Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Fourteen suspected illegal miners were found dead at an abandoned shaft near Rustenburg, with police still establishing how they died and others reported injured.

Fadiel Adams’ Madlanga Commission testimony was postponed to 19 August after his written statement arrived after 9pm, prompting a sharp rebuke from the chair.

SALGA said ward councillors are directly elected individuals, separate from party-list PR councillors, and residents should hold them accountable for services like water, electricity and potholes.

An HR specialist advised workers to protect themselves by using company policies, hotlines, grievance procedures and dated written records when reporting corruption, sabotage or retaliation.

A pediatrician explained that rotavirus hits the gut, causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting in under-fives, spreads via the faecal-oral route, and is best prevented by handwashing and early vaccination.