Monday, 17 August 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the 46th SADC Summit in Durban, with migration becoming the central corridor issue despite the official agenda focusing on industrialisation, minerals, infrastructure and agriculture.

Operation Prosper is being called ineffective after more than 30 people were killed in the Western Cape over the weekend; Ian Cameron said the violence points to a governance crisis, not just a policing problem.

SAMATU says South Africa has about 1,400 unemployed doctors while the health department had 1,518 vacant medical posts at the end of March, blaming poor planning and shrinking health budgets.

The Matlanga Commission is set to hear Vusimuzi Matlala’s testimony for two days after bringing his appearance forward; he faces questions over the R360 tender, alleged criminal links and attempted murder allegations.

Westbury residents described a deadly shooting involving what appeared to be Uzi machine guns, with community leaders warning that gang violence, drug networks and possible police collusion are pushing the area to a new level of fear.