Thursday, 12 November 2026

The Madlanga Commission heard that intelligence reports formed the basis of verbal briefings to President Cyril Ramaphosa six days before the July 6 briefing that alleged corruption among senior police officials and infiltration of the criminal justice system.

National Assembly House Chairperson Cedric Frolick says the Coalitions Bill, tabled only in August, cannot be rushed through before coalition talks conclude, and any shortcuts would come back to haunt Parliament.

The Supreme Court of Appeal granted the ANC leave to appeal a High Court ruling that declared its Eastern Cape provincial task team invalid and unlawful, after the team was appointed by Secretary General Fikile Mbalula.

Cape Town water use reached 912 million litres a day, more than 52 million litres over target, so household consumption must drop by at least 10% through the summer and into next winter.

Draft recreational fishing regulations proposing a ban on night fishing in estuaries would hit poorer anglers who fish for food, according to Rhodes University's Warren Potts, who urges written submissions.