Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Commissioner Kumalo told Matlala it was more probable that WhatsApp talk of white 'bricks' referred to cocaine, pointing to messages describing a 100% pure product worth about R350,000.

Matlala initially denied, then admitted, a R500,000 payment allegedly made to Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, a claim that the Commission is still weighing.

Matlala claims he was pressured to implicate senior police officials and political figures; the guest said anyone named must be given a chance to respond before conclusions are drawn.

AfriForum's challenge to Johannesburg's flat water demand management levy, now R107.74 after a 65.6% increase, was argued in the Johannesburg High Court, and judgment has been reserved.

AfriForum estimates the levy has raised about R1.8 billion, based on roughly two million residential water accounts paying R107 a month, and says the city has not disputed the figure.