Thursday, 13 August 2026

Madlanga Commission served taxi boss Joe Sibagnone with a Rule 10.6 notice and heard allegations that KZN task teams, including CIT units, worked with criminal syndicates and staged night-time operations without uniforms.

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkwanazi and four others were due in Brakpan Magistrates Court for bail on murder, robbery and defeating the ends of justice charges over Emmanuel Mbense’s 2022 abduction and killing.

The Constitutional Court rejected ATM, EFF and others’ direct appeal bid over the Ramaphosa impeachment interdict, and the committee said it will keep preparing the inquiry while the president’s review case proceeds in the Western Cape High Court.

SASSA said grant reviews are meant to verify eligibility, not cancel grants automatically; beneficiaries only need to respond if called, and should bring proof for any extra money or deposits flagged during the checks.

Parliament’s coalitions bill would make municipal coalition agreements written, signed and gazetted, limit repeated no-confidence motions for 12 months, and remove the earlier 1% electoral threshold after constitutionality concerns.