RC 260812702Joanne Joseph
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
The episode was dominated by explosive Madlanga Commission testimony on alleged KZN police killings, alongside major court updates on Palala and fresh scrutiny of municipal corruption and transparency.
- 17:02
IPID testimony at the Madlanga Commission alleged KZN police task teams killed suspects in more than 300 cases, with no evidence in most shootouts that officers were fired on first.
- 17:03
The same testimony claimed some police were being used by criminal elements to eliminate rivals and stage killings as shootouts, while MPs also fought over Ian Cameron’s role on the police committee.
- 17:06
The Constitutional Court refused direct leave to appeal against the Western Cape High Court order stopping Palala public hearings, meaning Parliament must stick to the interdict until the review is heard.
- 16:53
The SA Human Rights Commission said water tankering has become a “brazen form of corruption”, with municipalities allegedly commercialising emergency water deliveries and selling municipal water back to residents.
- 16:24
The Legal Resources Centre has filed a PAIA application to force Johannesburg to release the engineering and safety reports behind the Metro Centre closure, which it says has cost ratepayers and buried crucial documents.