
Our morning fix today kicks off with MK party leader Jacob set to address the media on Thursday.
The briefing comes a day after the former president was ordered by the Gauteng High Court to repay R28.9 million with interest that the government spent on his legal fees.
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RAF ‘cheated the books to hide insolvency’

An actuary has described as “an accounting sleight of hand”, a move that masked the fund’s insolvency and misled parliament and the public.
In an affidavit submitted to the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa), Itayi Charakupa, a former Road Accident Fund (RAF) senior actuarial manager, revealed how the embattled entity’s 2020-21 financial statements understated its true claims liability by hundreds of billions of rands through an unauthorised accounting policy change.
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Police arrest five wanted suspects hours before planned murder in KZN

Police in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have arrested five suspects just hours before they were allegedly about to commit a murder.
The suspects, aged between 21 and 25 years, were handcuffed at KwaNgcolosi on Wednesday.
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Matric exams: Here’s what you’re writing today

The 2025 matric examinations continue on Thursday, 23 October, with candidates sitting for a range of practical and language assessments across both the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and Independent Examinations Board (IEB) streams.
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‘It’s no use having a superstar team if we don’t play like one’ — Sharks’ Esterhuizen

Coordination will be crucial as the star-studded Sharks chase their first United Rugby Championship win in their fifth-round clash with Scarlets at Kings Park on Saturday.
The Durban side have recorded one draw and three losses, including last weekend’s 34-26 defeat to Ulster at home, despite fielding 13 Springboks in the starting XV and four more on the bench.
CONTINUE READING: ‘It’s no use having a superstar team if we don’t play like one’ — Sharks’ Esterhuizen