Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela stepped into the CPUT crisis, as the university kept the residence evacuation deadline but said it would not forcibly evict students or provide transport.

Parliament’s gang-violence inquiry opened with victims’ testimony and a poem from Nathaniel Davids, while the committee said its job is to listen, test evidence and hold institutions to account.

Ramaphosa objected to advocate Tandozani Madonsela leading the Section 89 inquiry, claiming conflict; Parliament deferred appointing an evidence leader and gave parties another week for submissions.

City of Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said the housing waiting list is about 600,000, with state-delivered free homes only for limited categories; the city is pushing micro-developers for scale.

Road Accident Fund problems were described as severe: claims have collapsed, legal vacancies are high, and reform bill RABS is being pushed as a better replacement model.