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African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that plans are underway to address the water crisis in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The province is facing a severe water crisis, with 13 out of 14 municipalities affected. This is due to ageing infrastructure, water losses and rising demand. Ramaphosa says over 44% of households in eThekwini experience water outages lasting two days or more, which is the highest proportion among South Africa's major metropolitan areas. Celumusa Zulu reports...

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution titled the "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba". This is the 34th time the body has adopted this non-binding resolution since 1992, while the United States continues to reject such efforts. South Africa, for its part, has called for a resumption of stalled talks between Cuba and the United States in an effort to ameliorate the dire humanitarian conditions on the island nation. Today's vote, which included support from Pretoria, followed a day high drama in the Assembly on Tuesday, when the Cuban delegation engaged in a verbal clash while the U.S. envoy. Sherwyn Bryce-Pease reports...

Some municipalities in the North West are grappling with decaying infrastructure -- despite being allocated the municipal infrastructure grant (MIG) annually. The grant is earmarked for infrastructure development and maintenance. The Auditor-General's 2024/25 audit report raised compliance findings on the utilisation of the municipal infrastructure grant at three municipalities. They are Mamusa, Maquassi Hills and Kgetleng Rivier. The Auditor General said the municipalities didn't execute projects in line with the grant framework. Instead, municipalities prioritised payments for operating costs, like salaries and Eskom. SABC Reporter, Lebogang Pebe, has more ....

This Wednesday, SAfm anchor Sakina Kamwendo once again spoke to Anri Brink, Investment Strategist at Absa Investments, for the latest market update.

FNB Stadium is preparing for 90-thousand fans ahead of Saturday's sold-out Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. Stadium Management South Africa CEO Bertie Grobbelaar says security teams will target counterfeit tickets and people attempting to enter without tickets. He says organisers are also working to improve public transport options and manage congestion around the stadium. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Stadium Management South Africa CEO Bertie Grobbelaar 

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named six uncapped players in a 37-man squad for the second leg of the Nations Championship in November.  Flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed, wing Sebastian de Klerk, utility back Luan Giliomee, centre Markus Muller have all been involved in the Springbok set-up before. Junior Bok captain Riley Norton and loose forward Emmanuel Tshituka have also got the nod.
They will feature alongside a settled group of players in a squad that tops the Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere table following victories against England, Scotland, and Wales.
Injured players not considered include Cheslin Kolbe, Eben Etzebeth, Andre Esterhuizen, and Handre Pollard.  The Springboks' first match is against Italy in Turin on the 07th of next month, followed France and Ireland. SAfm sports anchor Jonn Gericke 

South Africans are heading to the polls in just under 10 days. As we approach this final stretch of preparations, we want to ensure that South African voters are ready for this important day and enjoy a smooth and seamless voting experience. A key priority during this last-mile is to remind voters who have applied for special votes to check the status of their applications by SMSing their ID number to 32711. Voters who will be casting their ballots on 4 November are also encouraged to SMS their ID number to 32810 to confirm their voting station before leaving home. This will help them determine their sequence number ahead of time, making the voting process more efficient and convenient when they arrive at their voting stations. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to IEC Manager: Electoral Registrations and Liaison Kgosietsile Tshoke 

City of Johannesburg employees affiliated to municipal workers union SAMWU are back on the city streets in protest over a wage dispute. The City and SAMWU entered a 10-billion rand wage agreement aimed at addressing historical salary disparities and remuneration inequalities dating back to 1996. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SAMWU Johannesburg Regional Chairperson, Lebogang Ndawo...

NUMSA has called an urgent Special National Executive Committee Meeting. This follows an escalating power struggle and legal standoff with long-serving General Secretary Irvin Jim and national leadership, whom are accused of failing to convene ordinary National Executive Committee meeting since early 2025. In a media briefing this morning Jim accused outside forces of trying to destabalise the union. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to by NUMSA Mpumalanga Regional Chairperson and NUMSA Central Committee Member, Nkosinathi Makhanya..... 

North-West businessman Suliman Carrim will remain in custody pending his other case in Musina, Limpopo where he faces charges of attempted motor vehicle theft, fraud, uttering and money laundering. Carrim was granted 100-thousand rand bail by the Pretoria Magistrate's Court today, in a matter relating to his failure to appear before the Madlanga Commission.Other conditions imposed on Carrim include surrendering his travel documents, residing at his verified Mahikeng address and report regularly to police. The state prosecutor requested that the matter be postponed to December. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC News reporter Sibahle Motha