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13th January 2020

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MADLANGA COMMISSION: ‘My son was murdered in cold blood by the police,’ father tells inquiry 13th August 2026
Gregory Loftus, the father of a tow truck operator who was killed in a shooting in Durban in 2023, has told the Madlanga Commission that the day before this happened, he tried to interdict police officers from murdering his son. Other evidence, meanwhile, suggested his son was a “notorious” figure.
IN THE DOCK: ‘Death pact’ bound Julius Mkhwanazi and co-accused to secrecy in murder case, court hears 13th August 2026
Former Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and his co-accused in Emmanuel Mbense’s murder allegedly agreed to stay silent. Four of those originally implicated have since died.
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 OP-ED: The Coalitions Bill has stalled, and voters are going into elections blind 13th August 2026
It’s almost impossible for the Coalitions Bill to be passed before the November elections. The voters’ best hope for now is that a few incremental, stopgap changes and guidelines might start helping to build focused and effective local government, especially when coalitions must be formed.
UNKINDEST CUT: Cold snap exposes the obvious — Joburg’s power grid can’t cope 13th August 2026
City Power’s customer calls averaged between 2,000 and 3,700 in July. They hit 6,000 this week as Joburg experienced some of its coldest temperatures of the year.
INSIDE STORY: How Eskom was turned around, told by those who steered it 13th August 2026
The three men who righted the nation’s power utility were all on stage at a Unisa event and told the tale of an unlikely turnaround in their own words.
PROSECUTORIAL Roulette : Ronald Lamola, the justice minister who lit a fire under stagnant TRC cases 13th August 2026
Former minister of justice Ronald Lamola has testified at the Khampepe Inquiry into Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) prosecution delays, that his term of office was the most successful in dealing with the TRC hangover.
RIGHT IDEA, WRONG DIRECTIONS: Sign of incompetence – Gqeberha’s Sho’t left takes a very wrong turn 13th August 2026
A new sign on the Gqeberha beachfront has left locals bemused and tourists possibly lost – its arrows point in the opposite direction to the attractions they name.
CHANGING THE NARRATIVE: Under-pressure All Blacks’ ‘speed the game up’ campaign rings hollow 13th August 2026
The All Blacks want the world to play their way again. The problem is, the Boks worked out years ago that to be successful, they don’t have to.

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