Monday, 17 August 2026

Kat Matlala’s Madlanga Commission testimony was postponed to next Monday and Tuesday after he refused to answer questions on a R360 million Medimed contract, a R10 million loan and links to police figures, citing self-incrimination.

Matlala also claimed his wife Zakane was assaulted during a December 2024 police raid at his Pretoria home; the commission still wants a supplementary affidavit before he returns.

Ramaphosa used the SADC summit in Durban to push a regional migration protocol and more intra-SADC trade, saying raw minerals must be beneficiated locally; South Africa wants trade to rise from 20% to 50%.

Lucano Galata said newly declassified 1994 cabinet minutes confirm a deliberate deal to shield apartheid-era killers from prosecution, and that truth, justice, closure and healing for the Cradock Four are still outstanding.

Johannesburg’s financial squeeze was put at R1.44 billion owed by departments and state entities, including Health and Eskom, with warnings that unpaid bills are forcing tariff hikes and undermining service delivery.