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0:00Bratoria 30 degrees tomorrow, Johannesburg in Polakwani 26. All of the three major highways in Joeburg Northbound are fine. Southbound a complete mess at the moment, the N12 and N17 Eastbound are busy as well. Midrown is slow, Bratoria's got issues through the R21 and now there's been an accident north of the Pumlani toll plaza. So from Linwood Road through the N4 highway north of Bratoria there's queuing traffic. To Manager's board headlines, Malcolm Marks wins the essay rugby player of the year and Tottenham Hotspur fighting relegation. President Saurar Palsas stated in a court documents that he will not contest the application to remove former Justice Sisi Kampépe from a position as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission is investigating cases from the TRC proceedings that were either never probed or prosecuted, Emil Pinnard has more. Former President Stalman-Bakey and Jacob Zuma have filed a request with a halting high court in Johannesburg to ask Kampépe citing concerns of institutional bias.

1:05This is due to her previous roles on the TRC Amnesty Committee and a Steptie National Director of Public Prosecutions, during which she reviewed these cases. Additionally, President Saurar Moposa instructed the Minister of Justice Malokokobai to ask Kampépe to stand down as chair, but she rejected this request. For Jack Rowan and NewsMarch, I'm Emil Pinnard. The Police Ministry has welcomed the establishment of two specialized units in Halting, aimed at tackling organized crime. The first of the units is the replication of the political killing's task team that will focus on the investigation of political assassinations and politically motivated murders of government officials in the province. This comes as the Midlunga Commission's hearing evidence of the infiltration of the criminal justice system. In other news, lawyers of the ANC-linked Northwest Businessman Suleiman Kareem says the Midlunga Commission has a duty to protect witnesses that applied for Kareem's testimony to be heard in a closed session due to alleged threats to his safety.

2:08Kareem, who's expected to testify next week, faces allegations that he received 2.5 million to help alleged crime, Kingpin Wusicat-Matlalla, secure payments linked to assaults contracts that was later cancelled and Assassin Hobu reports. Kareem's counsel Advocate Camille Premheed says his client has received messages threatening him should he testify at the commission. He says the threats are real, even if it's not clear where they are coming from. There is a threat to the right to life, security, integrity, family, commercial interests. Premheed S. that Kareem faces these threats, regardless of the evidence he gives, and testifying in an open session, especially if broadcast life could escalate the danger. Anastasim Hobu, for Jakaranda News Watch, in Victoria. It's the big story worldwide. The U.S. Israeli attacks on Iran, which continues. Now, honorary professor of international relations at Witz John Stremler says he believes Israel

3:12pushed the U.S. into thinking that an attack on Iran would be an easy step to get the people to rise up. This comes as U.S. fighting intensifies against Iran as we head into the weekend. I think the Iranians, while they are a lot weaker than they were, they are not without means of drones and Chinese assistance and other things that will encourage them to go ahead and fight. They have the most to lose. Now, the international energy agency has insulted damped down fears of global oil crisis. It says there's plenty of oil rather on the markets. And EU member states and lawmakers agreed to ban using meat related terms such as steak and bacon to market plant-based foods, but spared veggie burgers and sausage. The decision marks a win for Europe's livestock farmers, many of whom argue that plant-based foods which

4:14mimic meat are potentially misleading for consumers threatening their already-troubled sector. That's the latest news, Mordzigs. Wanna win 5,000 rounds? Someone's general knowledge is about to be put to the test, and that someone is you. Coming up next, the game that makes you scream at your radio more than any other. And I think of all the things what you do, and in my head I'll be your producer.

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