News today includes the Madlanga Commission’s chairperson, retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, has confirmed that the commission will lay criminal charges against North West businessman Suliman Carrim.

Meanwhile, South African Airways (SAA) acting group CEO Matshela Seshibe has been placed on special leave with immediate effect, just four months after his temporary appointment to the top job drew sharp criticism from aviation industry role players.

Furthermore, if you’ve been anywhere near social media this month, you’ll have seen it – another glued-down lace front, another caption about “snatched” edges, and then, a few slides later, a trichologist stitching that same clip with a warning about traction alopecia and glue burns along the hairline.

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Suliman Carrim no-show at Madlanga commission: Here’s what happens next

ICYMI 14 August 2026 — *Businessman Suliman Carrim at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on 6 February 2026. Picture: Gallo Images*

The Madlanga Commission’s chairperson, retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, has confirmed that the commission will lay criminal charges against North West businessman Suliman Carrim.

Carrim failed to appear before the commission on Friday, despite the commission’s dismissal of his application to indefinitely delay his testimony on medical grounds.

The ruling was handed down on 29 July 2026.

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Ramaphosa tells African leaders that South Africans are ashamed of the actions of anti-illegal migration movements

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans are ashamed of the ill-treatment towards foreign nationals in the country, especially those from the diaspora.

He was speaking at the Southern African Development Community (Sac) public lecture in eThekwini on Friday. He was the keynote speaker.

“I repeat, as South Africans, we are deeply concerned and ashamed that people from other nations, some of whose leaders are here, were treated badly and were even forced to leave the country under threat of violence.”

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SAA acting CEO placed on special leave, four months after controversial appointment

South African Airways (SAA) acting group CEO Matshela Seshibe has been placed on special leave with immediate effect, just four months after his temporary appointment to the top job drew sharp criticism from aviation industry role players.

SAA announced the decision on Friday afternoon, saying Seshibe would remain on special leave pending the outcome of an internal process.

The airline did not disclose the nature of the process, what prompted it or whether any allegations had been made against Seshibe.

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