Madlanga Commission — daily vlog brief for Friday 14 August 2026. The short version for people who cannot sit through six hours of live feed.
From the day
SA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS — Fri 14 Aug 2026
TOP HEADLINES • Unemployment hits 33.6% — jobless crisis deepens (Mail & Guardian) • ConCourt dismisses Ramaphosa’s impeachment appeal — ANC caucus welcomes ruling • IPID accuses KZN SAPS task team of extrajudicial killings; gangs found inside task teams • Durban water crisis worsens — tougher laws could jail municipal managers • NSFAS missing-middle loans: only 3,102 of 53,000 applicants eligible (R15bn shortfall) • Scopa draft report exposes RAF staff purges and governance collapse
MADLANGA / JUSTICE • Madlanga Commission hears new testimony on fatal 2023 Durban shooting (SABC) • Mapisa-Nqakula corruption trial postponed as ex-Speaker seeks discharge • Four years after State Capture report — still no procurement watchdog body • Mpumalanga education CFO dismissed over R2m laptop tender
WHY IT MATTERS: Jobs, water and police accountability all slipped this week — and the courts plus the Madlanga Commission are now the main levers forcing action.
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The same day, cut into watchable clips across our three channels:
- Madlanga Today — timeline / what happened: channel
- PoliPulse — legal / process / context: channel
- Mzansi Pulse — street / how people feel: channel
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