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Supporters of the National Service Delivery Forum (NSDF) in Botshabelo are hopeful that its leadership will deliver on their promises. The provincial NSDF leadership launched its manifesto for the upcoming Local Government Elections, while promising employment and economic opportunities for the residents of the Mangaung Metro municipality. The Forum also promise to enhance economic opportunities by prioritizing the re-opening of factories within the Metro should it be elected. 
Kamohelo Tsotetsi reports...

The state claims there is constant interference of state witnesses in the case involving the suspended Deputy Police Commissioner on Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya. Sibiya made a brief appearance in the Randburg Magistrate's Court facing charges of rape, human trafficking and sexually grooming of 16 year old girl. He will appear in court on 29 Sepptember for bail hearing. Thabiso Radebe reports..

Two sixteen-year olds have been killed and three others critically injured after gunmen opened fire on a group of teenagers inside a house at KwaBester, Area 10, near Ntuzuma, north of Durban. Police say about five teenagers were inside the house when unknown attackers entered and opened fire. One of the victims, Ntando Kwazi Njova, had turned 16 just a day before the shooting. Gcinokuhle Malinga reports….

Different views exist among the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has flouted his constitutional responsibilities. This accordingly, by not acting against former Police Minister Bheki Cele. In 2022, the now retired Lieutenant-General Francinah Vuma accused Cele of political interference, after Vuma launched investigations into senior police officials in relations to alleged improper procurement activities among other things. The EFF made the submission during the deliberations on the draft report that Ramaphosa must be cited to have committed misconduct regarding his responsibilities as the President. Abongwe Kobokana reports.

Rassie Erasmus has made wholesale changes to the Springbok team for Saturday's Test against Australia in Perth. There are 13 changes to the starting XV that beat the All Blacks in Baltimore, with only Eben Etzebeth and Ethan Hooker keeping their places. Andre Esterhuizen will captain the Boks for the first time, becoming the 68th player to lead South Africa. And there's a milestone for Jasper Wiese, who earns his 50th Test cap, off the bench. Handre Pollard returns at flyhalf, while Canan Moodie is back in midfield. Erasmus says Australia presents a very different challenge to New Zealand  and these combinations are designed to meet it. SAfm sports anchor Jon Gericke has more

Former Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says he was never involved in, or made aware of, secret negotiations between the ANC and the apartheid government concerning post-TRC prosecutions. Testifying at the TRC cases inquiry, Radebe says he first became aware of talks between the ANC leadership and the apartheid regime while he was imprisoned on Robben Island. He says Nelson Mandela later briefed some ANC members at Victor Verster prison in 1989, but he was not part of those discussions.  The TRC cases inquiry continue its cross-examination of former Justice Minister Jeff Radebe.

The Kruger National Park has been accused by young people in Nkomazi of disregarding them for employment. The unemployed youth of Nkomazi have embarked on a protest march to hand over a memorandum of grievances, calling on the management to also hire young people from their communities. For more on this Sakina Kamwendo spoke to  Nkomazi Youth Activist, Sibusiso Mhlanga

North West businessman and self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi has been denied bail in his fourth application. The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court found that the addresses presented by Mogotsi did not constitute new facts, as they had already been considered in his previous bail applications. He faces multiple charges including unlawful possession of a firearm. Presiding magistrate Annalise Tlhapi also found that Mogotsi remains a flight risk and that it would not be in the interest of justice to release him on bail. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to  SABC news Culvin Mabasa

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli is today convening the revived Multi-Party Political Intervention Committee ahead of the November 4 local government elections. The committee brings together provincial government, law enforcement, intelligence services, the IEC and political parties. The meeting comes amid concerns over political killings in the province and recent clashes in Inanda involving EFF supporters and followers of Ngizwe Mchunu. For more on this Sakina Kamwendo spoke to KZN premier Thami Ntuli 

Water restrictions are on the cards in the Western Cape as dam levels decline ahead of the hot summer months. The latest figures show the Cape Town Water Supply System at 76.6 percent, compared with 92.3 percent at the same time last year. Thee waterskloof Dam, the system's largest, is at 76.8 percent. DWS says water users must conserve supplies as rainfall remains uncertain. For more on this Sakina Kamwendo spoke to  Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Dr Jack Bloom