Eyewitness News

21/08/2026

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21/08/2026

Crime Intelligence boss Khumalo says dropped charges won’t deter him from serving public.

Khumalo was speaking outside the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court after the NPA withdrew all charges against him and six other senior Crime Intelligence officials.

21/08/2026

South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) wrapped up its second Ebola simulation exercise, this time at the Beitbridge port of entry in Limpopo.

The two-day drill, held on the 19th and 20th of August tested how officials would detect, isolate and respond to a suspected ebola case at the busy Zimbabwe border crossing.

21/08/2026

ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli on Friday opened a criminal complaint against Burke and Kastelo in Cape Town.

ANC Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli on Friday opened a criminal complaint against Burke and Kastelo in Cape Town.

21/08/2026

The water is almost pitch black, with thick green algae on the surface while no fish, birds or other aquatice can be seen.

Bloom has been conducting oversight visits across Ethekwini, specifically focusing on the municipality’s waste water treatment works.

21/08/2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has argued it’s unlikely that the Western Cape High Court will unreasonably delay a decision in his application to set aside a parliamentary report.

Ramaphosa told the court that at the current rate, he's doubtful that Parliament’s Impeachment Committee will be ready to proceed with public hearings for at least two more months.

21/08/2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Zimbabwe remains a strategic partner and one of South Africa’s largest trading partners.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking at the fourth session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe bi-national commission in Pretoria.

21/08/2026

South Africa and Zimbabwe are looking to deepen trade, investment and economic cooperation.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking at the fourth session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe bi-national commission in Pretoria.

21/08/2026

The defence in the murder case against suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and five co-accused is challenging the State's reliance on common purpose to hold all the accused liable for the alleged murder, robbery and defeating the ends of justice in the 2022 killing of businessman Emmanuel Mbense.

For the state to rely on common purpose, it must establish, among other things, that the accused had a prior agreement, whether expressed or implied, to commit the crime, or actively associated themselves with its commission.

21/08/2026

Molefi Ntseki could be called upon to lead Bafana Bafana through the opening stage of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as the uncertainty over the national team’s next permanent coach continues.

He has worked extensively within South Africa’s national-team structures, including with the junior national teams, before eventually taking charge of Bafana Bafana.