AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCricket: South Africa slumped to 40/3 against Australia in the rain-hit second Test at Gqeberha, with Scott Boland taking three wickets. Local Elections: Ahead of the 4 November polls, Ramaphosa urged journalists to scrutinise candidates’ service records; the IEC is also working with major tech firms to tackle election disinformation. Trade: Ramaphosa says South Africa must prepare for possible exclusion from the US’s AGOA duty-free trade programme, warning the impact on jobs could be devastating. Policing: National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola is returning to work after prosecutors dropped corruption charges against him. Household Pressures: The finance minister’s mid-term budget is due Wednesday as fuel costs squeeze households and government weighs limited options for relief. Apartheid-Era Cases: Former president Thabo Mbeki has denied claims his government held secret talks to shield apartheid-era security chiefs from prosecution.
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