RC 261109702John Perlman
Monday, 9 November 2026
Vusimuzi Matlala's testimony at the Madlanga Commission dominated the afternoon, alongside early coalition manoeuvring after the local elections and a R10.3 billion Johannesburg wage deal in dispute.
- 15:01
Alleged crime boss Vusimuzi Matlala told the Madlanga Commission that IDAC officials booked him out of prison several times without his lawyers, including a detour to the Sheraton Hotel, in meetings he says were aimed at getting him to implicate senior police officers.
- 16:04
The state has withdrawn charges against tech company Brainwave Projects in the R54 million fraud and corruption case involving a former acting national police commissioner; the case against the other accused continues in the Pretoria High Court.
- 16:34
The ANC says it will centralise its coalition approach through its secretary general after losing control of 110 municipalities, with its national executive expected to meet on Thursday; it won 30.8% nationally, down from 46% in 2021.
- 15:32
Johannesburg's incoming administration faces a R10.3 billion municipal workers' wage agreement, signed by the outgoing mayor and the union just before the elections, which National Treasury has questioned over affordability and legality.