RC 261111947Anele Mdoda

Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Vusimuzi Matlala's testimony that Shadrack Sibiya extorted him dominated the show, alongside Helen Zille's refusal to apologise to Julius Malema and a listener-driven debate on children's bedtimes.

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  1. 06:32

    Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi Matlala told the Madlanga Commission that Shadrack Sibiya pressured him and that he feared for his safety and his loved ones, a significant shift from his earlier testimony.

  2. 06:01

    Helen Zille said on X she would neither retract nor apologise to Julius Malema despite his lawyers' close-of-business deadline, and the EFF says it will file a defamation case if she does not retract.

  3. 06:06

    Tatiana Smith is switching her swimming nationality to the Netherlands, saying financial pressure turned her sport into a burden, after waiting over a year for Swimming South Africa to pay her R500,000.

  4. 06:04

    Lottery ticket sales reached R7.5 billion in 2025-26 with R1.8 billion to disburse, and the NLC told Parliament it is tightening grant allocations after finding problems in its funding.