RC 261112702Bongani Bingwa
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Vusimuzi Matlala's Madlanga Commission testimony on white bricks dominated, alongside Tatiana Smith's move to swim for the Netherlands and fresh questions over South African swimming funding.
- 06:02
Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi Matlala struggled at the Madlanga Commission to explain WhatsApp messages about white bricks, first saying he could not tell what was in the video, then calling them a mining product rather than cocaine.
- 07:17
Tatiana Smith, who has won four Olympic gold medals for South Africa, will now represent the Netherlands, citing better high-performance support and a more sustainable career after a prize-money dispute with Swimming South Africa.
- 07:21
A former Olympic champion swimmer says support at the 2004 Athens Olympics was horrific, with athletes threatened before the famous relay and their coach denied access to the pool deck.
- 06:04
COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has published coalition guidelines urging municipalities to revisit their rules on motions of no confidence, with councils advised to obtain legal advice before changing them.
- 06:58
The Men's Foundation's CEO says testicular cancer cases have doubled over the past 10 years, urging men to check for swelling, lumps, or changes in size and to go for a medical checkup.