Daily SA news highlights, pulled live from today’s feeds (SABC, Citizen, Sunday World, Moneyweb, TechCentral). Every item links to the original source.
- Madlanga Commission in chaos: 'Cat' Matlala's legal team threatens to walk out — counsel "calls in sick" but the commission continues anyway (SABC/Citizen/Sunday World).
- Ramaphosa's business-government pact must now deliver growth and jobs for SA's 8.5m unemployed — new push targets 1m jobs (Citizen/Moneyweb).
- Ramaphosa appoints Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams as acting health minister, replacing Dr Aaron Motsoaledi (Citizen).
- First witness takes the stand in Busisiwe Mkhwebane's criminal case; MK party rallies behind her, slams "persecution" (Citizen).
- Koeberg nuclear output halved by dead sardines — PHV (fish pump) named leading cause of the mass die-off (Moneyweb/Citizen).
- Khumalo: corruption charges dropped — police say he'll refocus on the crime battle; case was IDAC/Madlanga-linked (Citizen).
- Scharnick's Madlanga case postponed to 1 September (SABC).
- Nearly 20,000 GBVF cases ended with no arrests or prosecution — NPA/SAPS under fire (Citizen).
- Kathrada Foundation: "Babita Deokaran's ghost still haunts the corrupt" — demands the mastermind behind her hit be jailed (Citizen).
DAILY SA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS — Monday, 24 August 2026
TOP HEADLINES
MADLANGA / JUSTICE & ACCOUNTABILITY
WHY IT MATTERS
The Commission's credibility is being tested in public while the state's accountability machinery (NPA/IDAC) makes news on every front — and Ramaphosa is staking his election pitch on jobs, not excuses.