Thursday, 27 August 2026

Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkwanazi was served with a fifth arrest warrant, linked to allegations that he approved blue lights on four private vehicles tied to Vusimuzi Matlala’s security company.

The Special Tribunal ordered Nkandla project architect Minenhle Makanya to repay more than R147 million after finding his appointment unlawful; project costs rose from about R28 million to over R216 million.

Parliament’s legal unit told MPs the Coalitions Bill is unlikely to pass before November’s local elections, despite proposed limits on no-confidence motions and longer coalition-formation periods.

Flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border had killed at least 353 people, with six South Africans missing; rescuers faced damaged roads, inaccessible areas and the threat of a glacial lake bursting.

Bagiti Kumalo recalled how a birthday improvisation on a fretless bass became the distinctive breakdown on Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al”, four decades after Graceland’s release.