Former Police Minister Bheki Cele. By Mpho Dube, Editor‑in‑Chief, The Azanian Former Police Minister Bheki Cele stepped into the parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee with a confession that rattled the chamber: he knows Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala “very well.” The admission came as Cele recounted a December 2024 meeting at Durban’s Beverly Hills Hotel, arranged through Bongani “Mabonga” Mpungose, son of a prominent taxi‑industry figure. According to Cele, Matlala—now facing charges of at

Former Police Minister Bheki Cele. By Mpho Dube – Editor‑in‑Chief, The Azanian An ad‑hoc parliamentary committee has called for KwaZulu‑Natal police commissioner Lt‑Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to return to Parliament and issue a formal, public apology to former Police Minister Bheki Cele. The demand follows Mkhwanazi’s retraction of an allegation that Cele had supplied a bank‑account number to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, an attempted‑murder suspect, and that Matlala had allegedly tran

Matlosana Municipality's Chief Financial Officer, Mercy Phetla. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief, The Azanian In a shocking revelation that has sent shockwaves through the North West province, the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU - AFU) have frozen three luxury vehicles worth R2.7 million, linked to an alleged multi-million-rand fraud scheme involving Matlosana Municipality's Chief Financial Officer, Mercy Phetla. The investigation, which

Tony Yengeni is the new second deputy president of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. By Mpho Dube, Editor‑in‑Chief, The Azanian The appointment of Tony Yengeni as second deputy president of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party was no bolt from the blue. Long‑standing ties between former president Jacob Zuma and Yengeni, both veterans of the ANC’s arms‑deal scandal, have resurfaced in a high‑profile show of loyalty, cementing a partnership that dates back decades. During a media bri

Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s Crime Prevention Wardens known as Amapanyaza. By Mpho Dube, Editor‑in‑Chief, The  Azanian In a damning indictment that reads like a thriller, the Public Protector’s report has ripped the veil off Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s Crime Prevention Wardens (CPW) programme, branding its establishment, appointment and deployment irregular, unlawful and unconstitutional. The investigation, sparked by advocate Paul Hoffman’s complaint, found that the Gauteng Departm

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. By Mpho Dube, Editor‑in‑Chief, The  Azanian The ad‑hoc committee probing the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was thrust into another heated session on Tuesday as suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu took the stand for Day 9. Under a blaze of parliamentary lights and a chorus of shouted questions, Mchunu delivered a forceful defence that hinged on a single, stark claim: his only connection to controversial North West figur