eNCA News Bite | Western Cape election violence, SARS raids Tshwane CFO and Proteas Test | 29 Oct…
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Western Cape taxi and gang violence has disrupted matric exams and raised fears over voter safety ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Shootings in Delft, Khayelitsha and Gugulethu disrupted transport. Police Commissioner Sizakhele Dyantyi has warned taxi ranks could be closed if factional violence continues.
The IEC (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXx5jZxRexo) has opened its Results Operations Centre in Midrand (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXx5jZxRexo) . Chairperson Mosotho Moepya says safeguards are in place for credible results. Johannesburg residents discuss voter participation, while CSIR specialist Avi Moodley warns against AI-generated election disinformation.
SARS (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/sars-raids-tshwane-offices-operation-targeting-cfo-mnisi) has searched the home of City of Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/sars-raids-tshwane-offices-operation-targeting-cfo-mnisi) and Tshwane House (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/sars-raids-tshwane-offices-operation-targeting-cfo-mnisi) in an investigation into suspected tax irregularities. eNCA’s Pule Leshwiti-Jones reports.
After more than 800 Bronkhorstspruit residents (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/water-monitoring-gaps-put-south-african-lives-risk-expert-warns) suffered gastrointestinal illness (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/water-monitoring-gaps-put-south-african-lives-risk-expert-warns) , Professor Tulio de Oliveira warns that poor water surveillance puts lives at risk.
In Knysna, (https://www.enca.com/news-videos/ecoli-concerns-parts-knysna-lagoon) Beverley Pothier of the local business chamber raises concerns about E. coli pollution (https://www.enca.com/news-videos/ecoli-concerns-parts-knysna-lagoon) reaching the lagoon through sewage-contaminated rivers. Efforts are under way to tackle pollution upstream.
South African exporters face AGOA (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories-videos/sa-citrus-and-nut-industries-resilient-amid-agoa-uncertainty) uncertainty as the US (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories-videos/sa-citrus-and-nut-industries-resilient-amid-agoa-uncertainty) reviews beneficiary eligibility. Exclusion could add 3.5% (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories-videos/sa-citrus-and-nut-industries-resilient-amid-agoa-uncertainty) to average border costs, according to the bulletin. Agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo discusses citrus and nut producers.
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/joe-sibanyoni-assets-frozen) obtains a restraint order over assets worth an estimated R99 million (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/joe-sibanyoni-assets-frozen) linked to taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/joe-sibanyoni-assets-frozen) .
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/nhlanhla-mkhwanazi-tipped-top-hawks-post) seeks Cabinet approval for KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/nhlanhla-mkhwanazi-tipped-top-hawks-post) to lead the Hawks (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/nhlanhla-mkhwanazi-tipped-top-hawks-post) .
The FAIS Ombud (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories/fais-ombud-warns-funeral-policies-and-online-trading) says funeral policies dominate complaints, with nearly R40 million (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories/fais-ombud-warns-funeral-policies-and-online-trading) recovered for consumers. Most formal determinations involved Luvuyo Burial and Consulting. It also warns about online trading platforms (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories/fais-ombud-warns-funeral-policies-and-online-trading) .
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Liverpool and Manchester City win Carabao Cup penalty shootouts against Chelsea and Brighton respectively. At Newlands, Marco Jansen dismisses Cooper Connolly as Australia finish on 429, leading the Proteas by 100 runs.
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Chapter List
(00:00) – News Bite: Today’s Headlines
(00:29) – Western Cape Taxi Violence Threatens Election Security
(02:17) – IEC Opens Election Results Operations Centre
(03:42) – Johannesburg Voters Question Political Accountability
(05:49) – AI-Generated Fakes Threaten Voter Trust
(07:32) – SARS Raids Linked To Tshwane CFO Gareth Mnisi
(09:17) – Water Safety Warning After Bronkhorstspruit Illnesses
(10:43) – E. Coli Pollution Concerns In Knysna Lagoon
(11:41) – AGOA Review Threatens South African Exporters
(12:55) – Joe Sibanyoni’s R99 Million Asset Restraint
(13:25) – Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Considered For Hawks Leadership
(13:38) – Funeral Policy Complaints And Trading Warni…
