Thursday, 20 August 2026

South African psychiatrists rejected claims in a UK documentary that ADHD is a myth, saying it is a real neurodevelopmental condition that must be diagnosed through a detailed clinical assessment and collateral history, not a screening box.

Rebecca Davis said her adult ADHD diagnosis at 43 was transformative, describing years of guilt and shame before medication and diagnosis finally made her struggles with admin and focus make sense.

CPUT remains shut pending talks between student leaders, management and the Higher Education Department, with more than 20 grievances still on the table, including scrapping the financial recovery plan and removing the vice-chancellor and CFO.

At the Madlanga Commission, Fadiel Adams conceded dockets in his cases were never intercepted, but were sent normally to Pretoria; his associate Stuart Sharnick was arrested outside the hearing after allegedly intimidating a journalist.

Cape Town Mayor Jordan Hill-Lewis used his final council address to claim the metro added 418,000 jobs this term, spent R12.4 billion on infrastructure, and cut sewer spill and pump-station failures significantly.