Former President Kgalema Motlanthe says the US tariffs are not isolated to South Africa as many other countries have been affected. On cadre deployment, Motlanthe says the abuse and misuse of cadre deployment has led to the destruction and hollowing out of Public Service department. Motlanthe says SA has general lawlessness and people get away with it. On the ANC's renewal agenda, he says it must be tested practically beyond sloganeering. Motlanthe says he will vote for the ANC. Minister of International Relations and Cooperations says government still needs to act in the interest of South Africans and to not display egos when negotiating with the US. He says the loss of jobs from the tariff announcement could have been worse if it wasn't for South Africa's diversified economy.

Former SA Ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool says SA is dealing with the US Geo-politics of supremacy. Rasool says there is deliberate efforts to mute SA's voice in the USA. 'SA needs to leverage its Geo-political strengths.' ANC national Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the developments in the USA are a threat to SA's national sovereignty. Says South Africa is not in a position to engage in a tit-for-tat with the US but should rather look at a bigger geo-political environment. KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says he will take appropriate action as soon as he receives reports on the matter to determine any wrongdoing. Former politician Roelf Meyer SA cannot afford to ignore the USA but says most Americans love South Africa as opposed to the minority. Government should keep engaging with the US to find a solution.

Spokesperson for the Department of Health, Foster Mohale, says the department is encouraging people to raise issues with illegal immigration through proper channels. He says the Department of Health cannot discriminate when it comes to access to health, according to the laws of South Africa. Operation Dudula President Zandile Dabula says illegal foreigners should only be treated for emergencies and deported afterwards. Operation Dudula says illegal immigrants are burdening scarce resources that should serve poor South Africans. Spokesperson for the family of 13-year-old Pretty Mahlangu, who was killed during a coming-of-age ceremony, Mzwandile Soyaya Mahlangu, says the family wants justice for the young girl. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says Gauteng province will cooperate with the commission of inquiry into police corruption and provide any information at their disposal.

Deputy National Commissioner General Sibiya says his work speaks for itself. Sibiya apologises to the people of SA for "how the top SAPS management has behaved" New acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia says he feels honoured and daunted by the new responsibility. He says he will try to 'have a good understanding' of why the SAPS political killing task force was dismantled. He is planning to build trust with the SAPS and to make sure that he exercises political and democratic responsibility. Police should not behave like politicians and become factionalised. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the imposition of tariffs on SA by the US will have a dire impact on the agricultural sector, particularly the farming communities. Says SA would love to have further engagement with the US, and he says retaliatory tariffs are not an ideal situation. SYNOPSIS: DA spokesperson on International relations and cooperation Emma Powell says the DA President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to take the country into confidence and inform how they're going to deal with the impasse around Mncebisi Jonas' appointment as US envoy.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he will brief thenation on Sunday about what he will do, following allegations by the KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that senior police officers and the minister of police are captured by criminals.Parliament has given three portfolio committees tasked with investigating Mkhwanazi's allegations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu 14 days in which to conclude their work. The Lesotho government has declared a national state of disaster in response to soaring unemployment, mass job losses and trade uncertainty with the United States. 

KZN provincial commissioner general Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has made allegations against some top brass in the SAPS, including the minister of police. General Mkhwanazi accuses the minister of being in cahoots with criminals and protecting them. He claims they bankroll his political aspiration. U.S. President Donald Trump has posted a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Truth Social informing him that starting August 1st, South Africa would be charged a tariff of 30% on any and all products sent into the United States. MK Party has confirmed that they have removed Mary Phadi from the Party and Mpumalanga legislature. Phadi was removed from her position after allegations that she misappropriated party funds.

Former Deputy President David Mabuza, has died. Mabuza served as the country's second-in-command from 2018 to 2023. The date for former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's funeral is yet to be finalised as the dispute between the family and the Zambian government continues. On Tuesday, we heard from the Zambian Minister of Information and Media, Cornelius Mweetwa. Tonight, we hear the family's take on this impasse. When he took office as the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, made the commitment to turn South Africa into a construction side.

ANC Chief Whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli says the Democratic Alliance's decision not support the budget vote of the Higher Education Department is retaliation following the axing of Andrew Whitfield, the party's deputy Minister of Trade and Industry last week. The DA laid criminal charges against the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane. The Zambian Minister of Information and Media, Cornelius Mweetwa says there is a push for an alternative dispute resolution to resolve the standoff between the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu and President Hakainde Hichilema's government. Mweetwa says the Zambian government is acting in the interest of Zambians as the two sides remain locked in a heated dispute over the late leader's burial arrangements. SCOPA Chairperson, Songezo Zibi says the committee's inquiry will look into the Road Accident Fund's financial matters. Zibi says the committee will subpoena the suspended RAF CEO should he refuse to appear. The inquiry follows allegations of maladministration, financial impropriety and the misuse of public funds at the RAF.