RC 261014SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Bail arguments for former top cop Shadrack Sibiya dominated the midday show, alongside a Pietermaritzburg teacher abuse case and a politically linked mass shooting in Ekurhuleni.
- 12:12
Two witnesses in the case against former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya say in victim impact statements they fear for their lives if he is granted bail.
- 12:14
Defence advocate Amanda Nell, in closing arguments, says Sibiya is not a flight risk, is the family's main breadwinner, and will hand over his passports and report to police if bailed.
- 12:56
Four people were killed in a mass shooting in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, among them ANC Youth League members, and the Deputy Police Minister says officers will be deployed to prevent politically motivated killings before the elections.
- 12:15
Lifeline Pietermaritzburg says 11 cases are pending against a high school teacher accused of grooming and abusing learners, who has been suspended and is out on bail.
- 12:50
The Pharmaceutical Task Group warns that illicit weight-loss drugs, including unregistered retatrutide, are being imported and sold by traders, with two deaths reported.