Police just walked straight into a Durban business compound after a court shut down Calvin Mathibeli’s attempt to block the inspection.
SAPS compliance check at the Durban North site
South African Police Service officers began inspecting Durban North premises.
Calvin Mathibeli leads Calvin and Family Group.
The court's loss allowed officers to step inside the property.
Records, contracts, and finances are getting reviewed.
Durban High Court blocks emergency court move
Calvin Mathibeli rushed to the Durban High Court on Tuesday.
The businessman tried halting the planned police visit.
Judges tossed the request, citing weak grounds.
The decision let investigators proceed without delay.
What investigators are digging through
Officers...
Fallout from a R777 million water tanker deal just dragged the City of Tshwane back into a corruption circus while residents still chase basic water.
Tshwane water tanker tender backlash
City of Tshwane pushed through R777 million tanker deal.
Late 2023 contract handed to multiple service firms.
Water trucks are supposed to supply drought-hit areas.
Tankers backed supply across the northern and eastern metro.
Procurement red flags and billing drama
Critics say officials fast-tracked the contract.
Leaked paperwork hints at repeated contract renewals.
Costs ballooned far past early spending guesses.
Some operators allegedly billed for phantom deliveries.
Political fight inside the Tshwane council
Democratic Alliance councillors are...
Border agents just wrecked a shady cargo run, and millions in contraband vanished into evidence lockers.
Border bust at Oshoek crossing
Border Management Authority officers snagged a contraband truck at Oshoek.
The inspection crew uncovered roughly 671.5 kilograms of dagga.
The cargo stash also held about 916 sketchy tyres.
The estimated street haul value hovered near R2.8 million.
Truck driver bolts into bushveld
The truck operator ditched the scene and sprinted away.
SAPS patrols chased the suspect through the nearby bushveld.
The escapee remains a prime suspect in the racket.
Manhunt crews keep combing the surrounding terrain.
Contraband and truck locked into evidence
Seized cargo landed in SAPS evidence records.
SARS...
Price pressure finally chilled out, and that gave stretched households a rare breather while officials took a victory lap.
Inflation cools off
South Africa’s CPI landed at 3.0 percent.
February came in below January’s 3.5 percent.
Monthly movement stayed mild at 0.4 percent.
What pulled it down
Fuel costs sank and dragged the number lower.
Petrol and diesel got cheaper at pumps.
Food inflation also backed off a bit.
Where shoppers got relief
Cereals gave buyers some breathing room.
Meat items stopped climbing as fast.
Cooking oils eased up for households.
Harvest-linked produce looked less brutal.
What still climbed
Alcohol and tobacco got pricier after duties.
Restaurants kept nudging menu prices upward.
Health services stayed...
The power shift landed fast, and millions on trust land are stuck watching Pretoria rip out the old setup.
The board gets replaced
Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso said an administrator steps in.
Wednesday ended the board’s run outright.
Pretoria briefings framed it as a cleanup.
Why the board got axed
The Ingonyama Trust Board lost in court.
Pietermaritzburg judges flagged constitutional clashes.
Complaints over leases and consultation fueled it.
What the administrator handles
The Ingonyama Trust needs day-to-day control.
Finances, leases, and disputes land on them.
Community projects are supposed to keep moving.
Reform prep also sits on that desk.
Why people fought over it
Residents have griped about steep lease charges.
Communities...
The grave attack backfired hard, and it shoved Robert Sobukwe’s name straight back into the fight.
Fresh damage sparks heat
The Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania went to the police.
Graaff-Reinet’s gravesite got wrecked again.
Party leaders called it a gutless stunt.
Why the party is suspicious
Recent marching had rallied PAC supporters hard.
Timing looked deliberate to the party.
Leaders said provocateurs wanted splits and doubt.
Why the site matters
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe rests at that landmark.
Pilgrims visit it for the anti-apartheid memory.
Nearby memorials honor buried APLA fighters.
Sharpeville’s history hangs over the place.
This was not the first hit
Earlier attacks smashed stones and stole plaques.
Graffiti and...
The trash setup is wrecking health, land, and wallets, and South Africa keeps feeding the same busted loop.
How bad it looks
South Africa kicks out 122 million tonnes yearly.
Barely 10 percent gets reused or recovered.
Landfills, dumping, and burning eat the rest.
What is getting wrecked
Bernice Swarts said every community gets hit.
Methane from dumps heats the climate mess.
Rivers and oceans get jammed with plastic.
Hazardous leftovers can hurt people and wildlife.
Why the system keeps failing
Municipalities are swamped by overfilled dump sites.
Rural areas often miss steady pickup services.
Townships keep seeing trash tossed anywhere.
Weak enforcement and thin funding keep dragging.
What Swarts wants changed
Bernice Swarts...
The leadership fight is still barreling ahead, and that court mess could mess with who gets a seat in the room.
Conference stays on
The African National Congress Limpopo confirmed the March dates.
Turfloop Campus hosts it from March 27.
Over 1,200 delegates are expected there.
Vhembe case drama
Vhembe applicants are attacking a 2025 result.
They flagged branch meetings and delegate screening.
Their court bid tries blocking Vhembe delegates.
Party line holds
Stan Mathabatha’s camp said checks were done.
Soviet Lekganyane insisted the gathering still happens.
Internal appeals, they argued, already ran dry.
Why this race matters
Stan Mathabatha is expected back in play.
Top posts on the Provincial Executive Committee open...
The alibi took a nasty hit when work records shoved Bongani Ntanzi into a five day hole right before Senzo Meyiwa got killed.
Work records fight
Bongani Ntanzi flatly denied ditching work.
Baloyi waved records showing five missing shifts.
Pretoria testimony got heated over leave rules.
Why prosecutors care
Bongani Ntanzi faced alibi damage from dates.
Prosecutors said the gap freed his schedule.
Vosloorus kept popping up in questions.
Ntanzi’s version
Bongani Ntanzi said his boss knew.
He blamed sloppy paperwork, not his conduct.
Month-end scheduling, he said, stayed loose.
Defense pushes back
Bongani Ntanzi’s lawyers trashed the records.
They said missing affidavits wrecked reliability.
Hearsay claims, they argued, proved...
