ECR Newswatch @ 16H59

0:00In a few days, the Democratic Alliance will have a new leader delegates from across the country will gather in hosting this weekend for the party's Federal Congress. Cape Town Mayor Jordan Hill Lewis and C.D.Beng, caucus leader, C.C. Yonase, will go head to head for the D.A. Federal Leader position after John Stienhason confirmed he will not seek a third term. They both have told News Watch that they had not planned to contest this race. Him Lewis, as he found out at the last minute about Stienhason bowing out and had to first have discussions with his family. Yonase, who has been a D.A. member for 15 years, says he was nominated for the position and had to think about it. In our being fully in the race, Hill Lewis says he believes he has what it takes to make

1:01the D.A. the biggest political movement in South Africa. Because we have an amazing opportunity now as ANC support is collapsing and politics is changing so fundamentally in South Africa to actually start rebuilding and fixing the state and making it work for everyone and building a prosperous future for our country. So I've laid out four ways in which I think the D.A. needs to become stronger over the coming years so that we can have the best chance possible of being the biggest party in South Africa in 2029. And Yonase says if elected, his priority will be to attract younger voters and broaden the party's appeal to marginalized communities. The political landscape of South Africa is changing. We can't have the same solutions that we had maybe 18 years ago, maybe 10 years ago, maybe five years ago, even rather. But then right now we do realize that young people and then people from marginalized communities

2:05are not coming out to vote as a leader and then the promise that I'm making to all the delegates right now is that we are going to make sure that we capacitate our staff and our activists into going out there and not on each and every vote. With South Africa having already entered flu season, a health expert is urging the public not to panic but to act, flu to be clear peaks between June and August. But this year season began earlier than usual in March. Dr. Anjali Kutsiya says the early start and respiratory sensational virus or RSV also circulating may increase pressure on the health care system. She says simple steps like wearing a mask can help slow the spread. Inflation is a serious water infection. If you think you're not feeling okay, you have these body aching times, you can't have got a temperature, it's better to just to be checked out for your doctor. Please remember, there is now antibiotics for flu, it's a viral infection.

3:10There is no antibiotics for RSV, it's a viral infection. If you're not feeling too sick, please rest, drink plenty of fluids, menstrual fever in your pain, stay home until your fever improves. Israel has vowed to continue its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon. It's dismissed mounting international warnings that its airstrikes threaten the fragile U.S. Iran truce. Lebanese authorities say yesterday's pounding by Israel killed over 200 people and left around 1000 wounded. Iran's parliamentary speaker has warned Tehran sees Lebanon as an inseparable part of the ceasefire, while President Mahsoud Possessian says Israel strikes render planned talks in Pakistan with U.S. Meanwhile, schools in Bangladesh are taking some classes online as the country navigates the energy crunch sparked by the Middle East War. Authorities there are launching a hybrid school system on a pilot basis. These are the Asian nation in ports 95% of its oil and gas needs, much of it from the

4:15Middle East. Durban 29 tomorrow, Peter Mahatsberg 30, Richard's Bay 31. Here's what's coming up in your sport. Richard Greed out and turned early lead on day one of the 2026 masters. On a slot, stands by his decision to leave Mo Salah on the bench during Liverpool's last last night against PSG. And he called cut to nitriders up batting first against the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL.