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Mchunu ethics probe at ‘very advanced stage’, says public protector (opens the original)
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The public protector says its investigation into the conduct of suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu under the executive members’ Ethics Act is at an advanced stage. “We are at a very advanced stage, and the nature of such investigations is that as you think we are now closing, there is more information that becomes available. We are following up on that information as we edge closer to the end of the investigation,” said chief operating officer advocate Nelisiwe Nkabinde. She said the investi
Senzo Mchunu ethics probe at ‘very advanced stage’, says public protector (opens the original)
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The public protector says its investigation into the conduct of suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu under the executive members’ Ethics Act is at an advanced stage. “We are at a very advanced stage, and the nature of such investigations is that as you think we are now closing, there is more information that becomes available. We are following up on that information as we edge closer to the end of the investigation,” said chief operating officer advocate Nelisiwe Nkabinde. Nkabinde stressed th
No irregularities in appointment of SIU COO Leonard Lekgetho: public protector (opens the original)
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The public protector has found no irregularities in the appointment of Leonard Lekgetho as COO of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Lekgetho is currently the head of the SIU and was officially appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in September after acting in the role since February, when the former head, advocate Andy Mothibi, was appointed national director of public prosecutions. The public protector investigation stems from a complaint by a person referred to only as P Maharaj on July 1
Sibiya faces additional charge over seized firearm (opens the original)
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Suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya’s legal team has been formally notified of the intention to pursue an additional charge relating to a firearm seized on the day of his arrest. The 59-year-old is applying for bail at the Randburg magistrate’s court and faces five charges including rape, trafficking in persons and the sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl. Sibiya has denied raping an 18-year-old woman, telling the Randburg magistrate’s court the two had consensu
Police officers linked to 332 GBVF cases in 2025/26, says Ipid (opens the original)
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The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said it registered 5,259 cases of police misconduct in the period 2025/26, with 332 linked to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). According to the directorate, the main case drivers continue to be assault and torture, with 3,468 cases registered, 669 cases of the discharge of an official firearm and 464 cases of death due to police action. The four hotspot provinces are the Western Cape with 905 cases, Gauteng with 898, and KwaZulu-N
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