'I don't have luxury cars. I'm poor as a church mouse' – former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede on Hawks raid . Embattled former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede says she does not own luxury cars and has told that eNCA that she is as "poor as a church mouse".

The Hawks and Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) raided the ...

Jacob Zuma to stand trial for corruption . Former president Jacob Zuma is expected to be tried on 18 charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering next week.

This is after the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg han...

Mantashe confident South Africa will have a new energy plan by next week . Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe said on Thursday that he tabled the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) before a Cabinet committee meeting on Wednesday and that he was confident it w...

Ex-SAA chair Dudu Myeni gets her way as court delays start of delinquency case . The High Court in Pretoria has agreed to delay the start of a delinquent director case against former South African Airways (SAA) chairperson Dudu Myeni, after her new lawyer was granted an application...

Hawks hoping to conclude Gumede, co-accused raids on Thursday . The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks, said on Thursday that they were hoping to conclude a massive raid on multiple properties that included those of former Durban mayor...

McBride and IPID officials want Public Protector's report overturned on 18 grounds – report . Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) head Robert McBride and other senior officials say Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's report on the police watchdog should be overturned on...

Intelligence Minister Ayanda Dlodlo told spy boss to 'unlawfully' hack calls . Barely five months into the job, State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo is accused of abusing her powers by instructing the country's domestic spy boss to unlawfully intercept telephone calls without th...

I have what it takes to stabilise the DA – Trollip . Former Nelson Mandela Bay mayor and Democratic Alliance (DA) federal chairperson Athol Trollip has said he is the right person to bring stability to the party as he contests the position for federal co...

DA federal executive wants early sight of review panel report . The Democratic Alliance's (DA) federal executive (FedEx) has requested first sight of a review panel's findings on the state of the party before the document is tabled at a federal council meeting next...

Electricity generation master plan to be tabled before Cabinet next week, Mantashe says . Mineral and Energy Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says that the latest iteration of the state's long-term plan for electricity generation will be tabled before Cabinet next week. If approved by Cabi...