Inquiry

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Vivek Vihar fire incident. Nine people, including a toddler, died in the blaze at a four-storey building in East Delhi on Sunday. An initial report highlighted multiple shortcomings in the rescue operations.

24. april 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has denied suspended Sedibeng District Police Commissioner Brigadier Abraham Nkhwashu's testimony that he requested police dockets—including for the April 2024 assassination of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart—via Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni. Lesufi's office called the claim misleading amid ongoing Madlanga Commission of Inquiry hearings into alleged probe interferences.

Continuing its inquiry into suspended SAPS Major-General Richard Shibiri's ties to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria heard from Sergeant Fannie Nkosi of the Gauteng Organised Crime Unit, who testified to forwarding screenshots of Matlala's complaints about delayed SAPS tender payments directly to Shibiri.

11. marts 2026 Rapporteret af AI

A fire on Wednesday gutted a large number of PVC pipes belonging to L&T, intended for Amaravati's infrastructure projects, at a storage site in Velagapudi. Fire services responded with six tenders to control the blaze, which officials attribute to possible negligence. Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha has ordered an inquiry to investigate if the incident was accidental or a conspiracy.