TOP HEADLINES
- Ramaphosa impeachment fight rolls on: Western Cape High Court says MK Party’s appeal against the interdict won’t resolve the main dispute — the Phala Phala impeachment bid is heading to the Constitutional Court.
- DA accuses ANC of using R2m EPWP funding in Limpopo to drum up support ahead of the municipal elections.
- SA files a dossier with the ICJ alleging Israel’s continued breaches of the court’s orders.
- Students carry the cost of the NSFAS funding cap, Parliament hears — housing shortfall is hitting the poorest hardest.
- SASSA gold card switch deadline is TODAY: holders urged to move to Postbank black cards before 31 August or risk losing grant access.
MADLANGA / JUSTICE
- Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni told the Madlanga Commission that an alleged “Big Five” taxi cartel leader tried to kill him; he says he survived two assassination attempts and that DJ Vettys and Sumbody were targeted because of their closeness to him.
- SCA Justice Fikile Mokgohloa laid to rest — mourners described him as a judge who served with integrity.
WHY IT MATTERS
Phala Phala and the EPWP cash-for-support claim keep the ANC’s accountability fight alive straight into election season — and the SASSA card deadline is today, so don’t get locked out of your grant.