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Umhlatiyi wetepolitiki Prof Nsikelelo Breakfast, utsi nangabe bantfu badvuba kuvota baniketya emandla bosopolitiki kutsi betentele matsandza ngoba bati kutsi kute lotabatfwesa umtfwalo wekuphendvula. Utsi kubalulekile kutsi bantfu, ikakhulukati labasebasha, bayobhalisela kuvota kulemphelsontfo.

Lokhulumela likomishane lelengamele lukhetfo kulesifundza seMpumalanga, Thandoxolo Chembeni utsi konke sekume ngemumo njengoba kutawube kubhalisela kuvota kulemphelasontfo 

Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat vir Johannesburg, Helen Zille, het vroeër die week met die leier van die burgerlike groep March and March, wat 'n stryd voer teen onwettige immigrasie, vergader. Dié ontmoeting met Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma het meer as net die wenkbroue laat lig, maar sy het aan Monitor verduidelik hoekom sy die uitnodiging aanvaar het.   

Die DA se landwye oudit van 1 025 polisiestasies het aan die lig gebring dat 56% van aanklagkantore nie oproepe beantwoord nie. Die inligting sal gedeel word met die Minister van Polisie, sowel as die nasionale polisiekommissaris. Die party se adjunk-woordvoerder oor polisie aangeleenthede, Ian Cameron het aan Monitor verduidelik hoe die outdit omskep moet word in daadwerklike aksie.  

A Seat at the Table is hosting the Connect Youth in Dialogue Summit 2026 with a key focus on how do we move from conversations about change to real, measurable action. Young leaders, policymakers, business leaders and development partners will converge under the theme From Resolutions to Reality: Youth Implementing Action for Impact. This year's summit will reflect on commitments made in 2025, assess progress so far, and explore practical solutions to expand opportunities for young people in South Africa. We spoke to Mothathe Sewelo Deputy Chair at A Seat at the Table to unpack what this year's summit hopes to achieve.

A look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, author of Africa Is Open For Business and Africa Bounces Back

Oyinhloko yezokhetho kwikhomishane yokhetho ezimele, i-IEC esifundazweni iKwaZulu-Natali uthi kusemqoka ukuthi abantu babhalise ezindaweni abazobe bevotela kuzona ngokhetho lomasipala oluzoba mhla zizine ngo-November nonyaka. UNtombifuthi Masinga ubekhuluma ngaphambi kwempelasonto yokubhalisela ukhetho kanye nokuqinisekisa imininingwane yalabo asebebhalisile.  Sixoxisane noNtimbifuthi Masinga, oyinhloko yezokhetho kwi-IEC kwisifundazwe iKwaZulu-Natali. 

Kelebogile Kgetse o buisana le sebueledi sa bosetshaba sa ba Federation ya mekgatlho ya badiri - SAFTU - Newton Masuku  malebana mathata a go sa tsamaisiwe sentle ga merero ya Unemployment Insurance Fund, UIF le Compensation Fund.

COSATU will stage demonstrations in all provinces today over rising living costs. The federation says food, electricity, water and transport have become unaffordable while wages fall behind inflation. COSATU argues workers now earn less in real terms than a decade ago, forcing many into debt to cover basics. We spoke to COSATU's National Spokesperson, Zanele Sabela.

Zimbabwe's parliament has passed a Bill to extend presidential terms from five to seven years, which could see Incumbent President, Emmerson Mnangagwa stay in power until 2030. Over 200 lawmakers voted in favour of the Bill. So what does this development mean for democracy in Zimbabwe and the region? To answer this and more, we spoke to Ngqabutho Mabhena, Zimbabwe Communist party General Secretary.

Kelebogile Kgetse o buisana le motlatsa-tona wa metsi, Sello Seitlholo malebana le go neelwa 12-point-3 billion Rand mo ngwageng ono wa matlole wa 2026/2027 ga bathati ba di-masepala gore ba neele baagi metsi.

