RC 260820702Bongani Bingwa
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Madlanga Commission tensions, a DA finance spokesperson’s foreign-exchange controversy, and Parliament’s corruption backlogs dominated a busy morning of hard news and sharp interviews.
- 07:10
Fadil Adams returned to the Madlanga Commission after conceding some earlier claims were untrue, while facing more questions over missing-docket timelines, classified documents and accusations against senior police.
- 06:51
The DA’s Mark Burke was told to step aside from Parliament’s finance committees after the Reserve Bank flagged his company, Costello, over possible foreign-exchange breaches involving transactions worth about R4 billion.
- 07:16
Scopa heard that nearly 6,000 SIU criminal referrals since 2011 produced only about 10% registered dockets and just 91 convictions, prompting calls for better tracking, funding and stronger Hawks leadership.
- 07:31
Crime boss Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkwanazi told Parliament’s gang summit that law enforcement may already be infiltrated by gang members, and that prisons are breeding grounds for organised crime.