This weeks edition of SL Cabinet is packed with hard-hitting headlines and stories that had South Africans talking.
The episode opens with breaking news from abroad: the sudden death of SAs ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, who reportedly fell from a Paris hotel. French authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
Back home, the Madlanga commission hit pause after SAPS intelligence boss Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo fell ill before testifying. In Soweto, Const Tshepiso Malepane was denied bail after being accused of killing his friend during a tavern altercation, with the magistrate citing strong evidence against him.