Tuesday, 1 September 2026

The Madlanga Commission ordered suspended crime intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan to disclose the medical ailment preventing his testimony and set a new appearance date for 28 September.

Cape Town’s planned desalination plant at Paarden Island has been delayed by Transnet’s port expansion, potentially pushing the city’s 70-million-litre daily project to 2036.

Activist Monique Muller described overcrowded Pollsmoor awaiting-trial cells, including up to 120 women sharing roughly 100 square metres, with two toilets and one working shower.

Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi called for education policy based on employment data, citing public administration and outdated automotive training as examples needing reconsideration.

Archaeological work in northern Kruger found glass beads and other evidence of East African coastal trade 700 to 800 years ago, exchanged for ivory and local goods.