Monday, 24 August 2026

Seven people, including three municipal employees and apparent contractors, face fraud and essential-infrastructure tampering allegations in Mfuleni; they allegedly took payments for unauthorised electricity reconnections and return to court on 31 August.

South Africa recorded 50,511 gender-based violence and femicide cases in 2025-26, but only 30,736 led to arrests or referrals; rape accounted for 36,212 reports, with KwaZulu-Natal recording the most.

New vehicle safety rules are expected to reach Parliament after public consultation, with new cars potentially required by June next year to have at least four airbags, electronic stability control and stronger side-impact protection.

City Power said an underground fire at the 14-kilometre Fortsburg cable tunnel disrupted Johannesburg supplies, with theft and vandalism suspected; Parktown electricity was later restored, though critical water infrastructure had been affected.

At the Madanga Commission, Vusmusi Matlala said he met General Sibia three or four times, while repeatedly refusing some questions on self-incrimination and ongoing corruption proceedings.