RC 260922702Mandy Wiener
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
A turbulent news-heavy hour centred on senior police prosecutions, a major security-contract investigation, strained US ties and reduced funding for affluent Gauteng schools.
- 12:15
Charges against National Police Commissioner Fani Masimola were formally withdrawn after an NPA review, leaving him free; the NPA says the wider IDAC investigation will examine prosecutorial decision-making.
- 12:40
The SIU raided PSIRA offices to seize documents and devices linked to a failed R130 million security-training contract, alleging unauthorised deviations, poor due diligence and possible misrepresentation.
- 12:28
Brown Mohoti lost his fourth bail bid after providing five addresses, three deemed incorrect; the court found him unreliable and a flight risk, postponing the case to 1 October.
- 12:57
Gauteng Education says Quintile Five schools will receive less funding because of budget pressure and statutory norms, with allocations reduced to roughly R315 per learner.
- 12:14
A senior police lieutenant-general was due in court over alleged grooming of a 16-year-old and rape of an 18-year-old, but had not yet appeared when the programme ended.