RC 260901SAfmAshraf Garda
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Crime, political accountability and education-to-employment gaps dominated, while Pizzo Mosimane’s Bafana return prompted divided reactions and a landmark MTN jurisdiction case raised corporate accountability questions.
- 15:12
Stats SA recorded 63,000 household murder incidents over five years, up 6.8% from 59,000; murder was the only household crime category to increase.
- 16:02
Parliament’s impeachment committee will reconsider its evidence-leader nominee after President Ramaphosa raised conflict-of-interest concerns, with previous candidates or new nominations to be reviewed by Friday.
- 16:23
A Constitutional Court judgment will determine whether South African courts can hear East Asian Consortium’s $4.2-billion bribery claim against MTN over an Iranian telecommunications tender.
- 16:15
Analyst Kaya Sithole said graduate unemployment reflects a mismatch between qualifications and workplace demand, requiring employers and educators to align curricula, practical training and future skills.
- 17:33
Pizzo Mosimane began his second Bafana Bafana spell with assistants Muzi Matlaba and Kabelo Rauwache forming his technical team, replacing Hugo Broos’s backroom staff.