Usihlalo wenhlangano eqapha ukhetho, i-Election Monitoring Network, udokt uNkosikhulule Nyembezi uthi ukugqama kwentsha engosopolitiki kungaba nomthelela ekutheni intsha ibambe iqhaza okhethweni. Ukuphawula kukaNyembezi kulandela ukukhala kwekhomishane yokhetho ezimele, i-IEC mayelana nezibalo eziyingcosana yentsha evotayo.  Sixoxisane nodokt uNyembezi mayelana nalokhu. 

SANParks has extended condolences to the family of a 69-year-old Canadian tourist who was fatally wounded at a concession braai at the Kruger National Park. The Park says a private guide allegedly accidentally discharged a firearm during the incident near Phabeni Gate on Wednesday. The guest was part of a group booked outside the park for a bush braai at a permitted concession facility. We spoke to SANParks Head of Communications and Spokesperson, JP Louw.  

ActionSA has welcomed the decision by Parliament's Section 89 Impeachment Committee to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa's court bid to halt its work on the Phala Phala matter. The party says this is a crucial step in defending constitutional accountability and ensuring that Parliament can carry out its oversight role without interference. We spoke to  ActionSA Parliamentary Caucus Leader, Athol Trollip to unpack what this decision means and what should happen next.

Live interview with the family spokesperson, younger brother to pastor Sam David Mahlangu, Zwanangaye Mahlangu. (Bongi)

Live interview with Dr Msuswa Mabhena, Unisa Lecture and Bible Translator, on the passing of pastor Sam Mahlangu. (Bongi)

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Cast away with this week's Newsbreak Fishing Report, brought to you by KZN angler Sanjay Ramsarup...

MAKUMANE:FS GANGSTERISM( 19/06/2026) Puisano e bileng pakeng tsa Rabosana Maliehe le Letona la Thuto, Free State, Dr Mamiki Maboya, ka maqulwana a ditlokotsebe dikolong.

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Experts believe that the fate of the interim agreement between the US and Iran is heavily reliant on Israel and its military operations in Lebanon. The end to "military operations" in Lebanon by Israel, forms part of the 14-point plan which was electronically signed this week. The memorandum calls for an immediate ceasefire, restoration of commercial shipping, and the launch of 60 days of negotiations in Switzerland starting today. The deal also outlines plans for sanctions relief, the release of frozen Iranian assets, reconstruction funding, and discussions on Iran's nuclear programme. Senior Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute, Naeem Jinnah says while the deal is a step in the right direction, it is extremely fragile...

KwaZulu-Natal's electoral officer - Ntombifuthi Masinga - has urged voters in the province to check and update their details on the voters roll this weekend, to avoid frustration in November's local government elections. Due to changes in ward boundaries, more than one-thousand-100 voting districts are affected. Although the Electoral Commission held a registration campaign in May, Masinga says they estimate that they only reached 25 percent of the affected voters. KwaZulu-Natal has the largest number of voters in the country - about 20 percent of the 28-million people currently on the voters roll. Dries Liebenberg report... 

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The toil and tribulations of Indian women - brought to South Africa as indentured laborers from the 1860s- will come to life in a dance drama at the coveted National Arts Festival in Makhanda next week. Sari Sir explores the resilience of Indian women- and how it nurtured the country's cultural, social, and economic landscape. Writer-director Saranya Devan explains how this story is being shown as a uniquely South African tale...

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - The eThekwini Municipality is continuing investigations into the targeted vandalism of its bulk water infrastructure following severe supply outages across several communities. The deliberate destruction of critical assets, including pressure-reducing valves, has compounded the metro's severe water-loss crisis and drawn immediate backlash from local civic groups. Responding to the crisis, eThekwini Ratepayers and Residents Association (ERRA) President Ish Prahladh condemned the sabotage, but noted that the city's aging infrastructure also plays a significant role in the ongoing disruptions...

