The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Friday revisited 2014, the destructive SARS ‘rogue unit’ saga and criminal admissions made in a 2020 R25-million tax settlement between SARS and Adriano Mazzotti, the controversial cigarette manufacturer.

As questions continue over the City of Johannesburg’s financial state, the Sheriff of the Court started removing assets from its main customer service centre on Friday, Thuso House, before the City was able to make a R3.4-million payment to settle a debt.

Travellers entering or leaving South Africa now have another piece of pre-travel admin to add to their passport, boarding pass and ‘did I pack my charger?’ checklists.

This edition of the weekly wrap covers how employers hiring undocumented foreign workers could face hefty fines, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s significant Cabinet changes and the inspiring journey of one man who walked from Durban to Cape Town.

Eastern Cape police cannot rule out that the killing of Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Sicelo Mleve was a political hit. Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Vuyisile Ncata said more arrests were expected as the alleged hitman, Lufunolwethu Nyodi, who appeared in court on Friday, did not work alone.

Marshall Rinquest works in Genadendal in the Western Cape with people, pigs and plants, untangling what separates us to focus on what connects us, and building resilience beyond the buzzwords.

Conditions have improved but facilities are inadequate and food in short supply.