RC 260814702Joanne Joseph
Friday, 14 August 2026
The show was dominated by court and commission fallout: Suleiman Karim’s defiance at the Madlanga Commission, plus a High Court blow to the minister over NSFAS.
- 15:21
The Madlanga Commission referred ANC member Suleiman Karim to the NPA for possible prosecution after he refused an independent medical assessment and again failed to appear, despite being subpoenaed five times.
- 17:17
Legal analyst Bumele Lozigalala said Karim’s refusal to testify could amount to a contravention of the Commission’s Act, with any prosecution now likely to run separately through SAPS and the NPA.
- 16:00
The Pretoria High Court suspended NSFAS administrator Professor Tlangani Matebula and ordered the previous board back, finding procedural flaws in Minister Buti Manamela’s decision and serious concerns from Matebula’s SARS past.
- 17:00
SAA placed acting group CEO Matela Sushiba on special leave with immediate effect pending an internal process, while naming chief legal officer Koki Mbeki as acting CEO.