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PHILIPPINES – Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae slammed into the Philippines yesterday, after unleashing flash floods and landslides that left at least 45 people dead according to a sharply revised official tally.
Nalgae pounded the archipelago nation’s main island of Luzon with maximum winds of 95 kilometres (59 miles) an hour after making landfall on the sparsely populated Catanduanes island before dawn.
The destruction began well ahead of landfall, with heavy rain inundating mostly rural areas on Mindanao island in the south on Thursday followed by deadly landslides and flooding on Friday.
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JOHANNESBURG – The parliamentary inquiry into suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office has been adjourned until Tuesday to allow her time to consult her legal team.
On Friday, the inquiry postponed the hearing after lengthy debate in the divided committee.
Mkhwebane asked for the hearing to be postponed until at least November 7. She said she would use the time to consult her legal team on a way forward.
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JOHANNESBURG – Former finance minister Tito Mboweni wants a refund after the scrapping of e-tolls, tagging advocate Dali Mpofu in his request.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled the mid-term budget in Parliament on Wednesday, shutting down years of debate about Gauteng’s controversial tolling system.
Godongwana said government will take over billions of the South African National Roads Agency’s (SANRAL) debt.
Welcoming the announcement, Mboweni asked if he would be getting a refund.
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WESTERN CAPE – Six people have died in a horror crash outside Worcester in the Western Cape, police have confirmed. Two of the victims were children.
The accident happened on the R60 between Worcester and Robertson in the Cape winelands yesterday.
“The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation,” said Western Cape police spokesperson Sgt Wesley Twigg, adding that a case of culpable homicide had been opened.