RC 261029SAfmBridget Masinga
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Corruption and crime probes dominated the afternoon, from Madlanga Commission documents to a R99 million asset freeze, while a legal segment unpacked how sexual assault cases work in South Africa.
- 13:01
The acting National Intelligence Coordinating Committee head has agreed that some declassified documents can be used to question him and other witnesses in the Madlanga Commission's open hearings.
- 14:00
The NPA's Asset Forfeiture Unit in Mpumalanga has secured a provisional restraint order over assets estimated at R99 million, linked to Joe Sibanyoni and others accused of organised crime and extortion.
- 13:01
SARS searched the office of the city's chief financial officer this morning. The city says it will not comment on the substance of the matter while the investigation is underway.
- 14:01
Four people died and 11 were critically injured when a truck carrying more than 40 people overturned today. Critically injured passengers were taken to Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital.
- 14:24
South Africa has no statute of limitations for rape or sexual assault, so cases can be reported decades later. Old physical evidence is often gone, so courts rely on circumstantial evidence and witnesses.