Here’s your morning news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.
In today’s news update, the egg shortage in the country has the South African Poultry Association (Sapa) calling on the government to open the borders to enable imports from Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola and Malawi.
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has decided to forge ahead with the impeachment processes against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and retired Gauteng Judge Nkola Motata.
News Today: 26 October
‘No further delay’: Judges Hlophe, Motata fate to be debated in Parliament next month
Parliament is set to meet next month to discuss whether it will recommend the impeachment of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and retired Gauteng Judge Nkola Motata.
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on Tuesday decided to forge ahead with the impeachment processes against the two judges without initiating an inquiry.
Motata and Hlophe’s removal from the bench was recommended by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) after they were both found guilty of gross misconduct for separate matters.
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‘Accused didn’t understand his rights’ – Defence argues in Senzo Meyiwa trial
The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has maintained that an accused’s constitutional rights were not properly explained to him when he was taken to do a pointing out of the crime scene.
Colonel James Hadebe returned to the witness stand in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday to conclude his cross-examination by the defence.
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Cracks widen in SA’s egg supply: Calls for regional imports intensify
The egg shortage in the country has the South African Poultry Association (Sapa) calling on the government to open the borders to enable imports from Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola and Malawi.
This while a major egg importer also says it requires immediate legislative intervention and assurances for importers to step up and plug the gap on shelves.
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Economist warns economic winter is coming in 2024
An economist has warned that the global and local economy is heading into a proverbial winter season in 2024, although it should be milder than the economic downturn during the Covid-19 pandemic. It will be followed by a rebound in economic growth from 2025.
Maarten Ackerman, chief economist at Citadel, says winter is coming next year, but South Africa can return to trend growth by 2025 if the private sector remains invested in the country and government avoids a debt spiral. He was speaking at Citadel’s annual client presentation.
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Vaping accessibility crisis: Students turn to E-Cigarettes to cope with exam pressure
Season’s greetings decorations have already gone up, sprinkling some excitement to lift off the pressures of year-end fatigue.
Unfortunately for students, one more hurdle stands in the way – dreadful exams, which have seen many resorting to vaping to cope with the associated stress.
The Vapour Products Association of South Africa (VPASA) has recently expressed concerns about the easy accessibility of vaping products to young people.
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Truth or fiction — Mbonambi’s slur from 2022 Twickenham Test?
World Rugby are apparently taking longer than expected to reach a decision on whether to charge Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi for discriminatory behaviour, or something else, because the incident in question is now, bizarrely, apparently not from last Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final between the Boks and England, but from last year’s Test at Twickenham.
This is according to a report by Netwerk24 on Wednesday who say they have reliable information that England’s Tom Curry was referring to an incident in last November’s Test at Twickenham when he was allegedly called a “white c***” by Mbonambi.
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Johnson vows to get Chiefs back to winning ways
Cavin Johnson has vowed to do all he can to get Kaizer Chiefs back on the winning trail after being appointed as interim head coach.
Chiefs announced on Monday that Johnson had been moved from his position as Head of Youth Devlopment Academy to leading the first team, after they sacked Molefi Ntseki and demoted Arthur Zwane from assistant coach to their youth structures.
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‘It’s not a superfluous party’, says Samas boss, amid rumours event has been canned
The CEO of the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) Nhlanhla Sibisi said he was dismayed that the awards have been characterised as a conduit of looting.
Sibisi defended the allegations that the awards ceremony was simply a big party that wasted the state’s money.
“The SAMA is not a superfluous party, any such assertion flies in the face of the contribution made by the SAMA to the Mzansi Golden Economy,” said Sibisi in a statement.
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Mandoza to be honoured in death at the Samas
Kwaito legend Mandoza is set to receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award from the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) next month.
Born Mduduzi Thembinkosi Edmund Tshabalala, Mandoza passed away in September 2016 after succumbing to brain tumour cancer.
The Lifetime Achievement Awards honours artists who have made outstanding contributions to the South African music industry over a minimum of 20 years.
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