RC 260812SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Police-linked hit squads at the Madlanga Commission dominated the hour, alongside scrutiny of illicit alcohol claims, a ferry disaster in Zimbabwe, and a disputed spaza-shop fund briefing.
- 12:07
Madlanga Commission testimony said 149 people were killed in 77 KwaZulu-Natal cases linked to police task teams over three years, with allegations of hit squads targeting taxi, cash-in-transit and drug suspects.
- 12:03
IPID said it can prove in some cases that deceased suspects did not fire at police, contradicting police versions in files now before the DPP for decisions.
- 12:12
SAPA rejected claims of a 55% surge in illicit alcohol sales, saying the figure comes from industry-funded research and that real evidence for that number is lacking.
- 12:26
Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba ferry disaster left at least 15 dead and 27 missing, with rescuers saying the vessel was licensed for 90 but appears to have carried more than 150 people.
- 12:18
Small Business Development told Parliament discrepancies in spaza-shop funding applications were flagged during verification and stopped before approval, while municipalities remain the licensing authorities.