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• Deon, Amina, and Noreen were denied bail.

• They will appear in court on 16 September.

• Wicknell Chivayo worked with them.

• Chivayo faces arrest on arrival from Tanzania.

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• Martin Muduva was a soldier.

• He struggled financially and relied on his wife for bills.

• Money used to build his house allegedly belonged to his wife’s three boyfriends.

• Friends and online accounts claimed his wife had affairs with multiple men.

• Financial and marital tensions were linked to his early lower-earning years while his wife worked as a nurse.

UWC Ghost Workers Update

• University of the Western Cape charged three managers in the work-study office over ghost workers.

• This followed revelations made last month.

• The three appeared at a disciplinary hearing and are going through internal processes.

• Ghost workers were added to the Adapt-IT payroll system.

• Over 85 ghost workers were paid.

• Funds meant for students ran out.

• Disadvantaged UWC students were not paid for over 3 months.

• UWC data moved into the new system is still not in UWC custody.

• The data is held by the vendor because UWC has not complied with contract requirements.

• UWC commissioned two independent investigators to look into issues raised in the report.

• KPMG report issues:

  • Collapse of governance / executive capture: UWC Council and governance oversight controlled, independent accountability neutralized.

  • Auditor interference: external auditors restricted in scope and told what to audit.

  • Lack of IT audit function: no functional independent internal audit or IT audit capability.

  • Unapproved policies: policies shelved without Council approval while unauthorized payments and vendor renewals continued.

  • Concealment of cyber-attacks: major cyber-attacks hidden since 2022, breaching statutory reporting duties.

  • Library data destruction: infrastructure failure lost research data; staff created placeholder records to hide it.

  • Vendor fraud and overbilling: First Technology Western Cape allegedly inflated invoices by about R1.8 million.

  • Telecom and VPN loss: R20 million loss from compromised student VPN credentials and airtime abuse.

  • Payroll vulnerabilities: Adapt IT modules led to missing work-study funds and unverified ghost workers.

  • Compromised fraud hotline: KPMG FairCall lacked firewalling; whistleblower reports leaked to implicated executives.

  • Retaliation against whistleblowers: suspensions, hostile disciplinary hearings, dismissals, and legal threats.

  • Information security failures: 169,000 unreviewed Active Directory accounts, unvetted third-party admin access, and low cybersecurity maturity.

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• USA commemorated the 9/11 attacks.

• President Trump gave speeches.

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• Zimbabwe prophet Obey Mukanairi joined ZANU-PF.

• Miss Cosmo Zimbabwe 2026 legal battle:

  • Malaika Mushandu was dethroned and is challenging the decision in the High Court.

  • She seeks review and setting aside of the dethronement.

  • Respondents: Tendai Bongani Hunda, Joshua Taderera, and Gracious Matara.

  • Respondents are represented by Mugiya Law Chambers.

  • Respondents argue “Miss Cosmo Zimbabwe” is not a separate legal entity and cannot sue or be sued.

  • They say it is an unincorporated association without perpetual succession or a constitution.

  • They say it is not distinct from Hunda as local licence holder.

  • They call Mushandu’s application fatally defective because it cites a non-existent legal entity.

  • They say any court order against it would be unenforceable.

  • They deny other cited parties are members of a separate Miss Cosmo Zimbabwe legal entity.

  • A Miss Universe pageant run by Miss Zimbabwe Trust was held on 6 June 2026.

  • Judging was based on talent, intelligence, personality, branding, and related attributes.

  • Respondents say Mushandu competed but did not finish in the top three.

  • Other titles were bestowed separately.

  • They allege Mushandu walked off stage during the crowning ceremony, visibly emotional and upset.

  • They claim this caused negative reactions and reputational damage.

  • On 13 June 2026, Hunda consulted Miss Zimbabwe Trust and revoked Mushandu’s title.

  • She was told to stop using the name and sash.

  • Respondents deny she was entitled to a formal disciplinary hearing.

  • They say she was a title holder, not an employee.

  • They argue the local licence holder had authority to revoke or cancel the title.

  • After dethronement, a meeting with the Miss Zimbabwe Trust board was held for Mushandu to air her views.

  • Hunda also sought help from the international Miss Cosmo organisation.

  • The international Miss Cosmo organisation is based in Vietnam.

  • The local licence holder operates in connection with it.

  • Respondents attached correspondence with the international organisation and letters sent to Mushandu.

  • Mushandu’s response was not available at publication.

  • The matter is before the High Court.

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• Court battle between ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula and ANC NEC member Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

• Dispute centers on allegations of money and vote-buying during the ANC’s 2022 national conference.

• Dlamini-Zuma filed court papers opposing Mbalula’s demand that she apologize.

• Mbalula wants her to retract her claim that he and Cyril Ramaphosa used money to buy delegates.

• Mbalula admits money was used to pay delegates to vote a certain way.

• Mbalula’s position:

  • Denies personally handing out money.

  • Admits the party used money to influence conferences.

  • Warns the party could end up led by people who have money.

  • Quote: “I didn’t dish [out] money. I’m clear… The person who says they saw me giving [out] money, because I did not have any.”

  • Says ANC posts are bought and this cannot be allowed.

• Vote-buying allegations:

  • Delegates allegedly received power banks, ANC hats, and R3,000 in cash.

  • Others were allegedly paid R10,000 each.

  • Alleged payments came with promises of more benefits after the conference.

  • Alleged jobs were promised for delegates and their family members in the municipality.

  • A source told Mail & Guardian vote-buying required a lot of money, usually paid in cash.

  • Source said you need trusted people who will support you based on principle.

• Internal party reactions:

  • Regional chair Dada Morero acknowledged the “devil of money and money politics” in the ANC.

  • Morero said it is destroying the organization from a growth point of view.

  • Morero said money politics means electing people unfit for the task.

  • Ramaphosa was previously accused of using R1 billion to pay delegates during his 2017 presidential campaign.

  • In 2019, bank statements on donations to Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign were sealed from public access.

• 2022 conference dynamics:

  • An anonymous source claimed 70% of delegates were of a specific generation.

  • The source said they voted based on a generational ideology, not money.

  • The source said Deputy President Paul Mashatile won by appealing to this generation.

  • The source claimed votes were going to Paul Mashatile because delegates wanted Oscar Mabuyane.

  • They tried to convince Ronald Lamola to drop his campaign, but he refused.

  • The source said if Lamola had not stood, the story would have been completely different.

Operation 1 – Sept 4

• CID Drugs and Narcotics detectives were on surveillance along 7th Street.

• They observed 11 people (9 men, 2 women) smoking dagga inside a barber shop.

• All 11 were arrested.

• One arrested was former Highlanders / FC Platinum / CAPS United star and 2019 Soccer Star of the Year Joel Ngodzo (36).

• All pleaded guilty.

• They were fined US$200 to US$300.

• Prison terms were hanging over them if they failed to pay.

• Accused Aaron Phiri said: “Dagga makes me run, I feel better and can have a peaceful sleep at night.”