First Take SA

Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee investigating serious allegations made by SAPS KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi met last night to consider its draft preliminary report, along with submissions made by various political parties. This process forms part of Parliament's effort to interrogate allegations that have raised important questions about governance, accountability, and the integrity of policing structures in South Africa. To help us understand what unfolded behind the scenes, we spoke to member of the Ad Hoc Committee, David Mandla Skosana.

More than 20 anti-migrant organizations and civil groups have declared their intention to take to the streets come June 30. The groups, say their action will remain peaceful, with no violence, looting, or loss of life. However, their central message is clear: they are calling for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country by Tuesday. At a media briefing, March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma said the movement has broad support across South African society, including political and civil sectors. The MK Party was also present at the briefing. The groups have criticized government spending on security for the planned protests, as well as the response from institutions such as the Human Rights Commission. We spoke to Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, leader of March and March.

Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke says municipalities have made limited progress in improving audit outcomes over the past four years. Speaking in Parliament, Maluleke revealed that only 39 municipalities achieved clean audits, while audit outcomes in metros continue to decline. However, she highlighted improvements in financial reporting, with 61% of municipalities receiving unqualified audit opinions and a record 98% submitting financial statements on time. We spoke to Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in Parliament Dr Zweli Mkhize and Director of the School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University, Professor Zwelinzima Ndevu.

Bafana Bafana are into the knockout stages of the World Cup. They finished second in Group A after a 1-nil win over South Korea. Thapelo Maseko started this match and opening the scoring, with a goal on 63 minutes, perhaps a little against the run of play. And they held on, and don't even have to wait to for the 3rd place standings to be finalized. We spoke to ABC Sport Anchors Sifiso Ramara and Janet Whitton.

The Democratic Alliance has taken the matter of the Public Investment Corporation to the Information Regulator, accusing the PIC of unlawfully withholding key public documents, including the Mokgoro Advisory Panel report and the PIC's final implementation report on the Mpati Commission's recommendations. These reports relate to serious allegations that emerged from the Mpati Commission of Inquiry, which exposed governance failures, conflicts of interest, weak oversight, and alleged misconduct in one of the country's most powerful financial institutions, managing approximately 3-trillion rand in public pension funds. We spoke to Democratic Alliance's Deputy Spokesperson on Appropriations, Andrew Bateman.