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0:00Your Provinces, Your News, East Coast Radio News Watch Houting police are at the scene of a shooting near a primary school in the south of Johannesburg where two people have been killed. Spokesperson Dima Gazzort never wooly says the gunfire exchange happened in Omonde this afternoon. According to information at hand, three vehicles were on high-speed chase as the occupants were shooting at each other. Two people have been dead and two taken to hospital with injuries. The motive of the shooting is unknown at the stage. Justice Minister Mamolo Gorkubai says the proposed bill aimed at protecting whistleblowers also aims to improve accountability and how corruption reports are handled. She says the current system has been slow and poorly coordinated with many disclosures not properly acted on. Gubai released the protected disclosures bill for public comment today.

1:03She says it will introduce strict timelines requiring reports to be acknowledged within five days. The decision taken within ten days and investigations completed within 12 months subject to limited extensions. The central database will enable tracking monitoring and accountability and ensuring compliance with this timeline. The closing date for submission of public comments is the 14th of May. Social Development Minister C.C. Dollash says she has not received any communication from Parliament regarding allegations she misled it about two luxury SUVs. It's alleged she accepted the Chinese vehicles as a donation to the ANC Women's League. But they are claims Dollash, who as the current president of the league, gave them to her children with the SUVs now registered in their names. Dollash says she'll wait for Parliament to approach her. At the moment, I would not receive anything that suggests that after misled Alam.

2:05If it does, I would just really deal with that. I guess I would be calling to explain myself. I'm ready to do that. Over 4,000 white Afrikaners apparently entered the US in the past five months under a controversial refugee program launched by President Donald Trump. That's according to the US Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. It says between October last year and last month, over 4,400 South Africans were resettled across 48 states. The data says February and March this year saw the most arrivals, with more than 1,300 people resettled on each of those months. Heavy rain, storms and floods have battered Afghanistan and Pakistan in the last three weeks, killing more than 200 people. The severe weather has also caused widespread damage with more than 1,200 houses destroyed and over 370 kilometres of roads washed away in Afghanistan.

3:08And in the UK, more than 250 dogs have been rescued from a home. The RSPCA says the poodle crossbreeds were found at the property earlier this year. It has not revealed more details about the case, including the location of the home, saying the people involved are considered extremely vulnerable. The society says the case is a staggering reality of what can happen when even well-meaning owners become overwhelmed. It says overbreeding can take over, and conditions can spiral out of control. Durban 29th Moripit Murat's book, 30, Richard's Bay, 31, for News Watch, I'm Dinawan Pellele.