Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has justified the deployment of 510 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members to KwaZulu-Natal, following criticism from members of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence. The soldiers were deployed as part of a joint law enforcement operation with the South African Police Service (SAPS), known as Operation Prosper. Committee members raised concerns that they had not been adequately informed about the Ministry’s decision to deploy the troops. However, Motshekga maintained that escalating tensions linked to…

The Durban High Court has imposed strict conditions on demonstrations organised by March and March, restricting protests to between 9am and 4pm and prohibiting participants from carrying weapons or covering their faces. The interim order follows a government application raising allegations of violence, intimidation and looting linked to the group’s demonstrations in Durban. The government approached the court over concerns surrounding the protests, seeking restrictions on the group’s activities. However, Judge Peter Olsen emphasised that the interim ruling does not…

The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has granted former head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Andrea Johnson, and former South African Police Service (SAPS) Deputy Head of Crime Intelligence, Feroz Khan, bail of R10,000 each. The two were arrested on Friday morning and face charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, with Johnson accused of being an accessory after the fact, as well as defeating the ends of justice. Johnson is…