Saturday, 14 November 2026

JMPD Constable Michael Potane told the Madlanga Commission that ex-superintendent Phineas Manyama called his team to a petrol station meeting after a drug bust where 22 bricks of suspected cocaine were seized.

New York Attorney General Letitia James called for accountability and stronger building safety protections after a Brooklyn building collapse killed eight people, as the city's Buildings Department opened a full investigation.

Parliament's women's caucus called on the Department of Social Development to engage corporate South Africa to fund more shelters, noting 134 government shelters with about 1,750 beds across nine provinces.

With over 130 hung councils after the recent elections, the SACP says leftist parties must not work with parties they disagree with, and any partner must back minimum programmes such as stopping municipal privatisation.

Soul singer Freddie Jackson died on October 5 at 70, after living with chronic kidney disease and partnering with the National Kidney Foundation on early detection.