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July 10, 2026, 1:45 pm
All of Africa Today - July 10, 2026
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Madlanga Commission Gets More Time to Root Out Corruption
- [Scrolla] The Madlanga Commission's final report, originally due in March, will now only be submitted on 16 November 2026. The commission must finish hearing evidence by 2 October, so it can close off matters it has already opened, President Ramaphosa said.
Shoprite in the Spotlight As Human Rights Commission Grills Food Giants On Pricing
- [Scrolla] The SAHRC closes the second leg of its national food systems inquiry on Friday, 10 July. Amandla.mobi says Shoprite has ignored a 20,000-signature petition demanding lower food prices.
Embassy Visit, Event-Snooping - South Africa 'Spy' Portia Anyamba's Secret U.S. Reports for Cash
- [Daily Maverick] Former SA Air Force brigadier general Portia 'Posh' Anyamba, who has been sentenced to jail in the United States for being a foreign agent for South Africa, was apparently paid to go to events and secretly report back to officials from this country. These and other accusations and admissions are contained in a plea agreement.
Investment in Border Security Is Paramount to Avoid Deportation and Repatriation Revolving Door
- [Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has concluded that sustained investment in border security is essential if South Africa is to break what it described as the "deportation and repatriation revolving door", where thousands of undocumented foreign nationals are repeatedly processed for deportation while weaknesses at South Africa's borders continue to undermine immigration enforcement.
1,102 Repatriated From South Africa in Phase One
- [Nile Post] The government has completed the first phase of its voluntary repatriation exercise for Ugandan nationals affected by xenophobic unrest in South Africa, with a total of 1,102 people safely returned home.
Refugee Appeals Backlog Reduced By More Than 12%
- [SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Home Affairs says reforms at the Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa (RAASA) have reduced the country's active refugee appeals caseload by more than 12%.
There Is No Universal Healthcare Without Disability Inclusion
- [Health-e] The curtain on my long-standing career as a public health service employee after more than a decade spent championing the health rights of the most vulnerable, has drawn to a close. But it closes with sobering thoughts about what we have achieved and what we are yet to.
Water Contractors Say Ethekwini Municipality Failed to Pay Them Months Ago
- [GroundUp] Municipality says it still needs to verify which companies need to be paid
Mystery Witnesses N and O Set to Blow NPA's Cover Wide Open
- [Scrolla] The Madlanga Commission will decide on Friday if a crime intelligence officer and a detective can testify in absolute secret. Witnesses plan to expose how former prosecuting head Shamila Batohi allegedly blocked a criminal case against top cop Feroz Khan.
Govt Evacuates Another Batch of 284 Nigerians From South Africa
- [This Day] The federal government has evacuated another batch of 284 Nigerians from South Africa, making it the fifth flight operated to bring back the citizens from the hostile African nation.
Parole Officers Are Drowning in Cases
- [GroundUp] Just 933 officers for 82,000 parolees and probationers
After the June 30 Deadline - What Did South Africa's Anti-Immigration Marches Actually Achieve?
- [Daily Maverick] March and March has achieved something that no civic organisation has managed in years, and that is putting a single domestic issue at the top of national politics and keeping it there.
Anti-Crime Council Launched As Govt Calls for United Fight Against Crime
- [SAnews.gov.za] Government has called for a united, society-wide response to crime, saying law enforcement alone cannot overcome the country's safety challenges.
Underground ANC, Military Camps, Paris - Convicted SA 'Spy's' Movements Before U.S. Jail
- [Daily Maverick] Portia 'Posh' Anyamba, a former South African Air Force brigadier general recently sentenced to jail in the US for being a foreign agent for this country, has a deep history connected to the fight against apartheid. Former president Thabo Mbeki apparently even called her once to say he was proud of her.
Ekurhuleni Bosses Dodge Jail With R50,000 Bail
- [Scrolla] Julius Mkhwanazi and Kemi Behari paid R50,000 bail in the Germiston Magistrate's Court on Thursday to escape immediate jail time. Prosecutors say officials used R600,000 in salary increases to protect the suspended metro police boss from facing internal misconduct charges.
International Firearm Destruction Day - SAPS Destroys Over 11,000 Firearms
- [SAnews.gov.za] Police Deputy Minister Polly Boshielo on Thursday led the destruction of 11 859 firearms and firearm parts as the South African Police Service (SAPS) marked International Firearm Destruction Day, a United Nations campaign observed annually on 9 July.
Madlanga Commission Granted Reporting Deadline Extension
- [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the reporting deadline of the Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, known as the Madlanga Commission.
Xenophobia - Summon South African Envoy Now, Review Bilateral Relations, Reps Tell Govt
- [Leadership] The House of Representatives has strongly condemned the reoccurring xenophobic attack, extrajudicial killings, unlawful detention and systematic prosecution of Nigerians and other nationals in the Republic of South Africa.
Tshwane City Manager Suspension a Disgrace, Won Through Vote-Rigging
- [DA] The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns today's unlawful suspension of Tshwane City Manager Johann Mettler.
South Africa House Closes As DIRCO's Embassies Crumble
- [DA] The South African High Commission to the United Kingdom(UK) closed without notice this week as its building, South Africa House in London's Trafalgar Square, has so badly deteriorated under the weight of decades of neglect by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
Union Marches Over Failing Municipalities
- [GroundUp] "When municipalities collapse, communities suffer" says SAMWU
Zimbabwean Families Driven From Their Homes Camp Outside Limpopo Police Station
- [GroundUp] The Zim Consulate has arranged buses to take them to the Musina Repatriation Centre
Last Stop for Fleeing Migrants - Inside the Overcrowded Musina Temporary Repatriation Centre
- [Daily Maverick] As thousands of migrants leave South Africa following weeks of anti-immigrant unrest, a temporary facility near Beitbridge has become the country's final processing point, where officials and aid agencies are working around the clock to manage the flow of people heading home.
Anti-Migrant Marchers Turn Vigilante 'Labour Inspectors' - Assaulting Those Branded Foreign
- [Daily Maverick] Campaigners resort to quasi-vigilante measures to enforce migration law because they say the police are not investigating their complaints and allege Home Affairs officials take bribes.
Govt Fast-Tracks National IDs for Ugandans Repatriated From South Africa
- [Nile Post] Government has started the registration and issuance of National Identity Cards to Ugandans recently repatriated from South Africa as part of efforts to support their reintegration following xenophobic attacks.
They Were Not Asking Us to Leave. They Were Telling Us.
- [African Arguments] At 1:12 AM, the morning of June 30, my sister sent a message to our family group chat: 'Lock your doors and bedrooms as well.' Then, thirty-three minutes later, she sent another one: 'I'm too scared. I just want to be prepared.' Another sister of mine replied: 'You'll be fine.' And then, after a pause: 'Hopefully.'
Nzimande Calls for Science-Led Partnerships to Drive South Africa's Development
- [SAnews.gov.za] Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has called for stronger science-centred public-private partnerships to drive development in the country.
Commission to Hear Evidence On Anti-Corruption Disclosure Reforms
- [SAnews.gov.za] The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will on Thursday hear evidence from an anti-corruption and governance expert on reforms needed to strengthen financial disclosure regimes for senior officials within South Africa's criminal justice system.
