Gunman kills four mourners leaving ANC memorial in Katlehong

Gunman kills four mourners leaving ANC memorial in Katlehong

Four mourners were killed and three wounded after a gunman opened fire outside an African National Congress memorial service in Katlehong township southeast of Johannesburg. The suspect surrendered to authorities and the case was assigned to the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team three weeks before local government elections. Also in this briefing: civil society calls a national shutdown for October nineteenth over petrol crossing thirty rand per litre; Moody's signals South Africa's first sovereign credit upgrade since two thousand and nine; and the University of Cape Town partners with BRICS institutions to manufacture medical devices locally.

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A gunman killed four mourners outside an African National Congress memorial service in Katlehong township.

South Africa recorded forty-three suspected political killings leading up to early October twenty twenty-six.

Civil groups called for a national shutdown after inland petrol surpassed thirty rand per litre.

Moody's signaled South Africa could receive its first credit rating upgrade since two thousand and nine.

South Africa imports about ninety percent of its medical technology, spending ninety of every hundred rand abroad.

In this episode
  1. 01Intro1 min
  2. 02Gunman kills four mourners leaving ANC memorial in Katlehong: what happened2 min
  3. 03Gunman kills four mourners leaving ANC memorial in Katlehong: why it matters and what comes next2 min
  4. 04Civil groups call national shutdown for 19 October over R30 petrol1 min
  5. 05Moody's signals South Africa's first credit upgrade since 20091 min
  6. 06Where things stand1 min
  7. 07UCT joins BRICS partners to build medical devices locally2 min
  8. 08Outro1 min
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