Gauteng municipalities have pledged to strengthen financial reporting and address audit weaknesses throughout the year as the province launches a new protocol aimed at improving audit readiness and restoring public confidence in local government.

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has warned that recurring governance and control failures in the post-school education sector cannot continue without consequences, calling for urgent corrective action and stronger oversight.

Former Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan will not testify before the Madlanga Commission after a family member was killed in a shooting incident on the R21 in Gauteng.

The Motor Industry Staff Association says soaring fuel prices are pushing workers and struggling households beyond the survival line, and has urged government to urgently reinstate a temporary R3-a-litre fuel levy reduction.

Former Sekhukhune United player Mokete Sean “Shaune” Mogaila has pleaded guilty to culpable homicide and failing to render assistance following a fatal 2024 crash in Tembisa that claimed the life of Gomolemo Mavimbela.

A KuGompo-based attorney accused of submitting fraudulent Road Accident Fund claims worth about R5.2 million will remain in custody pending a formal bail application, with the State set to oppose her release.

The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption has provisionally withdrawn the multi-million-rand corruption case involving former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane and several former senior police officials,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.