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Several witnesses have taken to the stand in the Cape Town magistrates Court in the inquest into the death of 22-year-old Anele Tembe. Tembe, who was engaged to rapper, Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, fell from the 10th floor of a Cape Town hotel. Lerato Dlalisa reports……

Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee – investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system – is facing yet another deadline, while working on its draft report. It is in the process of finalising a draft preliminary report, of nearly 800 pages. With a looming deadline of 11 September, there is still a lot of work to be completed – including sending the final draft to affected persons for comment before the final version is tabled in the National Assembly. Zalene Merrington reports...

Leader of the newly-formed MOVE SA party, Rali Mampeule, says South Africans must brace themselves for a game-changer in delivering basic services. This comes as the party says it is about to  shake up local politics for the benefit of residents who deserve decent basic services. Molebogeng Sebidi has more...

Former Minister of Safety and Security Dr Sydney Mufamadi says they still don't know where his brother after he was disappeared by the Apartheid government. Responding to Justice  Khampepe, Dr Mufamadi says he was detained several times without trial by the Apartheid government amongst other things done to his family.

The South African Weather Service says the Orange Level 6 warning issued over the weekend has lapsed, with weather conditions gradually improving across the country. Forecaster Tokelo Chiloane says the severe weather was linked to a cut-off low-pressure system that brought heavy rain, strong winds and damaging conditions to parts of the country. She says some areas recorded more than 50 millimetres of rainfall, particularly in the Northern Cape and parts of Gauteng.

The Proteas bounced back from a first-macth defeat to win the triangular T20 series with namibia and Zimbabwe.South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 48 runs in a one-sided final yesterday. Dewald Breevis scored 226 runs and took one wicket in the tournament to be named Player of the series. SAfm sports anchor Jon Gericke has more 

The state intends to oppose bail against supplier Mpho Malema in his fraud, theft and corruption case linked to a 16-million-rand fleet tender awarded by the Emfuleni local municipality in the Vaal. Malema appeared briefly before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates' Court today, and his case was postponed to September 14th. This follows his arrest by the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) in Pretoria last Thursday. His arrest is linked to the municipality's controversial 2022 and 2023 vehicle tender, which involved the procurement of 18 vehicles, of which only seven were allegedly delivered. We spoke to SABC news reporter Refilwe Mekoa 

Former National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has taken the stand in the corruption trial against her. She is testifying at the Gauteng High Court sitting in Pretoria, she is She is facing 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering for allegedly soliciting bribes  under five  million Rands from a contractor, Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu between 2016 and 2019 when she was the defence minister. The court dismissed her application to have the charges against her dropped and ruled that her corruption trial will proceed. Mapisa-Nqakula  details how she met Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu through a woman named Granny Ndlovu. She explains that Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu was regarding a tender that was awarded to her but was later revoked.  Mapisa-Nqakula   is testifying in isiXhosa whilst a court interpreter translates in English…

Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for two suspects following the fatal shooting of a 53-year-old scholar transport driver in Westbury, Johannesburg. Police say the victim had just dropped off schoolchildren when two men approached him and opened fire. He was declared dead at the scene. Police says the suspects fled in a blue Volkswagen Polo. The motive remains unknown. Captain Tintswalo Sibeko is Gauteng police spokesperson  

National Chairperson of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) and PR Councillor in the City of Johannesburg, Yongama Zigebe, has been announced as the party's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg in the November Local Government Elections. Zigebe previously served as the UDM's National Secretary-General. The announcement was made by the party's Deputy President, Nqabayomzi Nkwankwa, in Alexandra today. Nkwankwa has encouraged Zigebe to take the UDM's message to communities across the city, saying the party is ready to listen, work and govern. Sibahle Motha reports...