Tuesday, 20 October 2026

The NPA says it will investigate the alleged role of Mr M in the sexual grooming case against a former Deputy National Police Commissioner, who was denied bail. The case was postponed to the 24th of next month.

The Social Development and Health Bargaining Council ruled that Chief Communications Director Lunga Oliphant's dismissal was procedurally unfair. She is to be reinstated on the 1st of November, with more than 1.5 million rand in back pay.

Five police officers accused of corruption and defeating the ends of justice were each granted R1,000 bail in Polokwane. They are accused of helping undocumented immigrants evade arrest at the airport.

Orient Beach and Eastern Beach in Buffalo City have been closed indefinitely after a fatal attack on a female swimmer. Authorities have urged the public to stay out of the water.

The 40th anniversary of the Mbuzini crash, which killed Samora Machel and 33 others, was marked. His daughter Josina Machel said the inquest into the 1986 crash still has no clarity or final confirmation for the families.