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USA – Prince Harry yesterday insisted ‘I love my family’ and that he ‘jumped on a plane’ to visit the King ‘as soon as I could’ after speaking on the phone about his cancer diagnosis.

The Duke of Sussex also revealed he was ‘grateful’ to have seen his father Charles III in person and hopes the diagnosis can have a ‘reunifying effect’ on the royal family.

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Harry, 39, discussed his trip to see the King as he spoke publicly for the first time since Charles postponed all public-facing duties last week following the diagnosis.

He also said he had ‘considered’ becoming a US citizen since moving to California - but added that his outlook on his father’s health ‘stays between me and him’.

Harry told ABC’s Good Morning America about his visit to London without Meghan and their children, less than 24 hours after the announcement on Charles’s health.

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Asked by GMA presenter Will Reeve how the Duke’s trip for the meeting was for him ‘emotionally’, Harry replied: “Um, look, I love my family. The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that.”

DURBAN – The marriage between the ANC and EFF in the eThekwini council has reached a bitter end as the former launches a fightback against the parties that tried to remove mayor Mxolisi Kaunda.

The fallout between the two parties was evident when the EFF surprisingly backed the IFP’s motion of no confidence against Kaunda at the end of January.

EFF caucus leader Themba Mvubu said there was no need for the voting to be through a secret ballot, and announced they would support it because the ANC had been disrespectful by not consulting them before such an important decision.

SALL – Senegal plunged further into the unknown yesterday after the top constitutional body overturned President Macky Sall’s contentious decision to postpone this month’s presidential election.

It is yet to be seen how and when the vote will now take place, with Sall so far offering no comment on the historic ruling by the Constitutional Council.

His staff told the media they had ‘taken note’ of the decision, without questioning the verdict, which cannot be appealed.

Sall’s last-minute move to postpone the February 25 poll triggered Senegal’s worst crisis in decades, sparking widespread outcry and prompting deadly protests in what is often seen as a bastion of stability in coup-hit West Africa. Parliament later approved the delay until December 15, but only after security forces entered the building and removed some opposition lawmakers who opposed the bill.

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The vote paved the way for Sall -- whose second term is due to expire in April -- to remain in office until a successor was installed, probably not before 2025.

Three people have been killed during demonstrations against the vote delay, with security forces repressing attempts to mobilise.

Opposition and civil society groups called for fresh protests yesterday and today.