The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption has provisionally withdrawn the multi-million-rand corruption case involving former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and several former senior police officials, saying the matter will be re-enrolled after further consideration of certain aspects of the case.

The disciplinary proceedings against Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya are continuing, with the hearing postponed to 12 October to give him time to consult his legal representatives. SAPS says the disciplinary process has not been halted by the separate Labour Court proceedings.

With schools reopening for the fourth term on Tuesday, the Gauteng Department of Community Safety is urging taxi, bus and learner transport operators to prioritise road safety as traffic volumes are expected to increase across the province.

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed a High Court judgment in a matter brought against her by ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, saying the court did not order her to retract or apologise for statements she made about money in the party’s internal elective processes.

The SIU has welcomed the High Court judgment dismissing Morgan Maumela and the MHR Maumela Family Trust’s urgent bid to prevent the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale preserved in connection with the Tembisa Hospital corruption investigation.

Seven accused are expected to appear in the Durban High Court as the long-awaited trial over the deaths of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his close friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane gets under way.

The football club says it has approached the High Court to preserve funds linked to certain transactions while they are investigated, stressing that the application is not a finding of wrongdoing.

Deputy Higher Education Minister Yusuf Cassim says progress has been made in resolving outstanding tuition fees and allowances, while laptops for funded students are expected by mid-October.

Four school teams will compete in the 15th annual National Schools Moot Court Programme, tackling the constitutional question of whether schools can restrict learners’ access to social media during school hours.

Police have arrested nine foreign nationals during an Operation Vala Umgodi crackdown on illegal mining activities in Mashobodo, near Ngodwana.

INTERPOL South Africa has arrested two Turkish nationals wanted by authorities in Türkiye in separate cases involving rape, sexual assault, kidnapping and other serious offences.

Thousands of animal lovers are expected at the Sea Point Promenade on Sunday as more than 20 welfare organisations come together for South Africa’s largest official World Animal Day celebration.

The Special Investigating Unit says the Special Tribunal has dismissed former parliamentarian Pule Mabe’s attempt to suspend its Enviro Mobi investigation and preservation order, allowing the civil recovery case to proceed.

Gauteng is introducing a weekly tracking and reporting system to monitor the government’s response to gender-based violence and femicide, while deploying more resources to high-risk police stations and auditing unsafe areas across municipalities.

A former Home Affairs employee has been found guilty of 264 charges linked to the fraudulent acquisition of South African passports by foreign nationals at the department’s Pietermaritzburg office.