Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Matlala allegedly gave former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya 2 million rand and 20 impalas, according to allegations put before the Madlanga Commission.

Matlala alleges Sibiya arranged a meeting with a deputy public works minister to help him secure a lease at an SAPS hospital, then asked him for 80,000 rand for alcohol for a ceremony.

Home Affairs has launched the first phase of a digital asylum system requiring biometric information to verify identity and check whether applicants were previously rejected.

A second explosion at Johannesburg's Mayfair substation knocked out the entire substation, leaving more customers without power while the cause remains unknown, City Power says.

SALGA urged parties to put communities first, as at least 138 municipalities are hung councils with no outright majority and coalitions must now be negotiated.