RC 261019SAfmJoanne Joseph
Monday, 19 October 2026
Masemola's return as National Police Commissioner and reports of convicted officers still on duty dominated Monday's Daily Discourse, alongside fears of fuel-price protests and unrest in France and at home.
- 10:01
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola returned to office after Ramaphosa lifted his precautionary suspension, and the Public Finance Management Act charges against him have been formally withdrawn.
- 10:08
IOL reports 284 police members convicted of crimes remain on duty, some convicted as long as 10 years ago, prompting concern from Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Policing.
- 10:02
The CCSA has given government 14 days to meet its demand for a 50% fuel price cut or face a three-day national shutdown, and wants lower fuel taxes and a review of the pricing formula.
- 09:05
More than half a million people protested in France over the cost of living and failing public services; some demonstrations turned violent, with shops looted and several hundred police and gendarmes injured.
- 10:46
Professor Jonathan Jansen's back-to-school project found overcrowded classrooms, absent leadership and negotiable timetables in under-resourced high schools, which he warns could boil over as in France.