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NEWS: Minister for Youth, Women and People with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has denied allegations of nepotism in her office.

Reports revealed that those close to Chikunga and her deputy, Steve Letsike, were being hired or favoured over other candidates.

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The Presidency says the extension will allow the Commission to finalise all areas it has opened during hearings.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the Madlanga Commission’s reporting deadline to 16 November 2026. The Commission, probing criminality, political interference and corruption in the justice system, was originally due to report on 31 August.

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WATCH: Iran has been bombed just a few minutes ago by United States of America. This has resulted in fuel price increase and the collapse of stocks.

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BREAKING NEWS: The suspended Ekurhuleni legal head who was recently testifying at the Madlanga Commission has been arrested.

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Gauteng has welcomed the arrest of more than 150 suspected illegal miners during a joint operation by the police, South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and Sibanye Protection Services at Kloof Mine in Westonaria.

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NEWS: Ntsiki Mazwai has entered the political arena.

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The organisation says years of financial mismanagement and poor oversight have led to declining service delivery, warning that withholding funding also affects residents.

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AfriForum says the National Treasury’s decision to withhold 13.5-billion-rand in funding from 69 municipalities highlights widespread governance failures in local government.

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Msimanga disputed claims purportedly made in an affidavit to the Public Protector that he was also pressured into meeting with Resolve Communications’ clients. He reiterated that he would ask the party to investigate the impact of the allegations on the DA.

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Former Tshwane Mayor and DA Federal Chairperson Solly Msimanga says he was never lobbied by clients of Tony Leon’s firm, Resolve Communications. Former party leader John Steenhuisen revealed that he felt uncomfortable with meetings set up by Leon’s firm on behalf of its clients.

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WATCH: ANC members are outside the party’s provincial headquarters in King Williams Town, protesting claims of rigged meetings and leadership fights. The group is also calling for the provincial executive committee, whose term has lapsed, to be reinstated.

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Alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi Cat Matlala will no longer appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry investigating police corruption tomorrow. Evidence leaders have requested that his appearance be postponed to a later date, citing heightened media and public interest.

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African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, accused the opposition of hindering progress in relation to immigration issues.

He says when the ANC brought the BMA to Parliament, it was opposed by the Democratic Alliance and delayed by others in that house.

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NEWS: There are still many Cabinet ministers who fail to answer written questions in Parliament. According to a parliamentary report, 10 out of 34 members of the Cabinet have failed to answer a quarter of the written questions posed to them this year.

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WATCH: SAPS Major-General Feroz Khan was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and currently undergoing an emergency surgery after being shot at about 11pm on Third Avenue, Johannesburg.

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JUST IN: Forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan will appear before the Madlanga Commission on Monday (29 June). He was subpoenaed earlier today.

He is expected to take the stand just after alleged drug trafficker Tumelo Nku following the postponement of his testimony last week.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa told young people that the new Ekurhuleni University will have its first intake next year. The university, however, does not exist at all.

This was during an engagement with young people in Ekurhuleni.

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