Tuesday, 13 October 2026

A girl's father told the court in an affidavit that former suspended deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya threatened to harm or wipe out his entire family, a claim raised at Sibiya's bail hearing.

Former Knysna mayor Thando Matika and two senior municipal officials were granted bail of R20,000 after being charged with corruption, extortion and money laundering over alleged kickbacks from a security contract.

Stats SA says mining production fell 12.7% year on year in August, a steeper drop than July's 7%, with platinum group metals the biggest drag and gold sales down 48.6%.

Treasury is weighing a R10 billion fuel relief fund against a fuel levy cut costing about R17 billion, and an economist warns that any relief comes at a real cost to the budget.

Yannick Donis broke down in tears in the Western Cape High Court and refused to answer questions under cross-examination as the state closed its case in the Nafis Modak gang trial.