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Johnson back in Madlanga hotseat, McKenzie’s R3m hockey pledge, and wildflower ‘superbloom’

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From Advocate Andrea Johnson’s rough ride at the Madlanga Commission this week, to outrage over R31m for the government’s FIFA World Cup jamboree, with R3m going to cash-strapped SA Hockey for their global tournament trip, Unread is the only video bulletin you need to understand the week that was. In other news, a Free State ANC mayor is suspended by the party for not toeing the line, a Gauteng lawyer takes the stand accused of buying a 13-year-old girl, and we take to the podium for Team SA at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Plus, find out how to access a nifty News24 tool to know when the Spring wildflowers bloom. Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalists Luke Daniel, Chelsea Ogilvie and Storm Simpson. This show is vigorously quality checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video
24 Jul English South Africa News · Politics

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