Top 10 stories of the day: Ramaphosa on national dialogue | Eastern Cape fatal crash | Joburg water cuts

In today’s news update, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country’s first national dialogue will be held in 2025, while 14 people died in a crash between a minibus taxi and an SUV in the Eastern Cape.

Furthermore, the Gauteng government has raised concerns about the province’s water issues.

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News Today: 14 December 2024

National Dialogue will be held next year – Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the country will hold the National Dialogue next year.

Calls for a dialogue came from the Thabo Mbeki and Steve Biko Foundations in June after the elections failed to produce an outright majority.

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Fourteen people killed in Eastern Cape head-on collision

Fourteen people have died in an accident involving an SUV and a minibus taxi on the N9 outside Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape on Monday morning.

Eastern Cape department of transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose said that the SUV, with six occupants, and the minibus taxi, collided head-on.

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Gauteng says ‘sorry’ as residents suffer amid water cuts

As the Gauteng province continues to suffer amid an 86-hour water cut, Gauteng’s acting premier, Lebogang Maile, has apologised to residents, saying they would step in to assist municipalities facing the water cuts.

This comes as the province grapples with a water crisis, with some residents worried about the probability of a “day zero” scenario.

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Bela Act clauses part of a ‘major revenge project against Afrikaans’ – DA’s Helen Zille

Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille has strongly criticised the two contested clauses of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (Bela), arguing that they are unnecessary and potentially threaten Afrikaans-medium education in South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bela Act into law on 13 September, but suspended the implementation of clause 4 and 5 for a three-month period, pending consultation with interested parties opposing the clauses.

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‘I did it first, four times’ – Bushiri unhappy with SA media calling Chris Brown ‘biggest crowd puller’

Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri is not impressed with the South African media for positively documenting Chris Brown’s achievement of selling out the FNB Stadium this past weekend. 

The American singer has received nothing but praise from South Africans for his two-night concerts, which they said were well organised. 

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Here are five more stories of the day:

• Mother and four children laid to rest after fatal Free State N3 collision
• Another truck plunges into bus and two cars on N3 in Durban
• Breezy Bowl: Chris Brown makes history with two-night sold-out concerts
• Chivaviro late-show earns Chiefs a point at Galaxy
• Cardoso takes heart from Sundowns’ victorious start

Yesterday’s News recap

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