Top Headlines
- National Assembly rejects EFF’s motion of no confidence against Speaker Thoko Didiza — MPs voted it down on Thursday after EFF’s Soviet Lekganyane pushed the motion.
- DA’s Constitutional Court bid to strip the finance minister of VAT powers to be heard — the challenge sets up a major test over who controls tax policy.
- IDC swings to R4.65bn loss, restates prior results — the Industrial Development Corporation’s red ink raises fresh questions about the state-owned lender.
- Electoral Court fines De Lille’s GOOD party R900,000 over secret donation — the penalty under the Political Party Funding Act relates to an undisclosed R900k T-shirt donation from Electrox.
- FlySafair confirms jet fuel shortage disruptions at OR Tambo — carrier says no flights cancelled, but refuelling delays are hitting departures.
Madlanga / Justice
- Hawks boss General Godfrey Lebeya tells the Madlanga Commission he refused an O’Sullivan request for Phala Phala information — in testimony on the inquiry’s handling of the matter.
- Lebeya says he doesn’t know Katiso “KT” Molefe — and the commission says it can’t help resolve his legal funding dispute.
- State’s retreat in Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s perjury battle changes the complexion of the case, Sunday World reports.
Why it matters: Didiza survives, keeping Parliament’s leadership intact, but the ConCourt VAT showdown and the IDC’s R4.65bn loss signal big fights ahead over money and accountability — while the Madlanga Commission keeps pulling top cops into the witness box.