Wednesday, 9 September 2026

The Section 89 Impeachment Committee voted 19-9 to oppose challenges by the EFF and African Legal Practitioners Association over its decision to rescind Advocate Madonsela’s evidence-leader recommendation.

Tunisia’s press-freedom ranking fell to 137th out of 180 in 2026, while journalists protested Mohammad Yousfi’s detention amid wider arrests of critics under President Kais Saied.

Professor Natasha Holzhausen said South Africa should retain tenders but reform procurement through professionalisation, stricter licensing, background checks, financial disclosures, ethics rules and better technology.

The Steve Biko inquest was postponed after his family argued that Afrikaans documents needed translation and missing records required further investigation; proceedings are unlikely to resume this year.

BRICS’ credibility will depend on turning geopolitical influence into practical benefits, including African infrastructure, industrialisation, skills, technology partnerships, market access and development-bank financing.