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[00:00:10]We are coming to you live from our Oakland Park studios. This is Prime News on SABC 3. And here's what's dominating in your leads at this hour.

[00:00:20]The winter crops would fill it, but agriculturalists tell us that they are not as demanding one fertilizer as the summer crops are.

[00:00:32]Highly indebted South Africans will be paying more to service their debt as the monetary policy committee has resolved to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points during their employment. She then demanded payments from them.

[00:00:51]MK party chief whip Mabatu Muggu Nazandi has been granted 30,000 randale at the Cape Town Magistrate's Court and the Department of Home Affairs says the seizure of a drug consignment worth nearly a billion rand by the border management authority shows that the country is serious about clamping down on illegal activity.

[00:01:20]A very good evening to you and welcome to Prime News on SABC3, your compass to current events. My name is Beu and it is a pleasure to be back with you again. As always, we bring you the news that matters. And with that said, let's get into your leads for tonight.

[00:01:44]Highly indebted South Africans will be paying more to service their debt. The South African Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee has resolved to raise its policy rate, formerly known as the REI rate, by 25 basis points, taking it to 7.0%.

[00:02:00]Reserve Bank Governor Lisa Kanyo indicated that four members of the MPC voted for the 25 basis point hike while two others voted to stay on hold with a 50 basis point increase also having formed part of the deliberations.

[00:02:15]Reserve Bank Governor Lisa Kanyahu said the primary driver of the decision to raise interest rates was a concern around higher inflation pressures on the horizon, noting that core inflation, the gauge which strips out fuel and food had started to rise. The MPC is concerned that an additional shock of drier weather conditions could also impact food inflation down the line. Firstly, we lucky that our planting season for the summer crops was already done before the shock was done. The winter crops would fill it, but uh agriculturists tell us that they are not as demanding on fertilizer as the summer crops are.

[00:02:57]And so the if there is indeed a food shock, that's why we modeled the El Nino. If there is that shock, that will be an additional shock.

[00:03:07]>> Broadly, the MPC is looking to deal with the so-called second round effects, price increases that flow from the initial cumulative increases in fuel prices.

[00:03:16]>> From a market perspective, very little change. If you look at forward rate agreements, this was largely priced into financial markets. On the rand dollar exchange rate, we saw hardly any move after the announcement. Economists generally expected the latest move and agree with the bank that inflation pressures are likely to continue brewing higher.

[00:03:35]>> A 25 basis point interest rate hike was an expected outcome for me uh given that CPI inflation has risen from 3.1% in March to 4% in April.

[00:03:46]>> Namelo SABC News Johannesburg.

[00:03:51]MK party chief whip Mabatu Mugu Zundi has been given a bail of 30,000 rands and will be back in the Belleville Commercial Court in Cape Town on the 18th of next month. Mugua Zundi was arrested early in the morning today on allegations of fraud. It is alleged that she defrauded the party researchers demanding up to 60% of their salaries.

[00:04:16]being in court dressed in black after being taken into custody in the morning.

[00:04:21]The hawks say the charges relate to four complainants who were affected >> during the period of August 2024 to December 2024. She headunted and recruited members um to be researchers for the party. um during their employment. She then demanded payments from them um in the pretext that it was um legal costs for the president of the same party and she forced them to pay 50 to 60% of their salaries.

[00:04:54]>> In court, Moa Zundi pleaded for 10,000 rand bail.

[00:04:59]>> Mrs. Zia has been granted a bail of 30,000 rand with conditions that she must not be in contact with witnesses directly or indirectly. Must inform the investigating officer if she changes her address or contact details. H must hand over her passport to the investigating officer within 24 hours of the decision of the court. Her legal representative has acknowledged that his client has a previous fraud conviction.

[00:05:25]>> She has a single uh previous conviction.

[00:05:28]Yeah. Um but the uh circumstances there are a touch more intricate um than I'd like to express here. We'll deal with that at the opportune time.

[00:05:40]>> Ulani Philip, SABC News, Cape Town.

[00:05:45]to this now. Council for prominent businessman and taxi boss Jose Bayonyi says it will no longer pursue an urgent high court intellect to prevent the NPA and the police from effecting the J50 warrant of arrest against Sibayoni and his three co- accused. This as siboni and his cocus made a brief appearance at the Delmas magistrate's court on Thursday after the NPA had reenrolled their money laundering and extortion case a week after the Gua Fantain magistrate's court had struck the matter off the roll despite filing an urgent application to interdict police and the NPA from affecting the J50 warrant of arrest with the high court sitting in Bombella. Taxi boss and businessmen Josei and his three co-acused Muim Bima Filimon Caesar and Bafana Sindan handed themselves over to the Delmas police for processing on Thursday morning.

[00:06:39]>> The watch agrees that you compile an order of noteworthy is the following.

[00:06:44]This two is by mutual agreement accuse number one and four sus one and four. surrender the gadget to the investigative officer tomorrow.

[00:07:00]>> I think if they can present us with a search search and seizure warrant for the gadget, then we're happy to discover it. But in the absence of a search and seizure warrant for that particular gadget, we're not able to discover it.

