NCC leader to stay in custody after State alleges he interfered with witnesses in 2017 Sindiso Magaqa murder case. Court orders secret detention for safety Pinetown Court postpones bail hearing over witness interference claims in Magaqa murder case. State says NCC leader interfered with witnesses. Next hearing set for next Wednesday. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. PINETOWN– National Coloured Congress leader and MP Fadiel Adams will re

A child cannot wait.’ Human rights expert warns that postponements and missing documents turn legal process into prolonged suffering for young victims A young girl covers her face in frustration, overwhelmed and seeking a moment to herself. She has already told her story once. Now she must wait to tell it again. And again. And again. Each time, a child victim is asked to go back, to explain, to relive what she has already tried to survive. Not because the case is moving forwa

From zero unspent grants to 1,195 housing units, 2,500 solar streetlights and R157m relief for the poor, Cllr Makoro John Mpe’s 2026 SOCA shows a city building, moving and united. Polokwane Executive Mayor Cllr Makoro John Mpe addresses residents during the 2026 State of the City Address, reaffirming the city’s commitment to delivery, discipline, and dignity. #PolokwaneRising #SOCA2026 #CityOfStars By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. Polo

After 17 months of legal trench warfare, top court demolishes ANC’s shield. Impeachment inquiry now unavoidable. The president’s political survival is on the line. THE SHIELD IS GONE.ConCourt rules Parliament’s vote to block the Phala Phala inquiry was unconstitutional. Ramaphosa now faces the impeachment process he dodged for 17 months. Accountability has a way of catching up. #PhalaPhala #ConCourt #Ramaphosa #TheAzanian By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | _Truth.

By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. JOHANNESBURG — 04 May 2026 Under mounting scrutiny and with NSFAS in freefall, Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has dissolved the entire board and placed the scheme under administration, appointing Professor Hlengani Mathebula to take over late Sunday. This is not reform. This is triage. Manamela acted after a year of boardroom chaos left NSFAS leaderless, toxic, and on the brink. Three senio

National Coloured Congress leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams sits inside a police vehicle after his arrest at his Parliamentary Village home in Pelican Park, Cape Town, on Tuesday, 05 May 2026. By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | Truth. Fearless. Unfiltered. National Coloured Congress leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams was arrested on Tuesday in connection with alleged fraud and interference in the murder investigation of former ANC Youth League