in metros should be selected from the most senior leaders in the party, including current and former ministers, as well as business leaders.

By Lizeka Tandwa

New union aims to elevate domestic workers’ rights

New union aims to elevate domestic workers’ rights

The SA Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union has about 1,500 members

By Luyolo Mkentane

Aphile Dlamini (8) wakes up from coma after falling down lift shaft in residential building

Aphile Dlamini (8) wakes up from coma after falling down lift shaft in residential building

When eight-year-old Aphile Dlamini woke up from a coma on Saturday, she would have learnt that her twin brother, Aphelele, had died when they fell down a lift shaft at their block of flats last month.

By Nivashni Nair

Wheels come off BRT as treasury cuts off funding

Wheels come off BRT as treasury cuts off funding

Lack of competent engineers, poor fiscal management and inability to reach the target of at least 100,000 passenger trips daily have contributed to the demise of the Bus Rapid Transit system across the country.

By Jeanette Chabalala

Forecaster warns of ongoing weather instability

Forecaster warns of ongoing weather instability

South Africans have endured days of heavy rain, plunging temperatures and damaging winds that a weather expert says were triggered by a powerful cut-off low system lingering over the north-western parts of the country.

By Nand Ntini

Brown Mogotsi to take the hot seat at Madlanga Commission on Tuesday

Brown Mogotsi to take the hot seat at Madlanga Commission on Tuesday

Brown Mogotsi, the alleged middleman between suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu and alleged crime cartel member Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, is expected to take the hot seat at the Madlanga commission on Tuesday.

By Herman Moloi

Namhla Mtwa’s case among 121 PKTT dockets ‘gathering dust’, commission hears

Namhla Mtwa’s case among 121 PKTT dockets ‘gathering dust’, commission hears

Testifying at the Madlanga commission, head component of serious and violent crime Maj-Gen Mary Motsepe said Mtwa’s case was investigated by her office initially and taken to the PKTT in October 2023.

By Herman Moloi

Five sluice gates opened at Vaal Dam due to heavy rains

Five sluice gates opened at Vaal Dam due to heavy rains

Four months after the department of water and sanitation had opened five sluice gates to reduce the Vaal Dam capacity, which resulted in flooding in low-lying areas near the riverbank, the department has issued a warning of a possible repeat.

By Koena Mashale

WATCH | Poverty talk is an attack on G20 summit — Godongwana

WATCH | Poverty talk is an attack on G20 summit — Godongwana

Speaking on the readiness of the G20 summit in Sandton, Godongwana said the state is perfectly aware of the poverty in the country and that the government is grappling with the issue daily and has put extensive measures in place to mitigate its impact.

By Koena Mashale

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