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The fourth Annual Youth Leadership Summit will take place tomorrow in Johannesburg- bringing together 200 delegates from 13 African countries. The summit is the brainchild of the Lincoln Mali Leadership Foundation- which seeks to create a robust new generation of achievers. Founder Lincoln Mali says that the summit is crucial because youth will determine where South Africa goes in the next 50 years...

VhaMbumbano ya Madzangano a-Vhashumi ya COSATU vha ri vha do ita misumbedzo mavunduni othe matanu-na-mana a lino shango namusi nga Lavhutanu, vha tshi gwalabela u gonyesa ha mitengo ya zwithu. Vha-COSATU vha ri mitengo ya zwiliwa, mudagasi, madi na vhuendi zwino i nthesa lwa u sa swikelea, ngeno miholo ya vhashumi i sa khou gonya. Vha ri izwi zwi khou ita uri vhunzhi ha vhashumi vha tshi khou phirimela zwikolodoni vha tshi lingedza u thivha-thivha mbadelo dza thodea dza ndeme kha vhutshilo ha duvha-na-duvha.

Vha-lihoro la EFF, vha DA, vha ActionSA na vha-Freedom Front Plus vho dovha hafhu vha voutha vha tshi hanedzana na mugaganya-gwama wo dzinginywaho wa Masipala-Muhulwane wa Ekurhuleni, mugaganya-gwama wa nwaha wa-muvhalelano wa gidi-mbili fumbili-rathi/gidi-mbili fumbili-sumbe. Nga murahu ha u haniwa ha mugaganyagwama nga duvha la vhufumi-thihi la uno nwedzi wa Fulwi, Nedorobo-Muhulu Vho-Nkosiphindile Xhakaza na Murado wa Komiti ya-Nedorobo ane a sedzana na zwa-Gwama Vho-Jongizizwe Dlabathi vho newa maduvha matanu-na-mavhili auri vha sedzuluse mugaganyagwama vha kone u u divhadza.

The MK Party has expelled party members Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and Nhlamulo Ndhlela with immediate effect. The two are accused of sowing divisions, bringing the party into disrepute and disrespecting the party constitution and its leadership. This came out during a media briefing attended by party leader Jacob Zuma in Johannesburg following the meeting of their National Officials last night*. Zuma-Sambudla served as the party's MP from June 2024 until her resignation in November last year. Party Secretary Sibonelo Nomvalo explains. Mixo Mashimbye u burisanile na muhleli wa tipolotiki wo tiyimela hi yexe, Masingita Mkhawana.

Marine tracking platforms say at least four tankers have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on ending their war. The first to pass into the Gulf of Oman was a French flag vessel carrying liquefied natural gas. Under the memo, Tehran is opening the strait and Washington is lifting its blockade of Iranian ports.  Mixo Mashimbye u burisanile na mutivi wa timaketa ta misava, Vince Ndove.

South Africa's dreams of reaching the knock-out stage of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time, are alive, but just. Bafana Bafana came from behind to snatch a one-all draw in their second Group A match of the 2026 edition against Czechia in Atlanta, Georgia in the US. They now need to beat South Korea in their last group match next Thursday in Monterrey, Mexico, to stand a chance of advancing. Czechia were on the score sheet as early as the sixth minute through Michal Sadilek. Bafana who enjoyed the lion's share of possession, were awarded a penalty for handball in the 83rd minute which Teboho Mokoena converted. The goal and draw secured Bafana the crucial point they needed to stay alive in the tournament. Mokoena will however miss Bafana's last group match after receiving a second yellow card.  Mixo Mashimbye u burisanile na muhleri wa mintlangu eka xitichi xa Munghana Lonene F.M Makomba-ndlela Robert Mathye. 

