RC 260812702Mandy Wiener
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
The show was dominated by explosive Madlanga Commission evidence on alleged KZN police killings and tow-truck drug links, plus a Home Affairs fight over a R300 million repatriation bill.
- 12:11
IPID told the Madlanga Commission it has investigated more than 300 KZN police cases since 2023, including 77 task-team shootings in which 149 people died, raising allegations of extrajudicial killings.
- 12:13
Evidence also linked some KZN police to the tow-truck industry, with claims that officers direct jobs to preferred tow trucks, take commissions, and that trucks are being used to move drugs.
- 12:19
The DA renewed its call for body-worn cameras for police, arguing every shooting must be lawful and independently testable, after promises to roll them out again failed to materialise.
- 12:49
Home Affairs said South Africa will seek partial reimbursement from countries such as Malawi and Nigeria after spending about R300 million on repatriating migrants, but the practical invoicing process is still being worked out.