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It’s Wednesday, July 9, 2025, and it’s time for a wrap of the biggest headlines making waves in South Africa and beyond. Don’t forget to join the IOL WhatsApp Channel to stay in tune, informed, and in the know.
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza says no to debate on Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi’s bombshell claims
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has refused to allow a debate on the explosive remarks made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi but has assigned three committees to urgently investigate the matter. To read on, click here.
Another cold front expected to rip through the western parts of South Africa
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is predicting very cold, as well as wet and windy conditions in the Western Cape and Northern Cape. To read on, click here.
Your grant is safe: SASSA dismisses false claims of mass re-registration and suspension
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has moved to calm the nerves of millions of social grant beneficiaries following the circulation of a fake video on social media, which “falsely claims that all recipients must re-register or risk losing their grants”. To read on, click here.
DA’s Ian Cameron apologises to Shauwn Mkhize over ‘wrong Vusi’ claim after legal threat
Democratic Alliance parliamentary police committee chair Ian Cameron has publicly apologised to Durban business tycoon Shauwn Mkhize, admitting he mistakenly named businessman Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala over guns found on her property, while they belonged to businessman Vusi Xaba. To read on, click here.
‘Mind-boggling’ delay in R898 million driver’s licence contract case
Six months after the Department of Transport announced plans to approach the courts for a declaratory order on a controversial contract with French tech firm IDEMIA, the matter has yet to be heard. To read on, click here.
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