TOP HEADLINES
- IFP councillor killed in attack outside his KZN home — political violence fears mount as the municipal elections close in; party demands a probe (Citizen/SABC).
- Crime intelligence boss Feroz Khan dismissed from SAPS — “No member above the law,” police say, ending the career of the officer who stalled the Madlanga Commission (Citizen/IOL/Sunday World).
- Treasury secures R5.6bn loan to improve service delivery in metros ahead of the elections (Citizen).
- IEC rejects ANC “technical glitch” claims over candidate submissions — ruling party’s councillor lists only landed on deadline day (SABC/Citizen).
- Alleged Emfuleni fraudster Janitha van Reenen Coetzee arrested as police net “mastermind” of electricity-theft and infrastructure-damage syndicate (SABC/Citizen).
MADLANGA / JUSTICE & ACCOUNTABILITY
- Feroz Khan sacked: the ex-crime intelligence boss who dodged the Commission with sick notes is out — analysts say his exit shifts the balance of power inside a factional SAPS (Citizen/Sunday World).
- Two accused sentenced to life for the murder of uMngeni DA chief whip (SABC).
- Court rejects Operation Dudula-style sentiment on asylum seekers, affirming their rights (Sunday World).
- SA among world’s Top 10 most organised-crime-affected countries, GI-TOC tells Madlanga inquiry context (SABC).
WHY IT MATTERS
Khan’s dismissal is the first big accountability scalp of the Madlanga era — the witness who stalled the Commission is gone, and the spotlight shifts deeper into SAPS. Meanwhile political violence is now hitting candidates themselves, Treasury is borrowing R5.6bn to make metros deliver before voters go to the polls, and the IEC is refusing to bend for the ANC’s late candidate lists.