Omar’s Motor Den owner Yusuf Omar is led away by SAPS officers after refusing to cooperate with the SIU and its Curator during a raid at the eMalahleni dealership on 5 June 2026. The SIU seized a R3m Bentley linked to Tembisa Hospital tender fraud. Picture: SIU The hammer came down hard. Friday afternoon, Special Investigating Unit agents, a court-appointed Curator, and SAPS officers smashed through the gates of Omar’s Motor Den and drove out with a R3 million Bentley — the f

LAVISH LIFESTYLE COST HIM THE BADGE.* Maj-Gen Richard Shibiri was dismissed by SAPS on 4 June 2026 after internal proceedings found him guilty of misconduct, including associating with a person linked to organised crime. Days earlier the Madlanga Commission grilled him for hours, testing his testimony against bank records that, the panel heard, reflected transactions for luxury goods including Gucci and Louis Vuitton while payments from Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala landed. Testimon

President Cyril Ramaphosa ready to confront his detractors without trepidation.The President’s message was surgical and unapologetic. As MPs hammered him on unemployment, service delivery, corruption, crime and the Phala Phala farm robbery, Ramaphosa refused the bait. He chose governance over grandstanding. Results over rhetoric. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact CAPE TOWN | 4 June 2026 — Wh

Gauteng MEC Jacob Mamabolo showcases the “Building Smart Cities & DID Turnaround Strategy” document as he calls for municipalities to end costly, drawn-out suspensions and prioritise service delivery. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact JOHANNESBURG— Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Jacob Mamabolo has stepped in as a consummate leader to stop municipalities from bl

Limpopo MEC for Health Ms Dieketseng Mashego addresses Department of Health staff at the GBVF Awareness Campaign, Head Office Auditorium, Thursday 4 June 2026. Under the theme “Be the Change! Be the Voice! Be the Protector! Stop GBVF”, the MEC mobilised health workers to become frontline defenders against gender-based violence. POLOKWANE | 4 June 2026 — Gender-Based Violence and Femicide is not a number on a spreadsheet. It is a wildfire. It consumes homes, devours generation

The ANC is cleaning out its closet. No stone left unturned. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula chairs a meeting at Luthuli House, Johannesburg, this week. Mbalula recently directed regional secretaries to resign from municipal positions within 30 days, saying the role must be held full-time. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. AZANIAFROCOMEDIA – The Catalyst of Impact JOHANNESBURG —ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has ordered al