RC 261030702Africa Melane
Friday, 30 October 2026
Courts and crime dominated this Friday's Early Breakfast, from Zuma-Sambudla's incitement case and frozen taxi-boss assets to Cape Town's deadly taxi violence.
- 04:01
The NPA says there are reasonable grounds for Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla to be convicted of inciting violence during the July 2021 unrest, and opposes her bid to have the charges dropped. A ruling is due next Friday.
- 04:05
Clashes between rival taxi associations in Cape Town have left at least a dozen people dead and many injured over three weeks, with shootings in Delft and Epping disrupting public transport.
- 04:03
The NPA's asset forfeiture unit has secured a preservation order freezing at least R99 million in assets, including houses, estate properties and luxury vehicles, of a Mpumalanga taxi boss and co-accused in an extortion case.
- 05:03
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has submitted a Cabinet memorandum to appoint a lieutenant general as permanent head of the Hawks, with the proposal also sent to Parliament.
- 04:39
Two former Home Affairs officials and a member of the public were arrested for allegedly using a photo-swapping scheme to fraudulently obtain South African passports, linked to 10 applications at a Free State office in 2023.