Yusuf Abramjee

Crime Correspondent. Anti-Crime Activist. Consultant. GCOB. Yusuf Abramjee & Associates (Pty) Ltd. #TaxJusticeSA #MakeSASafe [email protected]

[Sowetan @Sowetan1981]

In your copy of the Sowetan tomorrow — read the full story here: https://t.co/1zFeV5qaMb

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

24 EMPLOYEES HOSPITALISED FOLLOWING AMMONIA LEAK AT OLIFANTSFONTEIN FACILITY

On Wednesday 11 November 2026, the City of Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) responded promptly to an ammonia leak at Festive Chicken, situated on 17 Industria Road in Olifantsfontein.

The incident was reported through the City of Ekurhuleni’s Life-Threatening Call Centre, prompting crew from the Olifantsfontein Fire Station to respond and initiate emergency intervention.

Upon arrival, firefighters encountered several employees experiencing respiratory distress and immediately requested medical assistance.

Paramedics attended to and treated the affected individuals at the scene.

A total of twenty-four (24) patients were subsequently transported by ER24 and Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) emergency medical services to nearby hospitals for further medical attention.

Preliminary information indicates that routine maintenance work had been conducted at the facility from approximately 06:00.

At around 16:23, one of the pressure-release valves reportedly experienced a technical failure, resulting in employees inhaling ammonia fumes.

All personnel were immediately evacuated from the plant as a precautionary measure.

According to the site’s engineering manager, the highest ammonia concentration recorded during testing was 222 parts per million (ppm).

Subsequent testing conducted at approximately 19:45 indicated that ammonia levels had dropped to zero.

Following the successful intervention and confirmation that ammonia levels had returned to zero, employees were given the go-ahead to return to work.

[NPASouthAfrica @NPA_Prosecutes]

IN PICTURES: NDPP, Adv Andy Mothibi welcomes Mr. Mame Mandiane Niang, the Acting Chief Prosecutor of the ICC.

Niang and his delegation are part of the guests attending the International Conference on Access to Justice for All to be held in Sun City starting today.

[Ferial Haffajee @ferialhaffajee]

Cancer patient turns to crowdfunding after Gqeberha hospital’s scanners fail https://t.co/uZp23gmEFw

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

NPA LOOKS INTO HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING SENIOR ADVOCATE

@NPA_Prosecutes statement:

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, notes the allegations of harassment, intimidation and threats of violence involving Garth Hulley SC, a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates.

The Office, through its Sexual Offences and Community Affairs (SOCA) Unit, is looking into the matter with a view to providing the necessary support and assistance to the complainant.

The matter follows allegations of persistent harassment and threats, as well as the granting of an interim protection order by the Randburg Magistrates’ Court in terms of the Protection from Harassment Act.

The complainant has raised serious concerns about her safety, alleging persistent harassment, unwanted advances, intimidation and threats of sexual violence. The matter is in the purview of the South African Police Service (SAPS) for further investigation, while People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) will assist with providing the necessary victim support.

The SOCA Unit is assessing the circumstances of the matter to establish the complainant’s needs and identify appropriate victim-support interventions.

The NPA recognises the importance of ensuring that victims of gender-based violence and harassment receive the necessary support, guidance and assistance through the relevant victim-support structures.

The NPA takes allegations of gender-based violence, harassment and intimidation seriously. As an institution mandated to uphold the rule of law, the NPA deals with all matters without fear, favour or prejudice, guided by the principles of fairness, impartiality and the pursuit of justice.

This matter comes at a particularly significant time as the country prepares to observe the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign. The campaign serves as a reminder of the urgent need to confront gender-based violence, protect vulnerable persons and ensure that victims are treated with dignity and receive the support they need.

Issued by: Magaboke Mohlatlole NPA Communications Officer Gauteng Division, Johannesburg

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

Did Vusi “Cat” Matlala’s advocate, Annelene van den Heever SC, come across as arrogant at the Madlanga Commission?

She is entitled to challenge issues and defend her client vigorously. That’s her job. But there is a difference between being assertive and being unnecessarily condescending.

Her demeanour has certainly raised eyebrows.

What’s your take? Was she simply doing her job, or did her attitude cross the line?

Do you think her approach was appropriate for the commission?

Have your say in the comments.

[EWN Reporter @ewnreporter]

Matlala has struggled to explain what he meant when referring to “bricks”. He maintains that he was referring to a mineral used in mining but says he cannot recall its name.

#MadlangCommission @Tsholo_Tsoku

[Newzroom Afrika @Newzroom405]

[WATCH] Adv. Sello: “He asks you how many does Smanga have? What bricks?

Matlala: “I don’t know bricks are bricks for building.”

