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KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (@SAPoliceService/X)

Mkhwanazi: Crime intelligence never cleansed since 2011 Richard Mdluli slush fund scandal

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner told the Madlanga commission that people implicated in the scandal still hold senior post

Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

DA body sets aside removal of councillors amid purge claims

While the motion to remove them was valid, the process of bringing it was flawed

An appeal against the Khosa judgment on police brutality seems imminent after Police Minister Bheki Cele tried to do a deal with the Khosa family through their lawyers — asking them to abandon a crucial part of the court order in exchange for an expedited appeal process.  (David Harrison/M&G)

Cele must answer police committee over McBride’s job

The committee met on Thursday to set out a programme for dealing with the matter of whether or not to renew Ipid boss Robert McBride’s contract

Johan Booysen (L) (Khaya Ngwenya/Gallo)

Plot to assassinate Johan Booysen involved Zuma, Myeni —DA MP

Dianne Kohler Barnard made the allegations in Parliament on Tuesday

Matric Rage

Dianne Kohler Barnard absent as lawyers arrive in court for hate speech case

Kohler Barnard was demoted from shadow police minister to deputy shadow minister of public works after sharing a Facebook post praising PW Botha.

R47m spent to service empty government buildings, MPs told

Unused government buildings are costing South Africa almost R50-million in rates and taxes, while another R12-million is spent on water and lights.

Pitso Mosimane celebrates during the Absa Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Platinum Stars at Lucas Moripe Stadium in May.

Dissent in DA about centre of power

Lifting of Dianne Kohler Barnard’s ban causes rumble in Democratic Alliance’s decision-making organs.

Matric Rage

Kohler Barnard’s DA expulsion withdrawn

The disciplinary arm of the Democratic Alliance has granted the MP’s expulsion appeal. The other conditions, like paying a fine, still stand.

How social media shaped – and shamed – SA in 2015

From student protests to celebrity tiffs, Twitter made sure SA got their bite-sized outrage, rants and reflections trending, writes Sthembiso Sithole.

National Police Commissioner Riah Piyega after a police portfolio committee meeting in Parliament on Wednesday, 19 August 2015 on SMS she sent DA MP Diane Kohler-Barnard.

Phiyega told to ‘reflect’ on her ‘black and proud’ SMS

The police committee chair promised an investigation but the only punishment Riah Phiyega faces for sending a direct SMS to an MP is reflection.

Step aside: ‘I am black and proud’ says Phiyega

National Commissioner Riah Phiyega is black, proud, capable and cannot be undone by a mere MP, according to an SMS she sent to Dianne Kohler-Barnard.

The ANC Youth League is decrying party bigwigs, including secretary general Fikile Mbalula, meddling in its affairs. File photo

DA: Fire Phiyega for all her ‘failings’

The safety of South Africans depends on President Jacob Zuma firing police commissioner Riah Phiyega, the DA said in Parliament.

DA’s Kohler Barnard considers action against ANC chief whip

DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard is considering legal action against ANC chief whip Stone Sizani for accusing her of breaching confidentiality.

DA spokesperson Dianne Kohler-Barnard.

ANC wants Kohler Barnard off ethics committee

ANC chief whip Stone Sizani wants DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard removed for publicly disclosing sensitive information during Dina Pule’s hearing.

Clock ticks down Malema’s mitigation

ANCYL: Sars doesn’t answer to opposition parties

The ANC Youth League said Sars shouldn’t take orders from opposition parties, in response to the DA calling for a lifestyle audit on Julius Malema.

DA condemns attacks on journalists by police

DA condemns attacks on journalists by police

The DA on Monday condemned the assaults on two newspaper photographers by police in Bloemfontein and Pretoria.

Police watchdog to probe arrest of journalists

The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) is to investigate recent police action against two <em>Sowetan</em> journalists.

DA: Police to return to ‘apartheid-era ranks’

The South African Police Service is set to return to "apartheid-era ranks" on April 1, DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard said on Thursday.

DA suspends MP for swearing in Parliament

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has suspended MP Dianne Kohler Barnard for five days for swearing in the National Assembly, the party said on Wednesday.

DA slams police for lax approach to ‘unruly officers’

The DA said on Wednesday the South African Police Service was incapable of holding unruly police officers accountable for intimidating motorists.