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Rahima Moosa hospital has opened a new emergency unit that cost R45 million. The unit expands care for women, children and survivors of gender-based violence. It includes a specialised counselling room and an office for the South African Police Service.
The hospital opened the unit on Tuesday.
ANC First Deputy Secretary General Nomvula Mokonyane said the party should act fast on the court case of NEC member Andile Lungisa. Lungisa took Secretary General Fikile Mbalula to court. He says Mbalula removed him from the candidate list for Nelson Mandela Bay Metro.
Mbalula says Lungisa did not take part in the vetting process. The High Court in Johannesburg will give judgment on 12 October.
The National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) urges consumers in financial difficulty to learn their rights on vehicle repossession. The SABC reported that more than 22,000 vehicles were repossessed in South Africa in the first six months of 2023. Households struggled with rising living costs and vehicle repayments.
NFO adjudication official Johannes Brouwer said a bank can repossess a vehicle in two legal ways: with a court order, or through a voluntary process.
Orlando Pirates will play Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida stadium on Saturday. Kick-off is at 6pm. Pirates won the title in the past four seasons and now aim for a fifth in a row.
Tickets for the match sold out within hours, according to SABC.
The Private Security Sector Provident Fund has declared a national crisis over unpaid pension contributions. The fund said 61% of participating employers did not comply with contribution rules as of July 2026. It said it launched 3 025 criminal cases with the police.
The fund also said money deducted from members' salaries does not reach their accounts.
The African National Congress (ANC) says it still expects to win the Eastern Cape local government elections. The party is challenging an Electoral Court ruling in the Constitutional Court. The ANC said 181 of its candidates were not registered with the Independent Electoral Commission in six municipalities, four of them in the Eastern Cape.
Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu said the party aims for an outright majority in the Metro, where it now governs through a coalition.
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed Parliament's Standing Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday. It spoke about plans to recover debts that foreign countries owe South Africa. DIRCO said it was helping ministers discuss the money Zimbabwe owes South African Airways (SAA).
MPs asked for exact figures, but officials gave none in the open session. The Auditor-General's office said in April that Zimbabwe owed SAA more than R900 million.
