RC 260817702Africa Melane
Monday, 17 August 2026
Crime, accountability and public cover costs drove the morning, with Kat Matlala’s testimony, Cape Town shootings, and the shift from medical aid to health insurance leading the discussion.
- 05:15
Kat Matlala is due before the Madlanga Commission at 9:30 on 17 and 18 August under subpoena, months earlier than expected, in the inquiry into corruption and criminality in the justice system.
- 05:01
Gauteng police arrested a second suspect, a 24-year-old man, over the Rehar Park shooting that killed two anti-gang unit members and two women; the first suspect, Reagan Collis, remains in custody.
- 05:02
Cape Town police logged multiple weekend murders and shootings in Nyanga and West Bank, while the Nyanga CPF said killing a police officer should be treated as an attack on the state.
- 05:56
Momentum Health said more South Africans are choosing health insurance because it is cheaper, but it covers far less than medical aid, especially for hospitalisation and prescribed minimum benefits.