947, Thursday morning

The headlines this morning, Tembeki Lem Khototo, alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi Matlala has struggled to explain WhatsApp messages that raise questions about his possible involvement in drug dealing. He was repeatedly pressed last night during an appearance of the Madlanga Commission about references to bricks in his texts. The WhatsApp exchanges with several people include a man by the name of Smanga Nsuzwane. In another conversation, Magala sends a video to Medicaid 24 CEO.

Mike van Vaik showing white bricks being counted and weighed. He denied that that was cocaine. Alleged tender fraudster Hangwani Maumela's luxury car collection will soon go on sale. His Ferrari was auctioned off earlier this week for 10 million rand. The car is suspected to have been bought with proceeds linked to the theft of nearly 900 million rand through corruption at the Tembisa Hospital. And new guidelines for coalition state that municipalities should revisit their rules for possible amendments in order to avoid the abusive motions of no car.