Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkwanazi and four others were arrested over the alleged torture and murder of businessman Emmanuel Mbense, whose body was dumped in a Germiston dam after the 2022 Boxburg robbery case.

The Madlanga Commission heard conflicting accounts of a January 2025 meeting between Andrea Johnson and suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu, with evidence that he wanted to “clean up” crime intelligence and reform SAPS.

Parliament’s impeachment committee backed a legal opinion on the standard of proof in the Ramaphosa inquiry, while the president asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss appeal applications against the Western Cape High Court interdict.

The Comrades Marathon Association and KwaZulu-Natal Athletics remain deadlocked over affiliation, levies and qualifying rules ahead of the race’s 100th running, with both sides saying they still want a workable solution.

Joburg’s refuse crisis deepened: Pick it Up faces closed depots, full landfill sites and workers demanding permanent jobs, with the city spending about R150 million a year on private dumping sites.