RC 260814SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Friday, 14 August 2026
The hour was dominated by two major legal developments: the Constitutional Court’s Shell ruling on the Wild Coast and the Madlanga Commission’s move against businessman Suleiman Karim.
- 12:09
Constitutional Court blocked Shell from offshore oil and gas exploration and seismic testing off the Wild Coast, overturning the earlier SCA ruling and ending a 13-year legal fight.
- 12:16
Wild Coast communities and environmental groups celebrated the judgment as a complete win, saying Shell’s original public participation was inadequate and their cultural, spiritual and environmental rights were ignored.
- 12:22
Madlanga Commission chair Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga said criminal charges will be laid against businessman Suleiman Karim after repeated no-shows and failure to comply with the Commission’s attendance and document orders.
- 12:27
Legal analyst Lufuna Nivondwe said Commission witnesses have a legal duty to attend, and non-attendance can lead to criminal prosecution, fines or up to six months’ imprisonment.
- 12:51
Pharmaceuticals Made in South Africa warned that illicit medicine trading is growing, especially unregistered and illegally compounded weight-loss and erectile-dysfunction products sold through pharmacies, gyms and salons.