Good Morning, SA | Mashaba resigns to campaign for 2024, Jeff Radebe in running for ANC deputy presidency

And: Daily schooling resumes

View Online Good Morning, SA ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba is setting his sights on the 2024 general elections. South African schools will be fully reopened after Cabinet decided pupils can go back full time. And former minister Jeff Radebe is throwing his hat into the ring for the deputy presidency of the ANC.  SHELDON MORAIS, ASSISTANT EDITOR: BREAKING NEWS ActionSA's Mashaba steps down from local politics to build party for 2024 elections The story: After losing out on the mayoral seat for Johannesburg, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has chosen to abandon his Johannesburg council seat, setting his sights on campaigning for the 2024 general elections.  Latest development: Mashaba resigned as a councillor for Johannesburg at the weekend.  What next: Mashaba will now be crisscrossing the country as he hopes to grow ActionSA's presence in all nine provinces.  Read the full story Jeff Radebe's name in the hat for ANC deputy president New developments: Amid political scurrying for nominations for top positions in the ANC, former minister Jeff Radebe is the latest to launch a campaign for the deputy presidency.  The background: This comes as the push for ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa to be elected for a second term gains momentum - with another region, Thabo Mofutsanyana in the Free State, endorsing his re-election. The lobby for Radebe to be the ANC's next deputy president began in the Free State, with a push for Youth League structures to support his candidacy.  What we know: News24 understands that one of the people that Radebe roped in to spearhead his campaign is former advisor to Lindiwe Sisulu, Lekgotla Dichoetlise.  Read the full story New Covid-19 regulations: It's back to school for all pupils - Cabinet The news: From Tuesday, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic started, South African schools will be fully reopened.   The details: "Primary, secondary and special schools will return to daily attendance. The regulatory provision for social distancing of one metre for learners in schools has also been removed. The ministers of health and basic education will, in the coming days, issue directives reflecting on this new approach," said Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele in a statement.  What else: Other changes include that people who test positive for Covid-19, but display no symptoms, will no longer need to isolate. Read the full story News for You NEWS Mbalula calls for tighter laws against scrap metal dealers buying stolen Prasa infrastructure "If we are to turn the tide on this illicit business, we must implement drastic measures to close the tap at the source," according to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. COMPANIES Steinhoff: Releasing probe into accounting fraud would undermine case against Jooste, others Steinhoff has argued that granting the media access to a 3 000-page forensic probe into accounting fraud would likely undermine future court cases against implicated ex-executives, such as its former CEO Markus Jooste. 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