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Former President Thabo Mbeki says the National Prosecuting Authority must decide which cases involving perpetrators of gross human rights violations should be prosecuted. Testifying before the TRC Cases Inquiry, Mbeki says there should be no general amnesty for those who failed to apply for amnesty, stressing that prosecutions must proceed under ordinary criminal law, in line with existing legislation. 

Former President Thabo Mbeki says he granted pardons to prisoners convicted of politically motivated offences in 2002. Testifying before the TRC Cases Inquiry, Mbeki says the Helen Suzman Foundation challenged the process, arguing that it lacked transparency and that the reasons for granting the pardons were not made available to Parliament. 

Former President Thabo Mbeki has dismissed claims of secret meetings with apartheid-era generals to secure their amnesty, calling them fabrications. Testifying before the TRC Cases Inquiry, Mbeki says the generals raised concerns about foot soldiers taking responsibility for crimes without political leaders accounting for the decisions behind them. He says the ANC leadership subsequently approached the Amnesty Committee to lead by example and encourage National Party leaders and security officials to account for their roles in apartheid-era crimes.

Police in Gauteng have arrested 92 suspected illegal miners during Operation Prosper/Karabo in West Village, Krugersdorp. The operation began this morning, with SANDF members cordoning off the area before police and Home Affairs officials conducted targeted enforcement operations. Two firearms, ammunition, explosives, gas cylinders and illegal mining equipment, including phendukas, were seized. The multidisciplinary operation targets illegal mining, gangsterism and related criminal activities across Gauteng. Gauteng police spokesperson is Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party's First Deputy President, Duduzane  Zuma, says his father and party leader, former President Jacob Zuma, will return to the campaign trail before the November local government elections. Duduzane Zuma was addressing hundreds of party supporters and members of the community at a mini rally in uMgababa in the south coast of Durban. He says the past two weeks have been difficult for the family amid reports about his father's health. However, he has expressed confidence that Jacob Zuma will resume his duties soon. He says they are confident that the party will do well at the local government polls and that  Zuma will become South Africa's president again in 2029. Khalesakhe Mbhense reports.......

Service delivery remains a major concern for residents across Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality in the North West, with communities raising questions about access to basic services, infrastructure maintenance and local government accountability. As political parties campaign ahead of the upcoming local government elections, residents want to know how candidates intend to address these longstanding challenges and translate their promises into tangible improvements. In Christiana and surrounding communities, the focus is on whether the next municipal council will deliver reliable services and respond to the needs of the people. SABC News reporter Thabang Morutloa visited the area and complied this report…

Izindunas in Gauteng are calling for the death penalty to be reinstated. This comes after a spate of murders in and around the Kwa-Maimai area as well as recent incidents of Gender Based Violence and Femicide in Ekurhuleni on the East Rand. The Izindunas from different hostels met at Kwa Maimai near the Johannesburg CBD on Sunday. Horisani Sithole reports…

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party has resolved to amend its constitution to accommodate changes to the country's supreme law, extending presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years. The party has also postponed its elective congress, pushing it from 2027 to 2029.This is a year before the end of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's extended term in 2030. The resolutions were adopted at the party's just-ended National People's Conference in Chinhoyi Mashonaland West province. 
But the gathering also exposed potential fault lines within the party's leadership. Bonolo Maribe has more.

KwaZulu-Natal Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma says authorities are searching for the driver and owner of a truck that rolled into seven houses and a shack on Prince Mcwayizeni Road in Umlazi, south of Durban. Duma says the two must be held accountable. Three people injured by the truck were taken to Prince Mshiyeni Hospital. He has also praised bystanders for helping rescue residents.

Coalition governments are nothing new in South African politics And as South Africans head to the polls on the 4th of November, the prospect of hung councils is once again under the spotlight. Coalition deals, not outright victories, could once again decide who governs many of South Africa's municipalities after the Local Government Elections. The 2021 poll produced 66 hung councils, and analysts say coalition politics is likely here to stay. 
Shamiela Fisher reports.