RC 261110SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Testimony at the Madlanga Commission dominated, with alleged kingpin Vusimuzi Matlala admitting large payments to a senior police general, as unemployment rose to 33.7%.
- 12:06
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026, up from 33.6% in the previous quarter, according to Stats SA's quarterly labour force survey.
- 12:24
Under cross-examination at the Madlanga Commission, Vusimuzi Matlala admitted giving General Sibiya 500,000 rand towards a child's wedding, and said he feared for his family's safety.
- 12:16
Matlala conceded that signing a statement he had not had read to him, while under undue influence, amounted to a misrepresentation, though he said he did not intend one.
- 12:54
Dylan Perumal, a figure linked to IDAC, has been hospitalised, and the NDPP urged the public not to spread unconfirmed reports that he tried to take his own life.