[00:07:11]>> The accused face one count of extortion and two counts of money laundering after allergically extorting a Bumalanga businessman monies to the tune of 2.2 million rand. The court released them on a 70,000 rand bail each. The court having considered all the evidence before it is satisfied that all the applicants have satisfied their owners that the interest of justice permits their lease on May will therefore be granted. The bay is fixed an amount of 70,000 each person. Council for the accused also confirmed that they will ditch the urgent high court application to interdict authorities from apprehending the co- accused.

[00:07:52]Alleged political fixer Brun Mortzy will have to wait another week to know his fate after the Johannesburg Magistrate's court postponed his bail application judgment to the 4th of June. This follows another round of discrepancies and ambiguities around Muhort's address verification. Mhortsy, who was arrested two weeks ago, is charged with the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, defeating the ends of justice and perjury for allegedly staging an assassination attempt in Fossler last year.

[00:08:22]>> In the event that court grants bail an amount of 100,000 rand is reasonable. I wish to reiterate that Mr. Muosi said in his papers that he makes 32,000 rands.

[00:08:38]That's his salary. That's what he earns.

[00:08:43]And those type of amounts would would be unjust and it would be unreasonable given his social economic circumstances.

[00:08:58]When we return, the border management authority has intercepted one of the country's largest drug consignments in recent memory at the Bait Bridge port of entry in a hall with an estimated street value of nearly 1 billion rand. We bring you more on this after the break.

[00:09:22]Welcome back to Prime News on SBC 3.

[00:09:25]Three people have been arrested after border management officers found drugs worth nearly 1 billion rand at the Bait Bridge border post. The border management authority says a truck from Malawi was stopped after scanners picked up something suspicious. Inside officers found more than 713,000 g of a drug used to make mandri.

[00:09:46]This is a very important visit to ever be conducted by the commission of the border management authority because we are here on an intervention operation to come and assess the challenges that are here with concerns that have been received uh by us in terms of the number of undocumented persons that are being found in various conveyances which are uh taxis which are buses and it was important for the commissioner to come here to convene the various law enforcement agencies that are here.

[00:10:21]Currently in a meeting there is the South African police service as part of port management committee.

[00:10:30]>> At least five people have been detained during a multidisciplinary operation at Mashawata farm in Skumman in Bombay Pumalanga. The operation comes after numerous tip offs of illegal mining activities at the farm.

[00:10:45]a farm riddled with illegal mining activities with holes dug so deep in the ground to extract gold. So far, five people have been detained. Authorities expressed concern after most illegal miners fled the farm, evading arrest.

[00:11:01]But what concerned me as an embassy is that it was an operation that was prepared in a short space of time not to allow the information to go out. But when you as we were coming this site you have noticed by themselves there were rocks on the road. It means they were tip off to say we are coming.

[00:11:23]>> The farm is a new challenge on top of existing legal mining activities in the province. We are here after we have been tipped by our crime intelligence to say there is a a legal mind that is under operation here. So remember we have a pro a challenge with your pre and babaton now it's a new site all together because we thought this legal mind they will operate uh to the to the old mine that abandoned now they establish a new mine by themsel >> meanwhile the democratic alliance in Bumalanga has indicated in a statement that it will monitor the provincial government's plan to prevent illegal mining in nature reserves and surrounding communities SBC Newsman.

[00:12:13]Next up, economic freedom fighters leader Julius Malimma has described the recent protest against undocumented immigrants as afrophobia. He has also voiced concern over the response from some African countries while welcoming a proposal by Ghanaian President John Mahama for the matter to be discussed at the upcoming African Union midyear meeting in Egypt.

[00:12:37]As Africa month commemorations are draw to a close, the EFF hosted its Africa Day summit under the theme towards African unity and economic freedom in our lifetime. Addressing delegates, Julius Malma weighed in on the recent wave of protest linked to undocumented immigration. All of this southern Africa has built this economy that we are being told now these people are are taking our resources away. There's no building in Dwanesburg or in any area where there's development, a bridge or a dam that was built in this country without the hands of Zimbabweans, Muzzambicans, Malawians and anyone else you can think of.

[00:13:24]Malemma also expressed the concern about how some countries have reacted to developments in South Africa while making calls for broader continental dialogue on the issue. We think it was too quick.

[00:13:39]We we will still resolve this and president of Ghana should have given us you know some time to really deal with this matter and and we'll get to the bottom of it. Malima also pointed to a growing number of African countries relaxing visa requirements as part of efforts to deepen continental integration and promoted the free movement of people and trade news Pritoria.

[00:14:08]>> The city of Johannesburg says it intends to act on the high court ruling after it won the court battle to act against illegal structures at the Marble Towers building in the city center. The 32story building's owners had taken the city to the high court in a bid to stop the demolition of what the city says are unlawful trade containers inside the building.

[00:14:29]At this structure, the bone of contention between the city of Johannesburg and the marble towers owners. The city says these structures are unlawful due to the absence of approved building plans by the city. the owners are on the property owners uh to remove those structures. Should they fail within the prescribed time, it means they have uh acted outside of the court instructions.

[00:14:56]>> The first citizen of the city says the campaigns to reclaim and ensure the city is clean will continue.

