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The Madlanga Commission is no longer willing to entertain Feroz Khan’s excuse that he cannot appear before the inquiry due to his repeated hospitalisations, and orders that he be examined by an independent doctor. The now ex-senior SAPS Crime Intelligence official was first expected to give evidence in June, but…

Another week, another arrest warrant for corruption-accused, suspended deputy Ekurhuleni Metro Police Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi.And never mind Africa’s richest city, Johannesburg council meetings can’t run without diesel, evident in this week’s final sitting heavily delayed by a thirsty generator. Plus five other stories you need to know in the week…

NOTE: Listener’s discretion is strongly advised. In Part 2 of News24’s narrative podcast investigation, The Daveyton Muti Murders, we honour the memory of budding Wits University student, Wandile Jasop, and detail a deeply disturbing cycle of extreme violence unfolding in the historic Ekurhuleni town in the late 2010s. Reported over nearly six…

In this episode, MTN CEO Ralph Mupita joins Bruce to unpack a strong set of first-half results driven by Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, with R13.9 billion in dividends repatriated. Mupita addresses the R74 billion trademark lawsuit MTN dismisses as frivolous, the Iran investment it cannot exit because of US…

In our top story in this midweek edition of News24’s Unread, self-proclaimed Crime Intelligence agent Brown Mogotsi, facing charges relating to an apparent staged attempt on his own life, now wants bail again, but the police officer investigating Mogotsi accuses him of plotting a brazen break from court custody. In…