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Analysts will be paying close attention to inflation as higher oil prices threaten to further push up costs across the economy. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has confirmed that both grades of petrol will increase by R1.34 per litre on Wednesday. Diesel prices will also rise substantially by R3.14 and R2.93 depending on the grade. SABC News Economics Reporter, Nosipho Radebe, has the details…

The Emfuleni Local Municipality in the Vaal says it has lost 8-point-3 million rand due to an illegal electricity reconnection scam. Seven Emfuleni employees appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistate's Court today (Monday 31 August) facing charges of fraud, theft, money laundering and tampering with essential infrastructure in connection with the scam. Thabiso Radebe reports..

Eskom has reported improved financial and operational performance for the 2025-26 financial year. Profit after tax more than doubled from 14-billion-rand to 30-billlion rand. The power utility attributes its improved performance to a sharp focus on the systems recovery plan and strong leadership through executive competence and a reconstituted board.  Eskom has stressed that the municipal debt which currently stands at 119-billion-rand remains a structural threat to Eskom's financial sustainability.  Naledi Mabitsela-Ngcobo filed this report.   

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Leonard Lekgetho as head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) with effect from Tuesday. Lekgetho has been the acting head of the SIU following Advocate Andy Mothibi’s departure from the unit in February to become the National Director of Public Prosecutions. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Lekgetho brings 19 years of experience from serving in diverse portfolios, including as an investigator in the former Directorate of Special Operations known as the Scorpions. “President Ramaphosa wishes Mr Lekgetho and the leadership and staff of the SIU well, as Mr Lekgetho assumes leadership of an agency that is a critical component of the criminal justice architecture against crime and corruption.”Presidential spokesperson is Vincent Magwenya

Mamelodi Sundowns will meet Orlando Pirates in the MTN 8 final after a thrilling weekend.
Pirates put three past Sekhukhune in the second leg of their semifinal while Sundowns came from behind to hold on to an away goal win against Golden Arrows. The final is scheduled for the 10th of OCtober with the venue still to be announced. It looks like it will be the Moses Mabhida stadium.It has hosted the final 6 ties in the last 9 years. SAfm sports anchor Jon Gericke has more 

Airlink has defended its low-level formation flyover ahead of the rugby match between the Springboks and the All Blacks at Cape Town's DHL Stadium on Saturday. The flyover has gone viral with many spectators initially questioning on social media if the surreal footage was artificial intelligence-generated. Airlink says no safety regulations were violated and the flyover had the approval of the South African Civil Aviation Authority. The experience has since prompted people to express concerns on social media and online forums, with some raising questions about the safety of the flyby. For analysis we are joined by an aviation analyst Phuthego Mojapele

The Information Regulator says it has engaged extensively with stakeholders across both the public and private sectors over the years, to foster a culture of compliance with POPIA and PAIA. To discuss this further  We spoke to Information Regulator Chairperson, Advocate Pansy Tlakula...

The Constitutional Court has dismissed applications by former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki seeking the recusal of Justice Khampepe from the TRC-related inquiry. The two former Presidents had argued in the South Gauteng High Court earlier this year that Khampepe would likely be biased due to her prior roles as a TRC Commissioner and Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions. We spoke to research and advocacy Officer at Judges Matter Mbekezeli Benjamin 

Lieutenant-Colonel Deenadayalan Govender, attached to the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Unit and head of the DPCI's KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Tracing Team, says a person claiming to be Minister Senzo Mchunu told him he would be protected. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission Govender says the caller also instructed him to implicate General Mkwanazi for the shootings. Governder told the Commission that he believed he was being pressured to implicate the general in his evidence before the commission. Govender says he refused, arguing that the general had supported his team with resources but had not given him instructions to commit wrongdoing.

Today is the deadline for couples to register qualifying customary marriages under a special registration period introduced by the Department of Home Affairs. The department says the process allows couples whose marriages were not registered within the required period to regularise their marital status. This includes marriages concluded before November 2000 and those entered into afterwards. Home Affairs urges affected couples to register today to avoid delays. We spoke to Home Affairs spokesperson Ndileka Cola