RC 261109702Aubrey Masango
Monday, 9 November 2026
Vusimuzi Matlala disputed key details of his witness statement at the Madlanga Commission, while coalition talks after the local elections began in earnest across the metros.
- 21:00
Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi Matlala denied paying suspended police deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya R500,000, saying he gave only R50,000. The Madlanga Commission challenged that denial with an investigator's statement.
- 21:10
Action SA is open to coalition talks with all parties, but in Tshwane it will require partners to back Nasiphi Moya's re-election as mayor, saying her two years in office have been successful.
- 21:04
Shoprite is proposing an alliance banking partnership with Investec, which would become banking sponsor for an expanded transactional account including a debit card. The agreement in principle remains subject to regulatory approval.
- 21:05
Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in jail after last week's conviction for raping a woman and sexually assaulting three others between 2004 and 2009.
- 21:44
Matlala told the commission he was under heavy medication, including prescribed psychiatric drugs, when he gave statements to IDAC officials and the commission's investigators.