By Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Newsbreak gets reaction from Al Jama-ah, DLC and political newcomers, ERPM, about winning their seats in eThekwini. 

By Newsbreak Executive Producer, Salma Patel - Newsbreak gets reaction from Al Jama-ah, DLC and political newcomers, ERPM, about winning their seats in eThekwini.&nbsp;

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[LISTEN] Newsbreak chats to more smaller parties in eThekwini who have made it into council #LGE26 #sabcnews 

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A multimillion-pound research project led by the University of Exeter is set to launch across the United Kingdom to develop advanced systems for the early detection and prevention of dementia. Funded by a twenty-million-pound joint investment from government, industry and NHS partners - the BRAINIAC initiative will establish 10 specialised brain health clinics to combine brain imaging, genetics and blood tests into unified diagnostic profiles. Matthew delved deeper into this new initiative for this week's Medical Monitor... 

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By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A multimillion-pound research project led by the University of Exeter is set to launch across the United Kingdom to develop advanced systems for the early detection and prevention of dementia. Funded by a twenty-million-pound joint investment from government, industry and NHS partners - the BRAINIAC initiative will establish 10 specialised brain health clinics to combine brain imaging, genetics and blood tests into unified diagnostic profiles. Matthew delved deeper into this new initiative for this week's Medical Monitor...&nbsp;
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[LISTEN] Medical Monitor | UK launches multi-million pound BRAINIAC initiative for early dementia detection #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Smaller parties are expected to enter into coalition talks with bigger parties in order to run municipalities. In eThekwini, even though the MK Party has 86 seats, it does not hold an outright majority in the 233-seat council. That leads to speculation that the ANC, DA, and IFP could work with other parties like ActionSA, The EFF, VF Plus and other smaller parties to reach the 112-seat total for a majority. If these top six parties in eThekwini decide to work together this could translate to about 126 seats for a Government of Local Unity or GLU. If that does happen, will the GLU stick together? Newsbreak put that question to Political Analyst Dr Lubna Nadvi...

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - Smaller parties are expected to enter into coalition talks with bigger parties in order to run municipalities. In eThekwini, even though the MK Party has 86 seats, it does not hold an outright majority in the 233-seat council. That leads to speculation that the ANC, DA, and IFP could work with other parties like ActionSA, The EFF, VF Plus and other smaller parties to reach the 112-seat total for a majority. If these top six parties in eThekwini decide to work together this could translate to about 126 seats for a Government of Local Unity or GLU. If that does happen, will the GLU stick together? Newsbreak put that question to Political Analyst Dr Lubna Nadvi...

[LISTEN] LGE 2026 | Dr Lubna Nadvi analyses potentiLocal Unity scenarios in eThekwini #sabcnewsal Government of 

The Madlanga Commission got off to a rocky start on Monday (9 November) when attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, opposed the use of his Section 204 statement and Section 105A plea agreement before the Commission. However, Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga rejected submissions made by Advocate Anneline van den Heever regarding the Section 204 statement. Section 204 of the Criminal Procedure Act provides for a witness to be indemnified from prosecution for offences disclosed in their evidence, subject to certain conditions. Sibahle Motha reports...

The Madlanga Commission got off to a rocky start on Monday (9 November) when attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, opposed the use of his Section 204 statement and Section 105A plea agreement before the Commission. However, Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga rejected submissions made by Advocate Anneline van den Heever regarding the Section 204 statement. Section 204 of the Criminal Procedure Act provides for a witness to be indemnified from prosecution for offences disclosed in their evidence, subject to certain conditions. Sibahle Motha reports...

[LISTEN] Newsbreak chats to more smaller parties in eThekwini who have made it into council #LGE26 #sabcnews

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