By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Speakers gathered by the Institute for Security Studies call for stronger recruitment, background checks and lifestyle audits in South Africa’s criminal justice system. They also call for better coordination between services, according to IOL.
Vusimuzi Matlala told the Madlanga Commission that Bheki Cele allegedly demanded money, vehicle repairs and a 6 million rand retirement property. He says he gave 200,000 rand to the former minister and that Cele offered to help secure police intervention in his difficulties over a 228 million rand contract, according to IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
Twenty-four Festive Chicken workers in Olifantsfontein, Ekurhuleni, were hospitalised after an ammonia leak on 11 November 2026. The leak was reportedly linked to a technical failure during maintenance work, according to municipal emergency services cited by IOL. The incident has renewed concerns about safety at the site, where a similar leak had already left 15 people hospitalised in 2019.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
South African intelligence says the country could have fallen under the control of criminal networks without the resumption of counter-intelligence operations in Gauteng in February 2025. Acting coordinator Ntandazo Sifolo made the remarks before the Madlanga commission, according to the Sunday Times.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: TimesLIVE ·
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has referred an Auch deputy prosecutor to the Conseil supérieur de la magistrature, accusing her in particular of failing to check Jérôme Barella’s record. Lyhanna, 11, was found dead on 4 June in Gers, according to AFP.
🇫🇷 France · Source: L’essentiel ·
Shortage of psychiatric medicines worsens crisisA shortage of sedatives and antipsychotics, including olanzapine and quetiapine, is putting pressure on public psychiatric services in Gauteng and exposing patients and healthcare workers to increased risks. South Africa’s Department of Health attributes the shortages to manufacturing delays and global supply disruptions, according to the Sunday Times.
69.4% of businesses inspected in Eswatini found non-compliantEswatini Trade Minister Manqoba Khumalo rejects allegations of xenophobia over business inspections launched on 5 May 2026. Of 3,226 businesses inspected, 69.4% were non-compliant, according to a ministry statement cited by the Times of Eswatini.The week in Africa
Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.
