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Making headlines: ANC Women’s League calls for debate on death penalty, castration over East Rand killings; Home Affairs relocates 278 Durban asylum seekers to Krugersdorp; And, Mashatile says he is recovering well after minor medical procedure

Making headlines: SAPS deploys task team as political outrage mounts over murder of 5 women; Ramaphosa greenlights SIU probe into eThekwini municipality, North West Transport Investments; And, Senegal's President to meet IMF chief in Washington

Making headlines: Parties lodge ethics complaint against Majodina over vulgar tirade against Kouga resident; Two newly completed bridges, as part of Lesotho Highlands Water project, set to open; And, BRICS finance chiefs call for urgent IMF, World Bank reform

September 10, 2026. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is Polity’s daily podcast.

Making headlines: South Africa’s 3% inflation goal is robust, Central Bank study shows EFF heads to court over Parly’s 'irrational' reversal on removal of impeachment evidence leader And, Congo extends state control over mining with bid to lock down geological data

September 08, 2026. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is Polity’s daily podcast.

Making headlines: Court shuts down UDF’s bid to get IEC to extend candidate nomination deadline; South Africa’s quarterly farm exports surge, US shipments rise; And, Home Affairs urges immediate Smart ID adoption, collection ahead of elections

September 04, 2026. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is Polity’s daily podcast

Making headlines: ANC reiterates ‘system glitches’ as it appeals to IEC to recognise election candidates; DA escalates battle against Gayton McKenzie; And, former ANC cllr defects to DA in Cape Town

Making headlines: IEC records 43% surge in candidates for Nov elections; Dirco clears High Commissioner Sooklal of suspicion of facilitating Zuma-Gupta meetings; And, Congo's Ebola outbreak kills more than 3 000

For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Halima Frost. Making headlines: ANC expresses confidence in IEC as it hits candidate list snag at deadline; MVC takes aim at ‘incomplete’ political donor records; And, Mozambique's President appoints new central bank governor, deputy