SABCNews PM Headlines @21H00 | 24 August 2026

*Another bloody night has left six people dead in two suspected gang-related shootings across Cape Town.
Police are investigating triple murders in Athlone and Happy Valley, near Blue Downs.
This comes on the back of the murders of four men whose torched bodies were discovered on an open field in DuNoon.

*Businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala has repeatedly invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination during his appearances at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. He has refused to answer questions regarding his connections to senior law enforcement and political figures.

*Former Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has defended his record on delayed apartheid-era prosecutions at the Khampepe-led TRC Cases Inquiry. Calling his five-year tenure, the most successful period for addressing Truth and Reconciliation Commission matters since the dawn of democracy.

*Former Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has defended his record on delayed apartheid-era prosecutions at the Khampepe-led TRC Cases Inquiry. Calling his five-year tenure, the most successful period for addressing Truth and Reconciliation Commission matters since the dawn of democracy.

*NFP KZN chairperson Mbali Shinga has threatened to take the party's internal factional battles to court to safeguard the political rights of her supporters. Her warnings follow a protracted legal and political standoff with party president Ivan Barnes, which centers on her refusal to comply with national directives and subsequent attempts by the national leadership to expel her.

*Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has challenged Springboks to turn hurt into fuel to gain redemption against New Zealand. Erasmus says the Springboks are determined to respond to their bruising 33-16 defeat to the All Blacks by correcting the mistakes that proved costly in Johannesburg.

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