The Weekend View

The Parliamentary Constitutional Review Committee is calling on South Africans to step forward and have their say on possible changes to the country's Constitution through its annual review process. Committee Chairpersons, Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach and Mr Mtikeni Patrick Sibande, say the process is designed to test whether citizens believe any amendments are necessary, and to strengthen public participation in constitutional democracy. Now the deadline for submissions must reach the committee by 6 July 2026. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to the Constitutional Review Committee Chairperson Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach 

Democratic Alliance Chief Whip Glynnis Breytenbach says the impeachment process will continue unless a court grants urgent relief to stop Parliament’s work. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa filed papers in the Western Cape High Court seeking to interdict the process pending his review of the Section 89 panel report. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Democratic Alliance Chief Whip Glynnis Breytenbach

Free State Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thabang Lesia has condemned the incident in Hennenman involving a 47-year-old SAPS Rural Safety Coordinator who is alleged to have shot five people, killing three and injuring two, before taking his own life. Brigadier Thandi Mbambo
Provincial Head: Free State Corporate Communication. 

Three men have been shot and killed in Philippi East on the Cape Flats. Police say three unknown attackers approached the victims at a fruit and vegetable stall outside a house in Lower Crossroads on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says the men died from multiple gunshot wounds. The motive remains under investigation, with Serious and Violent Crime Detectives assigned.

Gauteng police have instituted disciplinary action against a police officer seen in a viral video allegedly returning money linked to a bribery incident, with authorities confirming the officer has been identified and placed under investigation as a departmental probe continues to establish the full circumstances. Meanwhile, SAPS management has this week dismissed suspended head of organised crime Richard Shibiri following a disciplinary process that found him guilty of misconduct. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Andy Mashaile , security analyst and former SA interpol Crime Ambassador 

This week Section 27 released a new report titled "Protecting the Future Today: The Need for an Efficient National Child Protection Register to Curb Violence Against Children".  The report reveals serious shortcomings in the implementation of the National Child Protection Register and that more than 15 years after its adoption, the NCPR is severely underutilised. In March 2025, only 49 000 educators, that is 12% of all educators, had been vetted against the NCPR. Section 27 says this undermines the ability to protect children from violence, particularly in schools. This brings a sharp focus on the long standing debate over the unsealing of the Sex Offenders Register. Some experts have argued that the rights of children and the vulnerable must supercede the privacy rights of convicted predators , while legal scholars also warn that publicising the registry violates constitutional privacy protections. Meanwhile, a draft amendment bill is being developed to make the NRSO accessible to citizens... To unpack this Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Tendai Mafuma, Senior Legal Researcher at SECTION 27 and Dr. Suhayfa Bhamjee, Senior Lecturer in Criminal law at The University of KwaZulu Natal ..

Search operations are expected to resume this morning at the Coerney River in Addo in the Eastern Cape after two bodies were recovered yesterday and one person remains missing. Authorities say the search may extend into tomorrow if the missing person is not found today. Police say five people were travelling in a Toyota Hilux bakkie when it was swept off while attempting to cross the river. Three occupants were carried away by the current, while two men on the back of the vehicle managed to jump to safety.

Property is one of the most significant financial investments most South Africans will ever make, yet it is increasingly becoming a target for criminal activity. This is according to Grant Smee, Chief Executive Officer of Only Realty Property Group. He says rising market activity, combined with advanced deception methods, is driving an uptick in property scams. Today we look at the common types of property fraud that are currently affecting the market. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Grant Smee, Chief Executive Officer of Only Realty Property Group 

Angry residents of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are angry over being denied access to the body of their loved ones during burials. They have attacked a tam of healthcare workers in the town of Kotana in the South Kivu province as they attempted to carry out a safe burial of an Ebola victim. Many communities in the DRC observe traditional funeral rites that involve touching the deceased during burial.  But health workers have prohibited the practice because the bodies of Ebola victims are highly infectious. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SABC's correspondent in the DRC, Chris Ocamringa

Over 2500 residents have been displaced following the heavy rains in the Nelson Mandela Bay region in the Eastern Cape this week.  The municipality says at least 21 wards have been affected, with 141 incidents recorded since the South African Weather Service issued an Orange Level 8 warning for disruptive rainfall. While no fatalities or injuries have been reported, dozens of homes have been flooded and roads remain closed. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokesperson Pheelo Oliphant