It’s Wednesday, 26 August and this is News Bite (https://www.enca.com/news-bite-podcast) (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUzZ1Vk42WGFYYUdHRkNKSnFGQWY2bHxBR3JiS2FrcU1mV21zRjF0QUhHUkN1UUg1ZVkxdFhuV2xTaXNPb2s1WU9IRnFsZnc1eHZPUjlTN3hTNWJQVjNTeUM1aVloR3ZaZ1B5elNnU1huaW4zT2ZpSjhSbTNtVDJlbWxi&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.enca.com%2Fnews-bite-podcast&v=cw-6faOcOm4) with Marcelle Gordon. Was it friendship or strictly business? Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/livestream-cat-matlala-back-day-3-testimony) faces more questions at the Madlanga Commission over his relationship with alleged Big Five cartel figure Mswazi Jothan Msibi, including security work, a familiar “son” reference and advice about buying a Rolex.
President Cyril Ramaphosa (https://www.enca.com/news/ramaphosa-warns-against-efforts-destabilise-south-africa) warns of efforts to destabilise South Africa after nationwide anti-migrant protests, telling Parliament that government is tracing both local and external forces behind the pressure. Johannesburg is using about 200 megalitres (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/joburg-water-battles-200-megalitre-daily-demand-shortfall) more water each day than its normal supply target. Joburg Water is conserving reservoir levels overnight and redirecting supply to communities under greater strain. The city’s financial pressure is also mounting. A new report describes Joburg’s budget as “fiscal fiction” as unpaid bills climb from R15-billion to nearly R72-billion (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories/joburgs-debt-crisis-deepens-r72bn-goes-unpaid) in a decade. Fikile Mbalula (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/no-matric-no-problem-councillors-mbalula) says matric is not an automatic requirement for ANC ward councillors, but mayoral candidates need postgraduate qualifications and municipal experience.
WORLD NEWS
A fire in the mother and child health ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad has killed 14 newborns (https://www.enca.com/news/pakistan-hospital-fire-kills-14-infants) . The prime minister has described the tragedy as irreparable.
IN OTHER NEWS
A Western Cape police captain investigating the murder of former Knysna mayor Aubrey Tsengwa (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/cop-probing-former-knysna-mayors-murder-shot-dead) has been killed in a shootout. A suspect was also killed.
The Tiffany Meek trial (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/update-tiffany-meek-trial-postponed) has been postponed to 14 September. Meek is charged with murdering her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek.Police have seized drugs worth R11-million (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/police-seize-r11m-worth-mandrax-crystal-meth-and-cocaine) during a stop-and-search on the N2 in Riviersonderend. A 37-year-old foreign national was arrested.
SPORT
The All Blacks (https://www.enca.com/sport-top-stories/ioane-stars-new-zealand-recover-beat-johannesburg-lions) overturned an 18-point deficit to beat the Lions 41-35 at Ellis Park, before debutant Saula Ma’u shared an emotional message with his family.
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz (https://www.enca.com/sport/williams-alcaraz-fall-us-open-mixed-quarter-finals) won their opening US Open mixed-doubles match but fell in the quarter-finals to Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli.
That’s your News Bite (https://www.enca.com/search/news?search=news+bite) for 26 August.
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Chapter List
00:00 | Today’s Top Stories
00:28 | Cat Matlala’s Friendship Questioned
01:10 | Ramaphosa Warns Of Destabilisation
03:03 | Joburg’s 200-Megalitre Water Shortfall
04:51 | Joburg’s R72-Billion Debt Crisis
05:12 | ANC Councillor And Mayoral Requirements
07:07 | Pakistan Hospital Fire Kills 14 Newborns
08:06 | Officer In Tsengwa Investigation Killed
08:29 | Tiffany Meek Trial Postponed
08:58 | Police Seize Drugs Worth R11-Million
09:21 | All Blacks Complete Ellis Park Comeback
10:34 | Williams And Alcaraz Exit Mixed Doubles
11:02 | News Bite Wrap
