In case you missed it: Tshwane tender probe launched | ‘B-BBEE will be tightened’ | Kruger lions mysteriously vanish

Visitors visit the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum in Orlando West, 19 March 2026. The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has announced a significant upgrade to the site, scheduled to be completed for the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Student Uprising this June. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen News today includes fresh allegations of political interference in a lucrative City of Tshwane security tender have prompted ActionSA to launch an internal investigation, as details emerging from the Madlanga commission raise concerns about possible manipulation of the procurement process.

Meanwhile, Deputy President Paul Mashatile told parliament on Thursday that South Africa will not abandon the controversial broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) policy, and that new measures will be introduced to ensure it is fully implemented. Furthermore, inside South Africa’s protected sanctuaries, a more immediate predator has emerged: the bushmeat trade and skyrocketing demand for lion body parts. Severe thunderstorms are expected in parts of the Eastern Cape on Friday, 20 March, while hot and humid conditions have been forecast over the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.Full weather forecast here.

Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way. Fresh allegations of political interference in a lucrative City of Tshwane security tender have prompted ActionSA to launch an internal investigation, as details emerging from the Madlanga commission raise concerns about possible manipulation of the procurement process. The tender, reportedly issued by the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) in 2024, sought service providers to secure municipal infrastructure for a three-year period.

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South African Police Service (Saps) Sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s recent testimony, however, suggests efforts were made to influence which companies would benefit from the contract. A Cape Town court has handed down life sentences to two Ferodo gang members who fatally shot an eight-months-pregnant woman and wounded six others. The shootings were a case of mistaken identity rooted in a bloody drug turf war in Kraaifontein.

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