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ANC North West Provincial Secretary, Louis Diremelo says the party is investigating allegations that one of its officials and MMC for budget and finance, Winnie Sono has exploited EPWP workers at the Moretele municipality in the Bojanala district by forcing them to pay a R40 membership to join the ANC. Workers were also made to perform domestic chores and gardening at Sono's home. Former deputy president of Afrika Mayibuye Movement, Nolubabalo Mcinga says there is a problem with how women are treated within the movement and that she decided to stand up and voice her dissatisfaction. Mcinga says Floyd Shivabu's leadership style is that of a dictator and says her voice was silenced in the party. Umngeni-Uthukela water board member, Khanyisani Shandu has denied links to a company that is alleged to have received 390 million for a pipeline project that should have cost R80 million. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.

Security Strategist and retired Interpol Ambassador, Andy Mashaile says deputy police minister, Cassel Mathale threw suspended Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu further under the bus. Police deputy minister Cassel Mathale concluded his testimony at Parliament's Ad hoc inquiry. Member of Parliament and Leader of the National Coloured Congress, Fadiel Adams has laid perjury charges against the KZN police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Adams says the party is taking a hard line against Mkhwanazi and insists he must be held accountable.The National Coloured Congress MP has denied that the charges are linked to Mkhwanazi's allegations about Adams relating to interference in the police A prelimenary investigation by the Eastern Cape department has found that the Principal of Ulwazi High School in East London diverted school funds for personal use. The EC Education Department Spokesperson, Malibongwe Mtima says the department is deeply embarassed by this incident and will take necessary action. Mtima adds that the department intends to lay criminal charges against the Principal. A group of Afrikaners have penned an open letter rejecting the US government's recent decision to give white South Africans priority for refugee status. Dr Lindie Koorts, who is part of the group, says the narrative that Afrikaners are victims of racial persecution is part of fear-mongering.

Ad Hoc Committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane says people whose names are mentioned during the sitting may make an application to appear before the parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee. Director General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation Zane Dangor, says the activists were on a mission to deliver aid in Gaza. Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald says SA's parole system needs to be improved to ensure the safety of the public. This includes proper rehabilitation and the increasing of correctional staff.

Wife of one of the abductees aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, Zaheera Moola says she had a recent call with her husband Reaaz and says they're hoping for the safe return of the abducted South Africans. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi has slammed Advocate Motau for his claims that budget limitations are the behind his reason for leaving the Madlanga Commission and says Motau needs to take the nation into confidence and say exactly what his reasons were. Kubayi says Motau is casting aspersions on her and the department's work. She also says her department has not received any formal requests for the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to be extended. Executive mayor of the Polokwane municipality, John Mpe says they are ready to cooperate with law enforcement agencies and provide any documents requested in the investigation into allegations of corruption within the municipality. Mpe says they have now employed qualified managers in accounting, to make sure there's no repeat of corruption.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola says there's currently no confirmations around the circumstances of the death of South African ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, and that investigations are still underway. Lamola says the French authorities have been helpful and cooperative to both the SA mission in France as well as the Mthethwa family. On AGOA Lamola says the government is cautiously optimistic. He says this is based on conversations they have had with the relevant stakeholders including US Congress. Political and governance analyst Sandile Swana, says Corruption is in the dna of the ANC. Swana says young people need to rise up and change the system of governance in the country, like the youth of 1976, but he says, he's positive about the future of the country. Swana has labelled the ANC as a 'criminal syndicate' DA Gauteng health spokesperson, Jack Bloom says, the rot from the top and protection from politicians has made it easy for corruption to go undetected. "We need to see criminal prosecutions, especially the big fish." CEO of Agri SA Johann Kotzè says Agri SA share the government's sentiments of optimism about the AGOA prospects.