[00:15:02]>> We've cleaned small street. We've cleaned the marble towers. Now we are moving prison by present so that we ensure that this city h can regain its former glory.

[00:15:15]>> For the city's legal team, a validation of their arguments.

[00:15:19]>> The judgment itself does make reference to the proposal of the order we gave them.

[00:15:25]>> The city says it is owed 14 million by mobile towers and plans are in place to recoup that money. We can confirm that uh the property in question which is the mobile towers owes the city of Johannesburg 14 million rand which the city is actively pursuing.

[00:15:41]>> The court has given the owners of the mobile towers to demolish illegal structures within 72 hours. The city says should the owners fail to abide by the court order they will take action.

[00:15:53]Calvin Ruda SAP News Johannesburg.

[00:15:58]After a short breather, we give you more on the Bafana Bafana World Cup squad announcement that took place last night.

[00:16:04]Do stay tuned.

[00:16:11]Welcome back from the break as we get into your sports news. Mafana Bafana coach Hugo Bruis only informed the six players who were dropped from his provisional FIFA World Cup squad when uh he announced the 26 selected players at the presidential guest house in Ptoria on Wednesday evening. Andy says it was the best and most professional way to approach and handle a sensitive and emotional issue. Bruce was accompanied by all 32 players to the announcement before announcing his final squad in the presence of President Siril Ramaposa.

[00:16:44]>> Bruce understands the emotional strain players are subjected to before major announcements and he believes to announce the squad at the official send off was the right approach. Um, for me, I think it should be worse for the players if yesterday afternoon I told them, "Look guys, go home because you're not with the 26."

[00:17:09]That should not be honest to watch them. So, that's why I kept them together.

[00:17:16]>> The 74 year old Belgian mentor selected a well balanced squad. And although 14 of the players are 25 years or younger, he's confident they'll make history by becoming the first Bafara team to advance to the second round of a World Cup.

[00:17:34]>> Personally, I believe I, you know, have all the qualities to to play in that position, you know, and I I don't think I'm I'm here to compete with anyone, you know, because I believe everyone in this in this team has the qualities to be here.

[00:17:51]Pana have secured another warm-up match ahead of their opening match of the World Cup. They will face Jamaica in Mexico at a date yet to be finalized.

[00:18:02]Before that, they take on Nicaragua in a farewell match at the Orlando Stadium on Friday evening before departing for Mexico on Sunday morning. Spo News Johannesburg.

[00:18:19]It is now time for us to cross over to the weather desk to see what mood our skies hold. Our weather experts have all the details. Let's check in.

[00:18:32]Good evening to you. Let's take a look at all your weather details. Some cloudy conditions expected along the west coast of the country with isolated showers in Cape Town and surrounds overnight. On towards the east coast, expect some cloudy conditions as well. That's for the east coast of South Africa. isolated showers around the eastern Cape coastline and in towards the interior around Matarta. Otherwise, a clear clear night in store for the central and northern parts of the country as well as in the northern Cape. And then ahead towards tomorrow's forecast, we've got again partly cloudy skies for the southern parts of South Africa with wind speeds in the western Cape around 30 km an hour from a southeast direction. Some fog patches through the southern and eastern escarpent tomorrow. So please be on the lookout for that as isolated showers are in the forecast for the east coast of the country and through the interior of the Quisul Natal province.

[00:19:17]Fog patches along the eastern escarment tomorrow, but please take care if driving. And we've got sunny conditions expected again in Kheng and throughout the northern parts of South Africa.

[00:19:28]Expecting to drop down to about 8° in Johannesburg this evening, but warming up to a partly cloudy 23° tomorrow. In the north of the country, expect a maximum of 30 for Msina, 28 in toyondo, policy, up to 24 tomorrow. And as we head southwards in towards Pumalanga, Bombella warms up to 28. And high sunshine tomorrow. Carolina up to about 23 through the afternoon. On the east coast of South Africa, Richard's Bay up to 25, Durban the same. Mostly sunny through this province. And in towards the eastern Cape, slightly cooler with Makanda up to 18, Quebeca up to 20 degrees. Partly cloudy skies and some light rainfall expected in parts for the Western Cape. Cape Town drops to 12 this evening. Warms up to 19 tomorrow. Bow at West up to the same under sunny conditions. Nice and sunny throughout the Northern Cape with the southern parts expecting to be cooler.

[00:20:19]Southerntherland at 18, but Upton up to 28° after dropping to 7° this evening.

[00:20:25]On towards tomorrow for the Free State, Bethlehem 5 overnight, 24 tomorrow.

[00:20:30]Blumfantain up to 24° after reaching a low of 6 through the early morning. In towards the northwest province, expect lots of sunshine across the province.

[00:20:40]Portraum down to 7° this evening, up to 23 tomorrow, whilst the Mang warms up to about 25 also under sunshine. That's it for me. Enjoy your evening.

[00:21:00]And that is a wrap for this evening and as always we thank you for your audience. We are back with you again tomorrow evening as we wrap up the week.

[00:21:08]Make sure not to miss the show. Until then from all of us it's good night.

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