The relocation ends one stage of the Che Guevara Road camp. It leaves two groups needing a credible route to safety, accommodation and ordinary life.

The decision lifts the threat of the PFMA prosecution from the police commissioner, while opening a separate question about the people and processes that put him in the dock.

The announcement targets people linked to specified conduct. Its political significance is substantial, but it should not be turned into a blanket travel ban or a finding against an entire population.

The SIU’s findings put 208 land transfers under scrutiny. The next test is whether Ekurhuleni recovers its assets and repairs the controls meant to protect them.

Police now report eight women’s bodies across Ekurhuleni, with a R400,000 reward and increased police visibility. The eighth case still needs reconciliation.

Two pedestrians were struck on consecutive nights on a short stretch of the N3 between Merrivale and Howick, leaving one dead and another critically injured. The incidents occurred about 200 metres apart, according to Midlands EMS information reported by The Witness. Their proximity makes this a local road-safety concern that warrants examination beyond the individual emergency responses. The Witness

Capitec Bank’s R28-million administrative penalty concerns weaknesses in the controls intended to detect and manage financial-crime risk. The Prudential Authority’s findings cover customer checks, staff training and parts of the bank’s risk management and compliance programme. Understanding those findings requires looking beyond the size of the fine to what the controls are supposed to accomplish. eNCA

Brown Mogotsi is awaiting a ruling on 22 September on his renewed bail application in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court. The latest hearing focused partly on residential addresses advanced by his defence and whether they amount to new facts capable of changing the court’s decision on release. Jacaranda FM: 11 September hearing

National Coloured Congress leader and MP Fadiel Adams is due back in the Pinetown Magistrates’ Court for pre-trial proceedings on 16 October. His latest reported appearance, on 11 September, moved a case involving alleged unauthorised prison interviews towards trial preparation. Adams disputes that his conduct was unlawful. EWN: 11 September proceedings

An Emfuleni vehicle procurement case has brought a private contractor and a municipal fleet official into the same criminal proceedings, with prosecutors alleging that the municipality paid for vehicles it never received. The verified case concerns Mpho Edward Malema, a director of Mabula Forestry and Construction, and an alleged R16-million procurement involving 18 vehicles. NPA case statement

Bafana Mahungela has been convicted of murdering Sandton teacher Kirsten Kluyts, with sentencing proceedings scheduled for 27 October 2026. The case concerns her death during a run at George Lea Park on 29 October 2023. The conviction resolves the trial’s central question of criminal responsibility; the sentence remains a separate, forthcoming court decision. NPA statement, 14 September

Tshilidzi Vincent Mudau has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his four-year-old daughter and to 10 years for arson. The Waterval Regional Court ordered the terms to run concurrently, making the effective sentence life imprisonment. The NPA announced the outcome on 14 September. NPA sentencing statement

Severe weather has moved from a regional forecast into reported road disruption in KwaZulu-Natal. EWN reported at 13:04 on Tuesday, 15 September, that three eastbound lanes of the N3 before the tollgate bridge in eThekwini were flooded and closed. Emergency personnel and metro police were managing traffic. This is a timestamped report of the disruption, not a live indication that those lanes remain closed. EWN: N3 flooding

An attempt to recruit a labour official into processing false UIF claims ended in an undercover operation and a five-year prison sentence for Kwena Mohlala. The 42-year-old was convicted in the Piet Retief Regional Court on 11 September after a plea-and-sentence agreement covering corruption and five fraud counts. IOL, citing the Hawks

At least 21 people died in a three-vehicle collision on the N1 near Leeu-Gamka on Sunday night, 13 September, leaving families awaiting answers about one of the weekend’s deadliest road incidents. Police opened a culpable homicide investigation. Two minibus taxis and a third vehicle were involved; the cause remains under investigation. Associated Press

The prosecution over the killing of Warrick Stock, known as DJ Warras, has expanded with the arrest of Hlengiwe Buthelezi. She and Victor Mthethwa Majola are scheduled to appear in the Johannesburg High Court on 18 September for a pre-trial conference. Their proceedings continue separately from the completed guilty plea and sentence of Armando Pacula. NPA: latest case statement

A tax debt can reach a taxpayer’s bank account without the taxpayer authorising a normal bank payment. SARS can appoint a bank that holds the taxpayer’s money to pay an amount towards an outstanding debt. The same collection mechanism can involve an employer or another person who owes the taxpayer money. For a household already struggling to cover monthly expenses, understanding the notice and the available remedies matters much more than the alarming headline. SARS: owing mo