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Stories of the past week in South Africa, Compiled by CHRIS MAKHAYE Former President Thabo Mbeki appearred before the TRC Cases Commission this week where he answered allegations levelled against him It was a week when the past came to reclaim the present, when a police chief walked back into headquarters, when a businessman tried to fly out and ended up in leg-irons, and when a man died on a Durban pavement for the crime of being foreign. 1. MBEKI BREAKS SILENCE - "I DID NOT

UTHUKELA MM CAUGHT IN R100K BRIBE TRAP, THEN TRIES TO BUY HAWKS FOR R600K The belaguered uThukela District Municipalty manager, Langelihle Jili, who remains behind bars after appearing in court on charges of fraud, corruption, money-laundering, extotion By TQ Correspondent The water does not run in Uthukela, but the bribes do. In a sting that reads like a textbook on municipal rot, Uthukela District Municipality Municipal Manager Langelihle Sphiwekuhle Jili, 46, was arrested

Many people don't realise how crucial is the upcoming local government elections in their lives THE QUEST: 2026 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS The Quest Editor-in-Chief MBULELO BALOYI answers questions on the political battle for South Africa's municipalities 1. Why is it important for voters to vote in the upcoming local government elections on 4 November 2026? Local government is the sphere of government that most directly affects people's daily lives, from water and electricit

Zuma Fires 9th MKP SG In Two Years The now former MKP secretary general Sibonelo Nomvalo By CHRIS MAKHAYE The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has fired its Secretary-General Sibonelo Nomvalo by presidential decree, just 12 days before South Africa's local government elections. Nomvalo, who was plucked from the National Assembly where he served as an MP on Parliament's ad hoc committee probing allegations by KZN police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, was "relieved of his duties

General Fanie Masemola is back at the helm Suspended SAPS chief Fanie Masemola resumed duty on Monday as tender charges are withdrawn and police face deepening leadership crisis. By CHRIS MAKHAYE The National Commissioner was warmly welcomed and saluted by the police top brass as he walked into SAPS Headquarters on Monday morning (19 October 2026) for his first management meeting, marking the end of a tumultuous six-month hiatus. The occasion signalled a decisive restoration

Court jails Nigerian trafficker for life in Malvern brothel slavery case amid anti-foreigner March and March fracture over bribery By NOSIPHO SOSIBO PINETOWN – She was not kidnapped at gunpoint. She was bought with a bus ticket. Between 2 and 6 September 2022, a young South African woman was lured to Malvern, KwaZulu-Natal, her fare paid by Nigerian national Ifeanyi Ifeanacho. On arrival, he locked the door and told her: "I own you." He raped her twice. When she begged to lea

By CHRIS MAKHAYE If Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni thought he would cruise through his testimony this week like he did previously, windows down, Bible on the dashboard, he was mistaken. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga's Commission parked his Ferrari for good. And he was not the only one who learned that a subpoena is not a suggestion. CRUISE CONTROL On Tuesday, the Mpumalanga taxi boss walked in swaggering, expecting another soft ride. Commissioner Sesi Baloyi SC had other plans. She pin

Deputy SAPS Head Faces Triple War On All Fronts From Madlanga's criminal probe call to rape, trafficking and disciplinary charges, Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya's legal collapse is accelerating. By CHRIS MAKHAYE Every rope has an end, and for Deputy National Commissioner Lt General Shadrack Sibiya, the frayed end of the rope has finally come into view. For 37 years he rose – student constable, Hawks head in Gauteng, Commercial Crime boss, Joburg Anti-Corruption chief, and in July 20

KZN COURTS SEND RAPISTS AND FEMICIDE KILLER TO LIFE BEHIND BARS Courts jails three femicide and rape accused for life as South Africa reels from 11 murdered women found in Ekurhuleni and soaring GBV stats. By NOSIPHO SOSIBO DURBAN – KwaZulu-Natal courts have sent a blunt, unflinching message this week: rape and kill a woman in this province and you will grow old in prison. The hard line from three regional courts – Dundee, Esikhaleni and Scottburgh – comes as South Africa rem

What (#IFPKZN)IFP Mayoral Candidate Mkhuleko Hlengwa Has Planned for eThekwini IFP eThekwini Mayoral candidate Mkhuleko Hlengwa says things will change if his party wins Opinion piece by MKHULEKO HLENGWA For too long, the people of eThekwini have witnessed their city’s steady decline. Too often, the eThekwini municipality makes the news for the wrong reasons: sewage pollution affecting rivers and beaches, repeated water interruptions, unreliable refuse collection, ageing infr

