RC 260814SAfmAshraf Garda
Friday, 14 August 2026
A news-heavy afternoon focused on the Madlanga Commission, a landmark Wild Coast oil exploration ruling, Zambia’s suspended vote count, and Ramaphosa’s SADC push on migration and integration.
- 15:17
The Madlanga Commission said it will lay criminal charges against businessman Suleiman Karim after he failed to appear for the fifth time, defying an independent medical assessment order.
- 15:45
The Constitutional Court set aside Shell and Impact Africa’s 2014 Wild Coast exploration right, forcing them to start afresh after finding the community consultation and environmental process was flawed.
- 15:04
Zambia’s Electoral Commission suspended nationwide vote counting and result announcements after violence targeting officials and reports of stolen ballot papers, with a 24-hour review promised.
- 15:26
Ramaphosa told SADC leaders that migration should be a choice, not forced by insecurity or lack of opportunity, while also urging regional integration, industrialisation and the removal of trade barriers.