Jacaranda FM Newswatch @ 10H00

0:00on the roads on the N1 Southbound. There's now a stationary vehicle just before the proof class interchange and also in one Southbound stationary vehicle. Just before the ramp took really funds from team. Halton Crime is in the spotlight today. Provincial Police Commissioner Tomington Bernie will release the latest crime statistics. It's for the period from October to December last year. Cliff Schiko has more. Halton remains one of the four provinces with the highest crime rate with police stations like Ivory Park Orange Farm identified as major hotspots for murder, rape and kidnapping. The latest national crime stats indicate that Halton has five stations in the top detestations with high-meda rates. This includes the mass murder of 12 people at the Seoulsville hostel shooting in December and taxi violence in Alexandra. Despite these high levels, there was an 8.7 percent national decrease in the middle rate. Cliff Schiko,

1:02Chakaranda News Watch in Renbegg. On the politics front, the NC engrossed 20 as Lashdahls at the DIA over its controversial billboard in Mamaloni, the billboard depicts Halton Premier Banjassil as Sufi taking a hotel shower. The party says the campaign is a desperate electioneering stunt aimed at misleading residents about these city's water situation. Halton, MEC for roads and transport Kiriborny Jali Clubbella says the Haltrain system will continue to operate under the public-private partnership model, thus as it advances to the next phase of its operational journey, the provincial governments and the Haltrain management agency are in the process of appointing a new private operator. The concession agreement between the Halton provincial government and BCC will come to an end on the 27th March. However, it is important to note that Haltrain will continue operating under the triple P model beyond this date to ensure stability, continuity and sustained private sector

2:05participation. Now for this morning's big news, and in case you missed it early on, South Africa's lost giants in the entertainment industry, veteran actor, comedian presenter and player-ite, Soli Falanda has passed away at the age of 65. He was known and loved on television programs such as the Afrikaans Music Quiz Show, Lady Kari and the South African version of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Over the years, Falanda appeared also in several film in television productions. I don't even regret the bad things that happened to me. They evil things that happened to me because all those things contribute to who I am now. This beautiful idea of living, which we're always laughing and we're handing hand in hand, and it's all just a prachter. And then the reality hits you. Every life gets its reign. Do you ever end up doing it? You know what I mean? It's like it's the sorrow and the sadness and the pain and bad times and crap happens and that, all of us get.

3:09In News Abroad, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegsiff says the war with Iran could last up to 8 weeks. It's a longer time frame than previously been fluttered by President Donald Trump's administration. Six US service members have been killed since the conflict began last Saturday. And back home, Italian golfer Andrea Pavan will stay in Cape Town for several weeks after being discharged from a stalemage hospital following his freak's accident the day before he was supposed to tear off. In the South African Open, he steps into a lift shaft when the doors open, but the cage wasn't there and he fell down three stories. That's your latest news update, Moira 11.