Sean Jones

Tshepo Katlego Nkoatse Just hand yourself in your reign of terror is over. Nkoatse and his accomplice robbed a female Uber driver on Monday 2026-05-27 in Nelmaphius, Pretoria.

[MTHATA NIU MEMBER GRANTED BAIL FOR MURDER AND BURNING OF VICTIMS’ BODY] 38-year-old Seargent Zamikhaya Mqolo, linked to the Mthatha National Intervention Unit, was today, 27 May 2026, granted R3 000 bail for allegedly killing 37-year-old Bude Phuka and burnt his body afterwards. The incident took place on 02 May 2026 in the town of Indwe near Queenstown. It is alleged by the eye witness who is the girlfriend to the deceased, that on the day of the incident, she was with the deceased at a local liquor establishment where the accused police officer, who is her ex-partner and was off duty, had an argument with the deceased and started assaulting him (the deceased.) She tried to intervene but was overpowered by the accused officer. The deceased decided to leave the liquor establishment in his car. However, the accused officer pursued the deceased in his car. The charred body of deceased was found inside his burnt vehicle on 3 May 2026 on the R56 outside the town of Indwe. R5 cartridges were collected from the scene. As part of its investigation, IPID had to collect DNA samples from the family of Phuka to verify if the charred remains were indeed his. The family has been kept abreast of all developments in the matter and have expressed their gratitude to IPID for the speedy finalisation of the DNA analysis. The case has been remanded to 29 July 2026 to allow for further investigation.

The 2026 NPC-UNISA Newsmaker of the Year and Journalist of the Year Awards are currently underway at the CSIR International Convention Centre, celebrating South Africa’s finest in journalism, where Lieutenant General Nhlanhla “Lucky” Sibusiso Mkhwanazi and the country’s top journalists are being honoured. National Press Club | Unisa – The University of South Africa #Mkhwanazi #fyp #JournalismMatters #JOTY2025NPC

1/2 [ADDRESS BY LEIUTENANT GENERAL NHLANHLA MKHWANAZI]

WATCH | KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says patriotism is not found in slogans but in accountability.

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says the National Press Club’s 2025 Newsmaker of the Year award should not be misunderstood, stressing that police officers serve according to their oath to uphold the Constitution, not for applause, headlines or awards.

WATCH | KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says he accepts the 2025 Newsmaker of the Year award with humility and caution, adding that police officers do not perform their duties for headlines or awards, but for the people of South Africa.

Congratulations to Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi - Newsmaker of the Year 2025. #JournalismMatters #JOTY2025NPC #Newsmaker2025 @npclub @unisa

THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS RECALLS CDE SIPHO RADEBE AS EXECUTIVE MAYOR OF EMFULENI. #YearOfDecisiveAction

[WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the Presidency is not considering a second extension of the Madlanga Commission due to cost factors. This comes as the commission is expected to submit its second interim report before midnight. @JuniourKhumalo_ reports. #Newzroom405

General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi receiving @npclub News Maker 2025 award says his briefing back in July last year was not “campaigning or a popularity stunt” it was necessary and that needs to be remembered. “The spring cleaning that’s happening must be cut across.” @eNCA @Abramjee

ON THE GATHERING OF THE LEFT: The gathering styling itself as a "Conference of the Left" comprises a number of notable political operatives, many of whom have had significant legal and ethical controversies attached to their names. Foremost among them is Julius Malema, who was recently convicted under the Firearms Control Act for the unlawful discharge of a firearm. He has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment and now pins his hopes on relief from the Constitutional Court. Whether that relief will be forthcoming remains to be seen. Jacob Zuma, for his part, was convicted of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment. The hatch job of a medical parole arrangement facilitated under Arthur Fraser was subsequently set aside by the courts. His incarceration effectively came to an end only through a special remission process implemented as part of a broader national remission programme. More recently, Zuma suffered another legal setback when the Pietermaritzburg High Court made it clear that the "Stalingrad strategy" that has characterised much of his legal defence over the past two decades cannot be allowed to indefinitely frustrate the criminal process. The criminal trial is expected to proceed notwithstanding parallel legal challenges. The South African Communist Party is led by a General Secretary who appears visibly frustrated at not being deployed to government. Its chairperson, meanwhile, continues to face serious questions regarding the disappearance of billions from the National Skills Fund. He remains uncharged, but the cloud of controversy has not disappeared. As for organised labour, it is expected that NUMSA General Secretary Irvin Jim will play a prominent role. Jim has faced allegations of perjury, abuse of power, and misuse of union resources. Ruth Mamolaba Ntlokotse has alleged that he misled the courts in order to protect a union-linked insurer and suppressed internal dissent from members who raised concerns regarding funeral claims during the Covid-19 pandemic. These allegations remain contested, but they nevertheless form part of the public controversy surrounding his leadership. Taken together, these are hardly the credentials one would expect from a gathering claiming to chart a new course for the South African left. This is not a collection of leaders assembling to formulate a fresh ideological programme capable of addressing the pressing concerns of South Africa's working class. Rather, it is a gathering which includes former and current leaders who, when entrusted with influence and power, often appeared far more committed to factional interests, personal advancement, patronage networks, and self-preservation than to the pursuit of economic emancipation, social justice, or the eradication of poverty. Many of those now presenting themselves as custodians of a renewed left vision were conspicuously absent when it came to implementing that vision while occupying positions of authority. Some sat in Cabinet. Some controlled state institutions. Some led powerful organisations within labour and civil society. Yet the material conditions of the poor remained largely unchanged, while corruption flourished, public institutions deteriorated, and opportunities for genuine economic transformation were squandered. It is therefore difficult to escape the conclusion that this conference is less about the future of the working class and more about the rehabilitation of political careers, the settling of factional scores, and the construction of a common platform of grievance against the current political order. In that respect, Fikile Mbalula's criticism may contain more truth than its detractors would like to admit. There appears to be very little of the Left left in the so-called Conference of the Left. What remains is an uneasy coalition of political veterans, disgruntled former power brokers, and leaders whose commitment to leftist principles seems to have been most visible only after they lost access to power. And if there were any justice in the world, some among them would be addressing these questions not from conference podiums, but from prison cells. Perhaps there, in the quiet reflection afforded by confinement, they might finally rediscover the conscience of the Left they now claim to represent.

#2025NewsmakerOfTheYear: Leiutenant General Nhlanhla Sibusiso Mkhwanazi

Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s speech. #NewsMakerOfTheYear2025

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Ntate Masemola we support you General you are one of us ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿.

[BREAKING] Deputy Crime Intelligence head Feroz Khan's bid to get his devices back has been struck off the roll. The South African Police Services say his devices have been handed over to the Madlanga Commission. Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403

Buhle Samuels’ estranged husband, Thando Sonqishe has reportedly been identified as one of the victims killed in the deadly shooting outside Blue Valley Golf and Country Estate in Midrand. Thando Sonqishe was an alleged cash-in-transit robber and he's known for his involvement

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