Jacaranda FM Newswatch @ 08H01

0:00In Johannesburg and Poloquane 26 degrees, Pretoria 30 degrees. South African billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepé has denied rumors that he is running as a candidate for the ANC President position at the party's 2027 National Elective Conference. There have been suggestions from ANC circles that Motsepé could throw his head in the ring as a candidate to replace his brother-in-law, Cyril Ramaposa. Motsepé yesterday addressed shareholders of his company African Rainbow Minerals, dismissing the rumours, saying that he had no idea where it came from. The minute you run for votes, you lose sight of the broad object of the broader benefit for all sort of African. So let me go back to my shareholders. Please, I have a duty to answer these questions to you because I'm chairman of African Rainbow Minerals. A company we started many, many years ago, but let's try and do what I do. I ignore these things. You know, it's false, it's unfounded.

1:01The D.I. says defense and military veterans minister Angie Mochecha has refused to confirm where the President Cyril Ramaposa approved Iran's participation in the South African National Defense Forces exercise will full peace. The parliamentary question comes amid diplomatic and security concerns over Iranian naval vessels taking part in the exercise. The D.I.S. Chris Harting says Mochecha's silence raises serious questions about civilian oversight of the military and accountability within the ISA-India. This raises serious concerns about civilian oversight of the South African National Defense Force as South Africa's growing alignment with rogue and sanctioned regimes. South Africans deserve transparency, accountability and full respect for the constitutional change of command. The Good Party is calling on Johannesburg Mayor Dada Moreiro to urgently intervene in escalating gang violence in Westbury. Multiple shootings, including the tragic death of a child this week, have raised alarm

2:05in the community, which has long struggled with gangs, strikes and illegal firearms. Good Matthew Cook says the city must go beyond policing by improving public spaces, supporting youth programs and partnering with local organisations to break the cycle of violence. Johannesburg Roads Agency has advised motorists of a scheduled temporary closure affecting both off-ramps at the M1 Smith Street interchange from today until Monday. This is due to road testing and investigations. The roads will be closed between 9am and 3pm in the afternoon. Several ramps will however be fully reopened during peak hours to east traffic. Motorists have been urged to use alternative routes around the Bromfundine area. If you are travelling during the closure times, here are two options. Option 1. Take the Empire Road off-ramp and follow Empire Road, which becomes Barry Herzog Avenue.

3:06From there you can access the Smith Street area via a nature road, Solomon Street, the quarter street or Picard Street. This street is recommended for heavy traffic and public transport. And moving abroad, Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister, Prince Khaled bin Salman, urged Iran to avoid miscalculation following missile and drone launches at the Kingdom. In a series of statements earlier today, the Saudi Defence Ministry said it had thought its repeated missile launches at an airbase, which houses US military personnel and drone attacks at a major well-filled. Iran is pressing attacks across the Gulf a week since US-Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic Trigate, regional war. View these and other stories at JackRenFim.com, I'm Al-Sahisraizan, and back with your next bulletin at 9.