Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day | Phala Phala pressure, Cope chaos, ransomware crooks

View Online Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day ADRIAAN BASSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A press briefing by suspended Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota descended into chaos earlier when disgruntled party members disrupted proceedings and came to blows before he addressed the media.  Power in the Knysna Municipality has returned to the ANC. The DA-led coalition government was booted out by the Patriotic Alliance, which successfully brought motions of no confidence against several council members.    South African golfing legend Gary Player and son, Marc Player, have opened up about their "sadness" over their family feud in an exclusive interview. Gary says he gave his eldest son "too much" and Marc "took advantage".    That's it for today. Over and out.    Adriaan.  SEE | Disgruntled Cope members storm Mosiuoa Lekota press briefing, fist fight breaks out A media briefing by suspended Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota to explain factional battles plaguing his party, descended into chaos after disgruntled members stormed the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg on Wednesday.   The disgruntled members, including a Cope youth leader who identified himself as Takalane Raidani, entered the venue and tried to disrupt the media briefing, pointing out Lekota had been suspended and had no right to speak on the party's behalf.   Punches flew as Raidani charged the podium where Lekota, Cope chairperson Tebogo Loate, and other party leaders were addressing the media.   Read the full story 2. DA booted out of power in Knysna after motions of no confidence succeed The DA in the Knysna Municipality has been booted out of power after the Patriotic Alliance managed to oust the current leadership on Wednesday. 3. Phala Phala: Pressure mounting as EFF says delay tactics won't save Ramphosa's presidency President Cyril Ramaphosa's so-called delaying tactics, evasiveness and public relations stunts will not save him from inevitable removal from office, the EFF says. 4. Load shedding - up to Stage 4 - expected in summer, Eskom says During the winter period, there were more unplanned outages than Eskom's scenario planning expected. 5. VBS Bank gets order to seize Jacob Zuma's assets The Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday granted an order to force former president Jacob Zuma to pay back money spent on upgrades to his Nkandla residence. 6. Mkhwebane challenges State's decision to proceed with perjury prosecution Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has asked the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to review a National Prosecuting Authority decision to prosecute her on two counts of perjury. 7. A new breed of malware has been found in SA – and has demanded more than R13 million ransom A new type of ransomware that's harder to detect and analyse has been identified in South Africa. 8. Who you gonna call? Anyone but the cops, say nearly 50% of South Africans when witnessing a crime The Victims of Crime report by Statistics SA reveals that at least 31% of South Africans would call their neighbours when seeing a crime being committed. 9. Godongwana discharged after week-long hospital stay Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been discharged from hospital. 10. EXCLUSIVE | Gary Player, son Marc 'saddened' by public feud after memorabilia row: 'I gave him too much' Sport24 spoke exclusively to Gary and Marc Player about their adversarial father-son relationship, which is in the spotlight after another legal battle. DOWNLOAD THE NEWS24 APP CONNECT WITH US

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