It’s Monday, 31 August, and this is News Bite with Gareth Edwards. Retired Justice Sisi Khampepe remains chair of the TRC Cases Inquiry after the Constitutional Court dismissed the recusal challenge brought by former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki. A doctor linked to alleged Tembisa Hospital tender fraud is due in court, while Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero apologises for his heated exchange with a Tshepisong resident.
Motorists face steep petrol and diesel increases from Wednesday, and Cyril Ramaphosa promises progress on Hammanskraal’s water crisis. Government moves to protect local sugar producers, Casandra Alexander secures her second Ladies European Tour title, and Mamelodi Sundowns book an MTN8 final rematch with Orlando Pirates.