Abasebenzi abaphantsi kwequmrhu lezomthetho iLegal Aid South Africa, babeke phantsi izixhobo zokusebenza bengenela ugwayimbo oluntsukumbini ngelinyevulela iimeko abasebenza phantsi kwazo. Phakathi kwezinye  izinto abasebenzi bakhalazela imivuzo ephantsi, nokungavalwa kwezithuba zengqesho kweliqumrhu. Ngokwemanyano yabasebenzi bakwa Legal Aid, iSouth African Local Government Association Worker's Union, iSALAWU ngamafuphi,  olugwayimbo lulandela iinzame eziliqela zokuthetha nomqeshi ngalemingeni neziye zaphanza. I-Legal Aid ibonelela ngeenkonzo zomthetho kwabo bangakwaziyo ukuhlawula amagqwetha abucala. Sibambe ophuma kwimanyano yabasebenzi iSALAWU, uSiphelo Gila.. 

Presidente Cyril Ramaphosa o boletse seo nakong ya thakgolo ya lesolo la Milestones of Freedom ka Pretoria ka Labone la go keteka mengwaga ye bohlokwa ya leeto la demokrasi ya naga. 

Leloko la komiti phethisi ya bosetshaba ya lliki ya baswa Douglas Ngobeni ore kopano e tla ba thusa go tlisa diphetogo ka Afrika Borwa ka ge ba ithuta tse dintshi ka tsa hlabollo le kgwebo magareng ga tse dingwe.

Umphatsiswa welitiko letemasiko, temidlalo nekukhibika eMpumalanga, Leah mabuza wetfula luphakelotimali lwelitiko lakhe namuhla. 

Umphatsiwa wetekuphepha kwemphakatsi, kuvikelaka nekuchumana eMpumalanga, Jackie Macia wetfule luphakelotimalo lwelitiko kusishayamtsetfo sesifundza.

Goitseone Moremi o buisana le sebueledi sa ba Border Management Authority, Mmemme Mogotsi malebana le baditshaba ba ba boelang kwa dinageng tsa bone go tswa mo Afrika Borwa.   

U sedza leneli zwa zwino ri na Presidennde wa dzangano la Mahosi Afrika Tshipembe Vho-Lameck Mokoena

Zwazwino ri na mudivhi wa mulayo Adv. Vho-Romeo Nthambeleni

Mafelelo a beke ye 20-21 June ke sebaka sa mafelelo sa go ingwadišetša dikgetho tša mebušo ya selegae tša 4 Noferemere

Palamente e re kgorokgolotsheko ya Western Cape ga e na maswanedi a go lekola kahlolo ya kgorotsheko ya molaotheo tabeng ya Phala Phala

The Chairperson the Impeachment Committee on the Section 89 Inquiry, Makashule Gana says the Section 89 Impeachment Committee has resolved to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent court bid to halt the impeachment process. Gana says the majority of committee members support opposing the application and that he will act on the committee's behalf. He says the Speaker of Parliament will be petitioned to join the opposition, but if not, the committee will proceed independently. Gana adds time constraints make obtaining a second legal opinion impractical. Meanwhile The African Transformation Movement and its leader, Vuyolwethu Zungula, have opposed President Cyril Ramaphosa's court bid to halt Parliament's impeachment process pending a review into the Section 89 independent panel report into the Phala Phala matter. In papers filed before the Western Cape High Court, ATM argues the President has no reason to fear unfair treatment, as impeachment rules ensure procedural fairness. Ramaphosa's interdict application is scheduled to be heard on the 15th and 16th of July. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the African Transformation Movement parliamentary Leader, Vuyolwethu Zungula.

The Independent Electoral Commission's CEO Sy Mamabolo says a total of 23 706 voter registration stations will operate from 8am to 5pm this weekend. This includes 22 718 permanent stations, 960 temporary sites, and 28 mobile stations for remote areas. KwaZulu-Natal leads with 5 021 stations, followed by Eastern Cape with 4 984, Limpopo 3 317, and Gauteng 2 832. The Commission has revealed it has deployed 48 212 staff to ensure a smooth registration process ahead of the 20–21 July voter registration weekend. The Commission was earlier briefing ahead of this weekend's voter registration drive as the country gears up for the November elections. IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo earlier briefing the media had this to say.