Commissioner of the Public Service Commission, Professor Somadoda Fikeni says public servants cannot be absolved from guilt when they implement unethical instructions from their superiors while interfering with operational processes SYNOPSIS: Patriotic Alliance deputy president, Kenny Kunene says he feels vindicated following an investigation that cleared him of wrongdoing. This is after Kunene was found at the house of murder accused Katiso Molefe during his arrest. Kunene says he was there to guide a young journalist who came to interview Molefe.

Member of Parliament and leader of the National Coloured Congress, Fadiel Adams, says General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's testimony against him was full of contradictions and that he is selective in how he places information. Adams says the Political Killings Task Team is costing taxpayers millions. Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane, says her department is assisting the Gauteng Province to deal with the issue of informal settlements and hijacked buildings. Simelane says they have made strides in reclaiming illegally occupied properties, including municipal and communal land. National Spokesperson for the Patriotic Alliance, Steve Motale, says they are confident that Kenny Kunene will be cleared of any wrongdoing in his 'relationship' with murder accused Katiso Molefe. Motale defended Kenny Kunene's Gauteng mayoral candidacy and says the Patriotic Alliance is quite confident in Kunene's abilities and track record within the party. Mayor of Mogalakwena Municipality, Ngoako Taueatsoala, says consequence management will be implemented to hold those implicated in the contract that was flagged by the SIU accountable. Taueatsoala says the SIU will open cases against some of the accused. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.

Crime detection deputy head Shadrack Sibiya's lawyer, Ian Levitt, says they will be putting attention into preparing for the Madlanga Commission following his failed urgent court bid to have his suspension lifted. Executive Manager: Business Turnaround and Recovery at Productivity SA , Justice Sefularo, says SA needs a GDP growth of 5% in order to make inroads for job creation. Sefularo says current interventions in place to recover and create jobs have been effective. Former Minister of International Relations, Dr Naledi Pandor, says the ANC needs to work to strengthen local government. Pandor says the world needs International law and multilateral institutions to guide the new world order. Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission, Chris Nissen, says they would like to sit with Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to discuss solutions to the issue of illegal settlements across Gauteng. Nissen says Home Affairs and border management need to do their work to stop illegal immigration.

SAPS National Spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe says the political task team dockets will be submitted to the Madlanga Commission. Acting Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia, and National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, agreed to submit the 121 dockets to the commission tasked with investigating criminality, political interference, and corruption in the criminal justice system. Mathe says the national police commissioner has always been opposed to the disbandment of the political killings task team and has commended its work. ANC Limpopo Spokesperson, Jimmy Machaka has noted the decision by his party's provincial chairperson, Stanley Mathabatha to step aside. Mathabatha cited unethical behavior in the processes followed at the Vhembe and Waterberg Regional Conferences. Machaka says a task team was established to investigate the veracity of the allegations raised at the regional conferences. Machaka says the values of the ANC in Limpopo remain intact. The Director General at the Department of Social Development, Peter Netshipale, says the media reports surrounding a New York trip are out of context. Netshipale says the trip formed part of a bigger government delegation, and seven officials were sent by his department at a cost of R3 million. He says that about R600 000 was spent on the DDG alone. Netshipale has further denied that the suspension of the Department's Chief Director of Communications, Lumka Oliphant, was linked to the leaking of the information about the trip.

Policing and crime analyst, Dr. Chris de Kock, has welcomed the announcement to return over 100 case dockets to the SAPS political killings task team in Kwa-Zulu Natal. De Kock has expressed concern about the safety and integrity of the dockets while in transit. The dockets were allegedly taken under the instruction of the Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya and are in the process of being returned to the province. Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the National Education and Training Council will not duplicate the work of government but complement it. Gwarube says the council will focus on four priority areas, including reviewing the current school resourcing system. On the outstanding BELA regulations, Gwarube says there are no delays in implementation, and the remaining regulations will soon be released. Former SAT board member, Maija de Rijk-Uy,s has denied that the now dissolved board met on the 1st of August. De Rijk-Uys insists that Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille relied on factually inaccurate information to dissolve it. De Lille dissolved the board, alleging that it acted unlawfully.

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.