RC 260929SAfmElvis Presslin
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Gender-based violence and organised crime dominated, alongside accountability questions at the Madlanga Commission and Parliament, and warnings about regional water and cyber-financial risks.
- 05:01
Police will ballistically test an AK-47 and 9mm pistol recovered after three suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed in a Pretoria shootout; another suspect was arrested.
- 05:15
The Madlanga Commission ordered criminal charges against former Crime Intelligence deputy head Major General Feroz Khan for failing to honour a subpoena, with testimony set for 6 October.
- 05:56
A GBV activist blamed government failures, including a major DNA backlog and insufficiently specialised policing, after a 23-year-old woman was murdered in Tembisa and 11 bodies were found in Ekurhuleni.
- 05:54
The Kulumani Support Group said it will approach the courts to challenge the TRC’s closed list and seek reparations for more victims from the President’s Fund, worth R2.2 billion.
- 05:19
Bulawayo faces a potential water catastrophe as reservoirs fall below 50% capacity, while delayed infrastructure funding and gold mining in catchment areas threaten future supply.