Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Jacob Zuma’s MK party reshuffle dominated the morning, alongside a court battle over children’s birth registration, health advice on testicular cancer, and school safety and immigration tensions.
Early Breakfast · 702 · Africa Melane
- 04:13
Jacob Zuma reshuffled MK leadership again, removing Ngosinathi Nhleko as national chair, John Hlophe as first deputy president and Nomsa Lamini as deputy secretary-general, while appointing Duduzane Zuma, Reverend Pagati and Lindiwe Mchali.
- 04:14
The party also dissolved its strategic presidential team, with Zuma taking direct oversight of finances, the secretariat and key organisational functions, prompting callers to question the absence of internal democracy.
- 05:40
A Western Cape High Court ruling says Home Affairs cannot refuse a child’s birth registration because parents lack valid immigration documents, with the discussion stressing that registration is not the same as citizenship.
- 04:56
Cancer Association spokesperson Lucy Bologna urged men aged roughly 15 to 49 to self-check monthly for lumps, swelling or pain, saying testicular cancer is highly curable when caught early and has a 10-year survival rate above 90%.
- 05:56
Basil Manuel of Naptosa called demands to restrict teaching posts to South African citizens “irrational”, while warning that school safety checks must be more regular after weapons were found during surprise inspections at a troubled Gauteng school.