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BREAKING NEWS:
President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent application to interdict and pause the work of the #ImpeachmentCommittee looking at #PhalaPhala
He argues that the Review Application that he has launched must be determined first.
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We recently had the remarkable opportunity to sit down with Advocate Gys Hofmeyr SC (LLB Class of 1955) to chat about his professional life. With a career spanning nearly seven decades, Advocate Hofmeyr has not only experienced significant changes in South Africa’s legal dispensation but has also, certainly in the areas of Law of Succession and Admiralty Law, contributed significantly to how the law in these spheres is understood, interpreted and applied. Read the full article at https://t.co/mfWZphaTvv
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The EFFYC Grade 12 Mathematics Study Guide will be distributed all over South Africa, and followed by WEEKLY ONLINE CLASSES📚
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The Nkabinde Inquiry has dismissed former prosecutions’ boss Shamila Batohi’s bid to place written submissions on record, accusing her of trying to introduce a “curated, untested, self-justifying narrative” after she refused to complete cross-examination in the fitness inquiry into South Gauteng prosecutions head Andrew Chauke.
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Advocates for Transformation (AFT) extends its heartfelt congratulations to Adv Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC on his appointment and swearing-in as an Acting Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Acting Justice Ngcukaitobi will serve on the Constitutional Court from 1 June 2026 to 30 November 2026. We wish him every success during his tenure and have no doubt that he will continue to contribute meaningfully to the development of South African jurisprudence.
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What a moment to be alive 🙌! What a moment of truly Mzansi passion n Ubuntu @MadlangaInquiry for the honour of our Bafana Bafana. @BafanaBafana is now in your hands🥅⚽️
BAFANA BAFANA HONOURED BY MADLANGA COMMISSION ⚽️🇿🇦
All Commissioners abd staff of the Commission came wearing Bafana Bafana jersey. What a beautiful pleasantly surprising moment!! Commissioner Khumalo is wearing his sporty. 😅 Chair says he panned to go to the World Cup, but here he is. 😊❤️
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How many lies can the JSC ignore?
Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s review application asks how the JSC converted the Tribunal’s limited finding of workplace impropriety into gross misconduct after the sexual harassment complaint was rejected.
[BREAKING] EC JP, Selby Mbenenge has filed a review application following the gross misconduct finding against him by the JSC. He also seeks to interdict the JSC from transmitting its decision to Parliament & the Speaker from initiating the impeachment process.
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I don’t have proof, but I believe South Africa was deliberately sabotaged for the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be the most-viewed opening event in television and streaming history.
After having visa issues and being stranded at OR Tambo International Airport, Bafana Bafana arrived in Mexico on 2 June, just nine days before their opening match on Thursday, a day after they were originally scheduled.
Nine days may seem reasonable, but according to sports scientists, this is the worst possible timeframe to arrive in South and Central America before a match.
The issue is that Bafana are hosting their training camp in Pachuca, where the 2400-metre altitude requires at least 14 days of physiological adaptation. At that height, athletes lose about 10% of their maximum oxygen consumption, also known as VO2 max.
To physically adapt to that deficit by stimulating the kidneys to naturally boost red blood cell counts takes a minimum of 14 to 21 days.
Now, it’s possible to arrive at such altitudes and still be fine. However, this requires arriving less than 36 hours before a match. This is the preferred method for single matches, frequently used by visiting teams playing a one-off game at Estadio Azteca, where the opening match will be played. They call this the “hit-and-run” strategy.
The idea is that altitude fatigue and dehydration usually peak between days 2 and 5 after landing. By flying in the day before the match, playing, and immediately flying out, players compete before the acute physiological “crash” fully hits their systems.
However, if a team is playing a month-long tournament like the World Cup, they cannot rely on a hit-and-run. This is because it takes a minimum of 2 to 3 weeks at altitude for the kidneys to release enough erythropoietin to stimulate the bone marrow to produce a significantly higher red blood cell count, which permanently increases the blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity.
By arriving 9 days before, Bafana players are not protected by the initial adrenaline of a hit-and-run, yet they haven’t spent enough time there to build up new red blood cells. They are trapped right at the peak window of sluggishness and poor sleep recovery.
The boys will walk onto the pitch at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday, trapped right at the peak of their physiological crash, haven’t been there long enough to build the blood stamina required to survive 90 minutes of high-pressing football against a Mexican side perfectly tailored to the thin air of the central highlands.
Colonel Shibiri, reportedly the spouse of recently sacked Major-General Richard Shibiri (Pictured), is allegedly still sitting as Head of Detectives at Krugersdorp SAPS.
Yes, the same Major-General Richard Shibiri who was dismissed this week after SAPS found him guilty of misconduct linked to conduct that brought the organisation into disrepute.
Now serious allegations have been brought to my attention about Colonel Shibiri herself.
It is alleged that she had only a Standard 8 / Grade 10 baseline, allegedly used a fraudulent matric certificate for rank progression, and allegedly faced or is facing fraud and uttering proceedings linked to those credentials.
It is further alleged that there were numerous grievances against her promotion to full Colonel.
Despite this, she allegedly heads detectives at Krugersdorp SAPS and is allegedly used as Acting Station Commander when the Station Commander is away.
This is not normal.
If these allegations are correct, SAPS has allowed a person facing serious qualification-fraud questions to command detectives, oversee sensitive dockets, influence station operations and act as station head.
That raises direct questions about promotions, vetting, integrity management and who inside SAPS protected or enabled this.
I have already written to the National Commissioner and the Minister. I am now following up formally with the relevant command structures and through parliamentary questions.
SAPS cannot demand public trust while serious allegations at command level are quietly parked.
The law must apply inside SAPS too.
IC
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In light of the ongoing conversation, let’s show a little respect & fly the South African flag correctly. Patriotism is great, but the flag does in fact have a right way up.
Guidelines are contained in Government Gazette 22356, Notice 510 of 8 June 2001.
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“We don't have to all agree, we don't have to be friends we don't have to like each other but we all have a responsibility to serve the interest of South Africa so this country doesn't need heroes but it needs principled people"
-Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi PC KZN (29 May 2026). Acceptance speech for the 2025 Newsmaker of the Year Award National Press Club and UNISA.