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Suspended Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya continues his bail fight in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. He faces multiple charges, while the State is opposing bail and has raised allegations about attempts to obtain information relating to the investigation.
Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama has been granted R15,000 bail after allegedly threatening women at an upmarket Sandton restaurant. He faces ten charges, including fraud, intimidation and crimen injuria. His case has been postponed to 15 October.
Civil society organisations are pushing for more funding to fight gender-based violence ahead of the medium-term budget speech. The bulletin also looks abroad, where protests followed a gang rape in India and New York prosecutors reopened an investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at an Ivy League college.
In Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain, police are hunting suspects after four people were shot dead. The motive for the attack remains unclear.
The Public Protector’s Office is investigating delays to the Moloto Rail Corridor, a project residents have waited more than 20 years for, along with plans to expand Moloto Road and allegations around money spent on feasibility studies.
In Tennessee, death row inmate Christa Pike was taken to hospital after her lawyers said authorities had failed to carry out her execution by lethal injection.
Former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi has been found guilty of improper conduct by the Public Protector’s Office over the appointment of an unqualified official to a senior metro role.
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Bafana Bafana cruised to a 5-0 victory over Eritrea in Cairo in 2027 AFCON qualifying. Relebohile Mofokeng scored twice, with Yaya Sithole, Iqraam Rayners and Luther Singh also finding the net.
The Proteas missed out on an ODI whitewash against Australia after rain helped the visitors to a 45-run DLS victory in Potchefstroom. South Africa had already secured the series.
That’s your News Bite for 1 October 2026. For developments on these stories and more, visit eNCA.com or watch eNCA on DStv Channel 403.