Adv. Sello: “It’s you talking to him, what were you talking to him about? You mention R300 000 and other prices.”

Matlala: “At some point he sent me some product, mining product and that is the only thing I can think of that is bricks.”

Adv. Sello: "You say you are trying to get him a good price so that he can make a profit, so I am asking you, what are the bricks?”

Matlala: “He said his client who has a mining company had some bricks.”

Adv. Sello: “From whom do you get a good price if you don’t even know what the bricks are?”

Matlala: “I just forwarded the message and asked for a good price.”

#Newzroom405

[The National Consumer Commission (NCC) @TheNCC_RSA]

Product safety recall: 738 Volvo EX30 and EX30 Cross Country vehicles are affected by a safety recall. Check if your vehicle is affected and contact your nearest Volvo dealer.

Your Safety Comes First.

#NCC #ProductRecall

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

POLICE OFFICER INJURED IN HIGH-SPEED CHASE – 19 BAGS OF ABALONE RECOVERED

A Gqeberha Flying Squad Warrant Officer was injured during a high-speed chase near Hankey in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday morning.

Police spotted a suspicious vehicle on the N2. The driver ignored attempts to stop and collided with another vehicle before continuing to flee.

Officers fired at the vehicle’s tyres. It eventually left the road and landed in a ditch. A bullet fragment struck a police officer, injuring his head.

A 37-year-old suspect was arrested. Police recovered 19 bags of abalone worth more than R400,000.

Cases of abalone possession, failing to obey police instructions and reckless and negligent driving have been opened.

[MDN NEWS @MDNnewss]

WATCH🚨

Cat Matlala maintains that the white substance seen in the video sent to Mike van Wyk had nothing to do with drugs, claiming it was a product used in mining.

#MadlangaCommission

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

KNIFE-WIELDING GANG ATTACKS BUSINESSMAN IN VERULAM CBD, KZN

A businessman was attacked by an alleged knife-wielding gang outside his premises in Wick Street, Verulam, at around 17:30 today.

CCTV footage captures the suspects demanding R5 before one produces a knife and attempts to stab the businessman while others restrain him. His cellphone was stolen.

In a separate incident yesterday, a suspect allegedly opened fire on a RUSA Reaction Officer responding to an armed robbery in the CBD.

A possible link between the two incidents has not been confirmed.

Verulam CBD is facing serious security concerns. Businesses and the public deserve to be safe.

Via RUSA:

[Katy Katopodis @KatyKatopodis]

Comment: Does Cat Matlala think we’re all fools?!
The lies he’s told the Madlanga Commission tonight are breathtaking.
There are WhatsApp messages of him negotiating the price of “white bricks”. He shares a video of said bricks being weighed. He then has the gall to claim not to know what they were and what was inside! Please … pull the other one!

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

😂😂😂
White bricks…

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

“BRICKS”

Vusi “Cat” Matlala must come clean! Enough riddles, code words and half-answers. What exactly is this “White Brick” all about? Surely the Madlanga Commission deserves more than cryptic explanations!

He does not admit its allegedly bricks of cocaine!!!!

[Carte Blanche @carteblanchetv]

As an illicit mining crisis spirals into armed conflict, the threat is closing in on a vulnerable new target. That’s #CarteBlanche this Sunday at 7pm on @MNet channel 101, and @DStv Stream.

[SABC News @SABCNews]

MADLANGA COMMISSION | SABC News anchor Thembekile Mrototo and senior reporter Canny Maphanga wrap up the day's testimony of alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, including evidence relating to white bricks and VIP airport entry passes.

[EWN Reporter @ewnreporter]

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has concluded his three-day testimony before the Madlanga Commission, although he could still be recalled to the witness stand if required.

#MadlangaCommission @Tsholo_Tsoku

[Yusuf Abramjee @Abramjee]

Here is a video of the “bricks” Vusi “Cat” Matlala sent to Mike van Wyk.

Matlala wanted to know what price he could get for them.

He told the Madlanga Commission that the bricks were related to mining.

So, what exactly were these “bricks”? What was the intended deal? And what was their value?

Matlala did not come clean despite intense questioning.

Clearly, he knew it was cocaine…

[EWN Reporter @ewnreporter]

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is struggling to identify a product shown in brick form in a video he sent to Mike Van Wyk.

He insists it is a mining commodity traded by miners, denying suggestions that the bricks are cocaine.

#MadlangaCommission @Tsholo_Tsoku

[SABC News @SABCNews]

MADLANGA COMMISSION | Advocate Mahlape Sello is probing Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala over a video allegedly sent to Mike van Wyk, showing large white bricks being weighed. Matlala maintains the substance shown in the video was a mining product.