It’s Monday, 13 April 2026, and this is News Bite, your fast, reliable update on South Africa and the world, with Gareth Edwards.
Suleiman Carrim rushed to hospital just days before he was due back at the Madlanga Commission, after suffering a suspected heart attack at a Sandton gym. His scheduled return to the stand on 16 April now appears unlikely.
The killing of Martha Mani is deepening concerns inside Emfuleni. Her family says the municipal finance worker had warned that she feared for her life before she was gunned down near a Vanderbijlpark police station, after allegedly uncovering tender-related corruption.
There may also finally be movement on the Life Esidimeni tragedy, with the NPA saying it has found a basis to prosecute key players linked to the unlawful transfer of psychiatric patients that led to at least 141 deaths.
At Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, medical students say filthy, unhygienic residence conditions and the collapse of basic services are derailing their studies, despite annual accommodation fees nearing R50,000.
The DA has a new federal leader, with Geordin Hill-Lewis taking over from John Steenhuisen and signalling that changes to the GNU line-up are possible, though not immediate. In Soweto, Dobsonville residents have taken their electricity grievances to Eskom, blaming outages and the rollout of smart meters without consultation.
Abroad, Pope Leo’s African tour is underway, with visits to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea set to foreground peace and dialogue. Meanwhile, the fallout from collapsed US-Iran talks is intensifying, with Washington moving toward a blockade of Iranian ports and markets reacting nervously to the threat around Hormuz.
IN SPORT…
· Mamelodi Sundowns took a 1-0 first-leg advantage over Esperance de Tunis in their CAF Champions League semi-final through Brayan Leon, while Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Chelsea cut Arsenal’s lead to six points with a game in hand. And in golf, Rory McIlroy’s second straight Masters title has pushed him to six majors.
That’s your News Bite for 13 April 2026.
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