RC 261111Kaya 959Glen Lewis
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Matlala's Madlanga Commission testimony about alleged payments to a former police minister led the afternoon, alongside Mapisa-Nqakula's corruption trial and the Mayfair substation blackout.
- 15:02
Alleged underworld figure Matlala told the Madlanga Commission he handed a former police minister 300,000 rand in cash at a Durban hotel, part of an agreed 1 million rand payment.
- 15:33
Matlala also claims the minister wanted him to buy a 6 million rand retirement property in Trafalgar, KwaZulu-Natal, in exchange for help after a firearms raid on his security company.
- 16:05
Former Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula concluded cross-examination in her Pretoria High Court corruption trial, repeatedly denying receiving money from a defence contractor. The defence calls its witnesses on Friday.
- 15:33
Olympic swimmer Tatiana Smith is switching to the Dutch flag and targeting the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, saying she feels excluded and neglected by Swimming South Africa.