Police raid suspended Police Minister Mchunu's KZN home for the second time, seizing phone again under High Court warrant for fraud investigation Mchunu says he will respond to the issues around raids and seizure of his gadgets By CHRIS MAKHAYE ON Monday this week KZN police raided the KwaZulu-Natal home of suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu for a second time, seizing electronic devices. For a man who started with chalk in hand, it is a brutal fall. Members of the pro

Three gunmen massacre 11 including a pregnant woman at a party in KwaMakhutha on Tuesday night, leaving house blood-soaked and community terrified of deadly retribution Eleven people, including a pregnant women, killed in KwaMakhutha on Tuesday night By NOSIPHO SOSIBO and CHRIS MAKHAYE KWAMAKHUTHA — The smell of blood was still in the yard on Wednesday morning when Premier Thami Ntuli walked in to the scene of one of bloodiest massacres. He found women crying outside an RDP h

AmaZulu FC boss concedes defeat to Danny Jordaan in SAFA elections, saying his reform campaign exposed entrenched problems in South African football governance. Business tycoon Sandile Zungu concedes defeat to Danny Jordaan in the SAFA presidency contest By CHRIS MAKHAYE AMAZULU FC owner and business tycoon Sandile Zungu has vowed to continue fighting for reform in South African football after losing his bid for the presidency of the South African Football Association (SAFA).

SAFA votes in Midrand Saturday as Zungu accuses Jordaan camp of vote‑buying, barring regions, with bonuses and VAR unresolved. TQ CORRESPONDENT Midrand will be noisy on Saturday. Not with vuvuzelas, but with whispers, threats and alleged financial inducements. The South African Football Association holds its elective congress in Midrand, where 52 regions and associates will cast around 265 votes. On paper it is a simple contest: incumbent Danny Jordaan, 75, chasing a fourth t

Adams’ fraud case postponed; NPA insists trial‑ready, while Adams claims political persecution after alleging corruption against top SAPS officials. By CHRIS MAKHAYE AND NOSIPHO SOSIBO PINETOWN – National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams made a brief appearance before the Pinetown Regional Court on Friday, where his fraud case was postponed to 16 October 2026 for a pre‑trial conference. The courtroom was packed with Adams supporters and journalists, reflecting the politi

Zulu King Misuzulu hosts the nation’s biggest cultural stage as maidens converge on eMashobeni Palace for tradition, spectacle and renewal. By CHRIS MAKHAYE ALL roads lead north on Saturday. To oPhongolo. To eMashobeni. There, at the new royal palace on the dusty border between Nongoma and oPhongolo, King Misuzulu kaZwelithini will take centre stage as tens of thousands of maidens lay reeds at his feet. The big return It is uMkhosi woMhlanga — the Reed Dance — and KwaZulu-Nat

Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara has been sworn in as head of South Africa’s embattled IDAC, replacing Andrea Johnson, who resigned under allegations of evidence tampering, witness endangerment and political interference revealed during the Madlanga Commission. By The Quest Correspondent For more info go to https://www.thequestnews.com/post/npa-to-withdraw-charges-against-crime-intelligence-head-khumalo-and-six-others ON Monday Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara took the oath of office at

South Africa’s Competition Commission warns of rocket‑and‑feather pricing, where costs rise fast but fall slowly. From fuel to maize meal, households face stubbornly high prices despite falling input costs, eroding disposable income and consumer welfare. By MAFIKA MNDEBELE Temporary shocks can legitimately push prices higher. But when fuel, agricultural commodities and other input costs fall while consumer prices remain elevated, South Africans are entitled to ask a simple qu

The Anele Tembe inquest opened in Cape Town while the Durban High Court prepares for the AKA murder trial. Seven accused, including two extradited from Eswatini, face charges as South Africa confronts intertwined tragedies of Tembe’s fall and Forbes’ killing. The inquest into the death of Anele Tembe began on Monday in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court, more than five years after the 22‑year‑old fell from the 10th floor of the Pepper Club Hotel. The Absent Witnesses What hangs

Durban’s Go!Durban bus rapid transit will finally launch in December, 16 years late and R10 billion spent. Starting with the C3 corridor, the city trails Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya, Cape Town’s MyCiTi and African peers like Lagos, Dar es Salaam, Accra, Dakar and Addis Ababa. By CHRIS MAKHAYE PINETOWN — The station on Josiah Gumede Road was supposed to be the future. Now its glass is gone, its red paint is peeling to pink, the electronic boards have never lit up, and weeds are cr