Gauteng Premier  Panyaza Lesufi has called for the protection of councilors and whistleblowers within municipalities. He was speaking at the opening of a gathering of thousands of ANC councillors at the FNB stadium, south of Johannesburg. Party president, Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to give the marching orders to the councillors ahead of next year's local government elections following the party's special NEC meeting at the weekend. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi elaborates. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC political reporter, Ntebo Mokobo

The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department says a search is underway for the driver of a schoolar transport vehicle that was involved in this morning's accident in the province's Midlands. Authorities say the driver fled the scene after the vehicle veered off the road and plunged off the KwaKhetha bridge, near Impendle. The accident left at least 20 learners seriously injured. This is the third crash involving a learner transport in the Umgungundlovu District, in less than a week. Five learners died in a similar crash last Thursday, with others remaining in hospital. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Spokesperson for the KZN Transport Department, Ndabezinhle Sibiya.

Landlords in Kimberley in the Northern Cape  are threatening to evict university and TVET students following endless failures by NSFAS to make payments towards their accommodation. Affected business owners say they have lost trust in the fund and want the students to find alternative accommodation. We spoke to one of the landlords, Rose Swartz...

Meanwhile, the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela has set up a war room to deal with, amongst other things, the timely payments of NSFAS allowances for students...

The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an urgent bid by Thabo Bester and Dr. Nandipha Magudumana to block the airing of Netflix's explosive documentary Beauty and the Bester. Judge Sulet Potterill ruled the application was not urgent and struck it off the roll, ordering both applicants to pay legal costs. The documentary, which delves into the alleged notorious prison escape and scandal surrounding the pair, will now go ahead as scheduled. Reacting to the judgement Attorney representing Thabo Bester Courage Morero  say they are disappointed by the Pretoria High Court's decision to dismiss their urgent bid to halt Netflix's Beauty and the Bester documentary. Morero speaking to SABC reporter Chriselda Lewis had this to say

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The fraud trial of the president of the South African Football Union,  Danny Jordaan, and his co-accused, has been postponed to 21 November in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Court. The state has obtained an additional 64 gigabytes of information it needs to process before the trial starts, while Jordaan and SAFA CFO,  Gronie Hluyo,  are also challenging the legality of the search and seizure operation conducted at SAFA House on the 8th of March last year, eight months before their arrest. The High Court in Johannesburg must also still rule on that matter. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC Sports News Reporter, Sifiso Ramara 

Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane continues to face the music in front of the Human Rights Commission over malnutrition in the province. Mabuyane was subpoenaed by the Commission to account for progress made in fighting the scourge in the province. In 2024, a hundred and seven children died as a result of malnutrition. Mabuyane says one life lost is enough to raise the alarm on the issue

U.S. Law enforcement says they have recovered the rifle that they believe was used in the assassination of conservative political activist and organiser Charlie Kirk. The Founder of Turning Point USA was a close confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump who announced he would posthumously be awarded the nation's highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Kirk was shot in the neck at long range at an outreach event at the Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah near Salt Lake City while speaking in front of a group of more than 3000 people. Law enforcement revealed that they had tracked the killer's movement on campus and in the aftermath of the assassination and were confident they he would be caught. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports.

Calm has returned to Westbury and Coronationville after two days of violent protests over prolonged water shortages. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero met angry residents at the Coronationville Recreation Centre, promising water supply will be restored within seven days. In the interim, 15 water tankers will be deployed daily. Morero pledged to return in a week to "open taps" and ensure uninterrupted flow. However, many Westbury residents remain sceptical about his assurances, citing years of failed promises. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Melissa Davids Westbury Community Leader 

At least three learners have escaped with minor injuries in yet another collision involving a taxi carrying schools children in the Imbali area of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. This follows a crash which claimed the lives of five children yesterday. The pupils in this incident were all passengers in the taxi which was being used for scholar transport. The driver had allegedly lost control and crashed in a creche. For more details on both these incidents, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Nonjabulo Mntungwa-Makamu