Catch up on the biggest stories this Thursday, 9 July 2026, in our simple daily news update.
Protesters gather during an anti immigrant march to the Diepkloof police station in Soweto, on July 9, 2026. (Photo by Mzingenkosi Sibanda / AFP)
News today includes as President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a further extension for the Madlanga commission, allowing the inquiry additional time to complete its work and deliver its final report.
Meanwhile, suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi, together with the City of Ekurhuleni’s head of legal services, Kemi Behari, has been released on bail following their appearance in a corruption and fraud case.
Furthermore, the United States District Court, for the Eastern District of Tennessee, at Knoxville has sentenced 59-year-old South African Portia Anyamba for being an agent of a foreign country.
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Madlanga commission’s lifespan extended again
President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a further extension for the Madlanga commission, allowing the inquiry additional time to complete its work and deliver its final report.
This is the second time the commission’s timeline has been extended.
Initially established by Ramaphosa in July 2025, the commission was expected to conclude its work within six months.
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Are there still credible leaders in the ANC? Why Ramaphosa is struggling to make good appointments
While President Cyril Ramaphosa has been criticised for making controversial appointments, a political analyst says this may not be his fault at all.
Recently, Ramaphosa came under fire for bringing disgraced former communications minister Dina Pule back into Cabinet as the new minister of social development. Pule was fired by former president Jacob Zuma in 2013 for corruption, maladministration, and breaking the parliamentary code of ethics, among other issues.
A few days later, Ramaphosa announced the former minister of state security, Ayanda Dlodlo, as the country’s new ambassador to France. Dlodlo has been linked to dodgy characters implicated in state capture. She has also been accused of trying to cover up evidence related to state capture.
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Julius Mkhwanazi and Ekurhuleni legal head granted bail, but will stay behind bars – Here’s why
Two of the four accused in the blue lights corruption case, including suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi, have been granted bail, though they will spend another night in custody due to administrative delays.
Mkhwanazi appeared alongside former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi, head of legal and risk services Khemraj “Kemi” Behari and head of human resources Linda Gxasheka in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 9 July 2026.
All four face charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice following their arrests on Wednesday, 8 July, by the police’s Madlanga commission recommendations task team.
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The downfall of women in leadership is because of Ben 10s, says Phophi Ramathuba
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba has warned about the danger of women in power falling for Ben 10s.
Ramathuba spoke during the official handover of a newly built house to the family of conjoined twins in Lulekani on Wednesday under the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality in the Mopani District.
A Ben 10 is a younger man in a sexual relationship with an older woman for materialistic and financial benefits.
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US jails former SA Air Force brigadier-general for acting ‘as an agent of a foreign country’
The United States District Court, for the Eastern District of Tennessee, at Knoxville has sentenced 59-year-old South African Portia Anyamba for being an agent of a foreign country.
According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Anyamba, a former South African Air Force brigadier-general. was sentenced on 17 June 2026.
As part of a plea agreement entered with the court, she pleaded guilty to one count of acting as an agent of South Africa and one count of making false statements in her security clearance application.
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Yesterday’s News recap
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