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Saturday, 8 August 2026
Politics and public safety dominated, with major focus on politically linked killings, the DA’s municipal manifesto launch, and warnings about online sextortion and school admissions deadlines.
- 06:26
Four people, including two police officers, were killed in the Reiger Park shooting in Ekurhuleni; Gauteng police mobilised specialist units, and authorities said the attackers must be found and prosecuted.
- 06:52
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli said councillor assassinations are tied to tender battles, illegal firearms and contested positions, and promised a peace committee plus stronger work with community safety structures.
- 06:44
The DA said it will unveil its local government manifesto in Johannesburg, framing municipal decay as a national crisis and promising to explain how it will fix water, roads, refuse and stolen budgets.
- 06:36
Gauteng’s online admissions system has received more than 400,000 applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8, with parents warned that verifiable home addresses and the 4 September deadline matter for placement.
- 06:56
The Film and Publication Board warned parents about sextortion and child sexual abuse material after a South African arrest linked to a Swiss teen’s suicide, saying under-18s cannot send intimate images at all.