SABCNews PM Headlines @17H00 | 23 June 2026

Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi's former girlfriend has told the Madlanga Commission that the 2023 incident involving precious stones worth R14-point-9 million, was allegedly a 'planned robbery' by officers on behalf of a third party. Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, says while South Africans have a constitutional right to peaceful and unarmed protest, violence and intimidation will not be tolerated. Bitou Deputy Mayor, Nokuzola Kolwapi has briefly appeared in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate's Court in connection with the alleged discharge of a firearm in a public place in December. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.