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• Ramaphosa back in parliament to answer Phala Phala questions
  President Cyril Ramaphosa returns to the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon for a Q&A session, where he is likely to again receive a hostile reception from opposition MPs over the Phala Phala scandal.
• Staffer who tried to extort auditor-general dismissed
  The auditor-general’s chief people officer, Mlungisi Mabaso, has been dismissed with immediate effect after an independent disciplinary hearing.
• MTN R53m fraud trial postponed
  The case against the former MTN accountant accused of stealing millions of rands from the company has been postponed to next month due to the unavailability of her lawyer.
• Bad weather hits Eskom's diesel supplies
  Load-shedding will remain at stage 4 until diesel stocks have been fully replenished, says Eskom.
• Gunman opens fire at KZN primary school, sending pupils scrambling for cover
  Hysterical children at a Pietermaritzburg primary school scrambled for cover when a gunman allegedly fired shots randomly and attacked three adults.
• It costs nearly 14% more to feed your family than last year
  South Africans are paying nearly 14% more for basic food items than they did a year ago.
• Private prosecution of Downer just another Zuma delay tactic
  The lead prosecutor in Jacob Zuma’s corruption and fraud trial, advocate Billy Downer, says the private prosecution brought against him is another attempt by the former president to avoid standing trial.
• Mdlalose's tavern victim positive despite losing both legs
  One of the seven people who were admitted in hospital following the mass shooting at Mdlalose's tavern has had both his legs amputated – and his hands are next.
• ‘We really cannot sleep… it’s clear that things are not right in our town’
  Residents of Jagersfontein are living in fear after yet another dam overflowed on Tuesday, sparking trepidation that another disaster could befall them.
• 'Beware of bloodshed over Balobedu throne'
  Former ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga has warned of potential bloodshed in the Balobedu nation should divisions over the throne persist.
• Makhubele's election as speaker a bid to overthrow 'arrogant' DA
  The writing may be on the wall for City of Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse after Cope’s Colleen Makhubele was elected as the new speaker of the metro beating the DA's candidate by a landslide.
• Cosatu to decide whether to dump ANC
  Cosatu has given itself the deadline of May 2023 to decide whether it will dump the ANC and support the South African Communist Party (SACP) for the 2024 general election.
• Insurance companies count the cost
  There is an increase in power surge claims, with one insurance company recording a 65% increase in these cases.
• Shortage of fire engines, equipment put lives in danger
  A shortage of fire engines in the City of Johannesburg has had a devastating effect on some residents of the city who have been counting the costs after their homes were engulfed by blaze.
• Murder accused ANC councillor denied move to Westville prison
  The four accused face a string of charges which include conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and possession of firearms. Bail was refused for all the accused in August.
• SA aviation boss elected to lead global body
  The director of SA Civil Aviation Authority, Poppy Khoza, has been elected as the first female president of the global civil aviation body.
• Deaths caused by police action jump to 410 in year, 223 more died in custody
  The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) investigated 410 deaths as result of police action in the financial year ending March 31.
• Analysts call out parliament's over-reliance on lawyers, judges
  The recusal of legal academic and political commentator Richard Calland from the committee instituted to probe the possibility of President Cyril Ramaphosa being impeached showed an over-reliance on lawyers and pretended that people had no political views.
• Makhubele is new Joburg council speaker
  Cope member of council and City of Joburg chair of chairs Colleen Makhubele has been elected as the new speaker of the metro.
• Life sentence for Pretoria East man who raped his stepdaughter for years
  The Pretoria magistrate’s court on Wednesday sentenced a 49-year-old man who had raped and assaulted his stepdaughter on numerous occasions to life imprisonment.