RC 260813702Mandy Wiener
Thursday, 13 August 2026
The hour was dominated by hard-edged court and governance stories, led by explosive Madlanga Commission evidence, with campus unrest, SANDF base security, and a Pick It Up labour stand-off also in focus.
- 12:01
Gregory Loftus told the Madlanga Commission his son Bevan was allegedly marked for a R2.5 million hit, with tow-truck rival Clive Nyker and a KZN police CIT task team commander named in the allegation.
- 12:16
The seven men accused of murdering AKA and Tabela Tibbs Motswana were postponed to two trial phases, starting 1 October and running into November, then resuming from 12 April to 14 May next year.
- 12:18
Duduzile Zuma Sambudla’s trial over the July 2021 unrest was pushed to 26 October to 6 November, with the state relying on social media posts such as “We See You” as evidence of incitement.
- 12:04
Police stayed on CPUT campuses after Belleville protests over student finances, historical debt and the new admissions fee, following a building being set alight and two arrests for public violence.
- 12:24
The Defence Portfolio Committee said informal settlements near military bases remain unresolved after 15 months, with a proposed interdepartmental working group still not formally constituted despite warnings about theft, illegal connections and ammunition risks.