RC 260907SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Monday, 7 September 2026
Court proceedings dominated the programme, led by the decision to continue Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial, alongside updates on a disputed municipal vehicle tender and apartheid-era disappearances.
- 12:16
The Gauteng High Court dismissed Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s application for discharge, finding prima facie evidence that alleged corrupt payments funded property renovations; her corruption and money-laundering trial will proceed.
- 12:23
A supplier linked to Mfuleni’s R16 million fleet tender faces fraud and corruption charges after delivering seven of 18 contracted vehicles; seven more were reportedly found at three other municipalities.
- 12:27
The eighth suspect in Mfuleni’s alleged illegal electricity-reconnection scam will not apply for bail immediately; the state opposes bail while authorities verify his address and investigate another Schedule 5 matter.
- 12:57
Former safety and security minister Sidney Mufamadi told the inquiry that his brother Lawrence disappeared before 1994, and the family still does not know what happened to him.
- 12:46
South Africa’s weather service said severe thunderstorms remained possible in Gauteng that afternoon, but the weekend’s orange level 6 warning had lapsed and no significant weather was expected from Tuesday.