Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

Cachalia testifies before ad hoc committee
Politics

Firoz Cachalia was unhappy about Fannie Masemola’s premature return of dockets

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has criticised Fannie Masemola, the national police commissioner, for publicly announcing that 121 dockets from the political... Read more.
Mogotsi allegedly shot at in Vosloorus
Politics

Cops launch probe into Brown Mogotsi for defeating ends of justice

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that it has successfully carried out a search and seizure warrant on controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi.... Read more.
Mogotsi allegedly shot at in Vosloorus
News

Brown Mogotsi postpones opening case on attempted assassination

Controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi has failed to immediately open a case with the South African Police Service after an alleged failed assassination on him.... Read more.
Politics

Shela Boshielo says Shadrack Sibiya warned her about ‘bugging’ on WhatsApp

Deputy Minister of Police Shela Paulina Boshielo said suspended Deputy National Commissioner responsible for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya sent her a WhatsApp... Read more.
Security breach detected at G20 host venue
Politics

Explosives specialist Jimmy Roodt arrested for trespassing at G20 host venue

Jimmy Roodt, an expert in bombs and explosives, was taken into custody for allegedly breaching security at Johannesburg’s Nasrec, the G20 host venue. The operations... Read more.
Firoz Cachalia appears before portfolio committee
Politics

Office of the Auditor-General lays bare police department’s crooked tender practices

The Office of the Auditor-General has raised concerns over R650-million in irregular expenditure detected in the police department. This information was disclosed... Read more.
Mogotsi allegedly shot at in Vosloorus
News

Cops probe attempted murder case as Brown Mogotsi ‘survives assassination’

In what is believed to have been a hit, eight bullets struck the car of well-known businessman Brown Mogotsi in Vosloorus in the east of Johannesburg. Mogotsi has... Read more.
Uproar as Motsepe's company plans to retrench hundreds of workers
Politics

NUM calls on state to intervene as Patrice Motsepe’s mine sheds hundreds of jobs

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called on the government to step in after mining magnate Patrice Motsepe’s company retrenched more than 600 workers... Read more.