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SAPS IN CRISIS: Factions shred police as Commissioner Masemola faces criminal charges tied to ‘Cat’ Matlala
Stories did the rounds last year that National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola was going to be arrested. He brushed these off as a smear campaign. Now the stories are becoming real: he faces criminal charges over a dodgy R360m tender tied to corruption-accused Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.
Mthatha’s historic government building declared ‘unsafe’ — now it’s gutted by fire
The historic Botha Sigcawu Building in Mthatha has become a monument to the government’s lack of maintenance after a fire tore through the structure — despite repeated concerns raised over the condition of the building.
POURING OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS: Gwede Mantashe warns against panic buying amid rising fuel supply fears
Gwede Mantashe says South Africa’s fuel supply is secure despite panic buying and scattered diesel shortages, but reports from farmers, businesses and some filling stations suggest logistics snags, rationing and alleged stock withholding are squeezing operations and stoking inflation fears
‘CAT’ AND THE COPS: Matlala’s ‘Ozempic girlfriend’ and ‘job terminator’ among 12 cops arrested in R360m tender scandal
A police officer who claimed to be Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s girlfriend, another in charge of cops’ wellbeing and an officer who excelled in the unit that terminates employment, are among a group arrested in connection with tender fraud linked directly to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola now also faces charges in this saga.
THE INVISIBLE HEIST: Inside job — the fraud question South African banks won’t answer
Banks insist that digital fraud is almost always the customer’s fault. Court records, withheld audit logs, and the confidentiality agreements that silence victims may tell a more complicated story.
STATE CAPTURE 2.O: Cat Matlala’s plans for political control followed the State Capture playbook
Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s appearance in court on Wednesday underscores what the Madlanga Commission is revealing — capture begins by cultivating political insiders who unlock the machinery of government.
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Mortality in South Africa: Diabetes decimates women, but what is killing men?
A new mortality report reveals a deadly gender divide in South Africa’s leading causes of death.
WEATHER: Heavy rain expected in THREE provinces
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Thursday, 26 March 2026.
MK Party to oppose Gauteng provincial budget over ANC snub
The MK Party says it will oppose the Gauteng provincial budget after the ANC snubbed its requests on KwaZulu-Natal, while the EFF also withholds support over the insourcing of security staff
News24 | US jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial
A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit.
South Africa’s most iconic industry gets a new lease on life
Record gold prices are pushing South Africa’s beleaguered mining industry to find new ways to recover the metal that sidestep the costly deep-shaft mining of old.
MK bid to block Batohi pension tests limits of presidential power
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the legality of withholding state-funded benefits
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: The ‘Cat’ and a dozen cops in cuffs for alleged graft
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
News24 | Tehran dismisses US peace proposal, says war will end on its terms – report
Iranian state television, citing an unidentified senior official, said on Wednesday that Iran had rejected a peace plan proposed by the United States to end the Middle East war.