The United States and Iran have signed a landmark interim agreement aimed at ending months of a devastating war. Speaking at the G7 summit in France, US president, Donald Trump says he wants Iran to honour the agreement, while threatening severe consequences for any violations. Iranian officials have hailed the deal as a diplomatic victory, saying negotiations have achieved far more than military action. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to a Senior Research Fellow & Director at Africa Asia Dialogues (AFRASID), Thembisa Fakude.

Buhlehliselwe iveki ezayo ubungqina botyholwa ngokuba nguntamnani uTumelo Nku, ngosuku oluseza kuchazwa yikomishoni kaMadlanga. UNku, obandakanywe kwisiganeko esenzeka e-Aeroton kumazantsi eRhawuthi sokufunyanwa kweziyobisi kweyeKhala ngo2021, bekulindeleke ukuba anike ubungqina namhlanje. Kutyholwa ngokuba wahlebela intloko yamagosa endlela eGauteng, uSamuel Mashaba, ngeziyobisi ezingamakhulu asixhenxe ekilograms ezazithuthwa ukusuka eThekwini zisiya eRhawutini. 

Namhlanje ikomiti ejongene nokususwa kukamongameli esikhundleni sakhe idibene kwilinge lokufumana iingcebiso zomthetho, ngeenzame zikamongameli uCyril Ramaphosa zokuthintela iinkqubo zayo. Oku kuza emva kokuba uRamaphosa eye kwinkundla ephakamileyo yaseNtshona Koloni ngelifuna ukuthintela le nkqubo, ngethuba ecel'umngeni kwingxelo engefama iPhala Phala. 

Namhlanje siqhuba namanqaku anento yokwenza nonyulo, siqwalasela ukubaluleka kwendima nokuthatha iinxaxheba kwabantu abatsha kwezonyulo. Nanjengoko kuphawulwa inyanga yabantu abatsha, ulutsha luyabongozwa ukuba luthathe inxaxheba kunyulo loomasipala ekulindeleke ukuba lubanjwe kwinyanga yeNkanga kulonyaka. 

Amalungu eziko elinikezela ngeenkonzo zomthetho zasimahla iLegal Aid SA, azibandakanye kuqhankqalazo lukazwelonke ngoLwesithathu. Imanyano emele ababasebenzi bakwa Legal Aid, iSALAWU, ithi inkqubo yezomthetho yeli iyafeda ukufezekisa iimfuno zabo badinga ezinkonzo kakhulu. Oluqhankqalazo luntsuku mbini luqale phezolo, nalapho lamalungu ebeqhankqalaza ngaphandle kwee ofisi zakwa Legal Aid kuzwelonke. Namhlanje bekulindeleke aye kwi ofisi yomphathiswa wezobulungisa nophuhliso lomgaqosiseko, uMmamoloko Kubayi, ukuya kunikezela ngezikhalazo zabo. 

Puisano pakeng tsa Xolani Fihla wa sepolesa sa toropo ya Johannesburg le Dimakatso Folotsi.

Puisano pakeng tsa Motlatsa Letona Makhotso Sotyu le Dimakatso Folotsi.

Puisano pakeng tsa Mankae Ncheche wa IEC le Kedibone Matshela.

Kelebogile Kgetse o buisana le sebueledi sa mekgatlho ya baagi, Budget Justice Coalition, Matshidiso Lencoasa, ka matshwenyego a gore bathati ba lefapha la matlole ba neela bathati ba lefapha la thuto tekanyetso e sa lekaneng go rarabolola mathata a merero ya thuto mo nageng. 

Kelebogile Kgetse o buisana le sebueledi sa ba mokgatlho wa badiri wa South African Lawyers and Allied Workers Union, Joseph Moyo, malebana le dingongorego tsa badiri ba setheo sa puso sa babueledi, Legal Aid South Africa, ba mo letsatsing la bobedi la strike.