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President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit Johannesburg to address the city’s issues, including significant financial mismanagement. The latest Auditor-General report reveals R21.8 billion in irregular, fruitless, and unauthorised expenditure, a substantial portion of the city’s budget. Civil society leaders and officials will discuss solutions with the president during his visit on Friday, 7 March.

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News24

Police are investigating a shooting at a Sandton restaurant that left three dead and four injured. The incident occurred at Solo restaurant after a man with bodyguards tried to enter despite a no firearm policy, leading to a confrontation with security guards. The man and two bodyguards died, while five others were hospitalized. The man had a previous arrest for a similar incident in Sandton last year.

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EWN

Health Minister Motsoaledi stated that the US does not owe South Africa money and urged the country to use the aid withdrawal crisis to become self-reliant. The cancellation of aid affects HIV/AIDS programs, but the purchase of antiretroviral drugs will not be impacted. Around 15,000 NGO workers are affected by the funding cut. Trump’s executive order to withdraw funding is a major blow to health programs.

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Bloomberg

Jane Foley of Rabobank states that the world is gradually shifting away from the US dollar as a global invoicing currency and safe haven.

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Daily Maverick

President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed dissatisfaction with the state of Johannesburg ahead of hosting the G20 summit, the first time on African soil. He criticized the environment and called for improvement during a visit to assess service delivery decline. Despite some positive signs like clean roads and functioning traffic lights, he emphasized the need for significant improvement.

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TimesLIVE

Authorities conducted a chaotic clean-up operation in Hillbrow, searching everyone, focusing on undocumented foreigners and crime prevention. MMC for public safety, Dr. Tshwaku, emphasized the need for documentation and continued operations.

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Daily Maverick

The Olifantskop Pass was closed as authorities worked to load four elephants onto a new vehicle after their transport truck overturned. The elephants, donated from Addo Elephant National Park to Samara Private Game Reserve, were unharmed. Recovery efforts were underway with a veterinarian on-site.

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EWN

Saldanha Bay police commander Lincoln Sebola expressed concern over missing girl Joshlin Smith’s mother’s behavior, testifying in the trial of the six-year-old’s disappearance. The State alleges the child was sold by her mother and two others. Despite extensive search efforts, including setting up a joint operational center, the child has not been found since vanishing over a year ago.

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Daily Maverick

Rebonejoang Leoma, a former project coordinator for an organization funded by USAID, expresses concern over the abrupt halt in dispensing antiretrovirals to nearly 1,000 people in Lesotho, Tanzania, and Eswatini. The move has left many vulnerable individuals without access to vital medication, raising fears of increased treatment default and new infections.

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