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Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni, testifying before the Madlanga Commission, says he has built his businesses through legitimate commercial activities over more than 42 years. He says he is a director of several companies and owns more than 80 taxis, employing about 250 people. Sibanyoni says he is also a family man, businessman and community leader. He says he has always tried to conduct his affairs within the law. 

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is important for young people to understand the rules of war as conflicts continue to affect millions of people around the world. The University of Johannesburg and the ICRC lauched a board game that uses real-world conflict scenarios to challenge players to apply the rules of war under pressure, transforming complex legal principles into an engaging and practical learning experience.  The aim is to teach participants that even during war, the suffering of people must be limited by strict rules of human decency and legal restraint. Lerato Makola reports...

The ANC has vowed to submit its councillor candidates list to the Independent Electoral Commission on time and even long before the commission's Friday deadline. Its leadership held a Special NEC on Thursday to ratify and adopt the party's over 10 thousand councillor candidates list before submitting it. All political parties wishing to contest the November 4 local elections are expected to submit their lists before the end of business on Friday. Our Politics Reporter Ntebo Mokobo has more. 

Parliament's Ad hoc committee, established to look into concerns of national security, is debating whether the placed on special leave Police minister, Senzo Mchunu, had sinister motives when he instructed the disbandment of the Political Killings Taskteam on the last day of 2024. This, as the committee is considering its draft report. The committee is investigating allegations of political interference and criminal interference in SAPS. Zalene Merrington reports...

Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni has told the Madlanga Commission that he strongly denies being part of any criminal organisation, cartel or syndicate. He says he has never directed, financed or taken part in unlawful activities. Sibanyoni also says his nickname, "Joe Ferrari", comes from his lifestyle and has no criminal meaning. He says he previously warned Police Minister about criminal networks and killings in the taxi industry.

The United Nations is warning that the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could run out of money within weeks. The UN is appealing for an additional one-point-one billion dollars, to prevent an already fast-growing epidemic from becoming a catastrophe. Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres says the outbreak is spreading faster than the international effort to contain it, with more than 2,700 people already dead. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports.

Seventy years on - and the struggle may have change but the work is far from over. That's the message from the last surviving leader of the 1956 Women's March, Dr Sophia Williams-De Bruyn. Williams-De Bruyn joined thousands of women, who marched to the Union Buildings against apartheid's pass laws. Her legacy was honoured by the University of South Africa and the South African Council of Churches. The event brought together veterans of the struggle and a new generation being called on to carry the baton forward. Bonolo Maribe filed this report

The Johannesburg Roads Agency says Phase Two of the Lilian Ngoyi Street rehabilitation project is now 72 percent complete. The Agency says the reopening deadline has been moved from the end of August to October 31st, 2026. The Agency has also said the project was delayed by cash-flow constraints, but work has resumed following the finalisation of payments. The remaining work includes road paving, stormwater infrastructure, sidewalks, street lighting and bus stops.  Zweli Nyathi is JRA CEO

Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya says political interference in policing dates back to at least 2009. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission, Lebeya says he was assigned in August 2009 to investigate murder and matters involving Crime Intelligence. He says his investigation later found that family members of Crime Intelligence personnel had allegedly been irregularly appointed within the covert component. Lebeya says his position as Hawks Divisional Commissioner was abolished in January 2011, although he was not told why. Lebeya also told the Commission that political interference created confusion over command structures within the SAPS. He cited a 2011 incident involving Lieutenant Generals being instructed to attend a funeral by then-Acting National Commissioner Major General Mkwanazi.

Dr Godfrey Lebeya told the Madlanga Commission that criminals often pretend to be Hawks or other officials to trick people into paying money. Some even used his own photos and forged a warrant against the Deputy President. Lebeya also explained how he meets informants like Malcolm X and warned that knowing someone does not protect them if they break the law.