| Good Morning, SA There was a notable absence from the line-up of men in the dock accused of the murder of Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane. Represented were all tiers of KwaZulu-Natal's hitman industry - from alleged spotters to suspected shooters and even an alleged coordinator. But the mastermind, the client who wanted AKA dead so much he forked out R800 000, was nowhere to be seen. Here are your top stories for Friday, 01 March. | | | | | | KELLY ANDERSON,
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT EDITOR | | | | | | Who ordered the hit on AKA? Experts explain why it's not easy to find the mastermind | The Story: While several suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of well-known rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and his friend, Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, the mastermind is still at large.
What we know: The rapper and his former manager were gunned down in Durban's Florida Road in February last year.
What's more: While AKA's family has celebrated the capture of some of his killers, they want to know who ordered the hit. | | | | | | | | Violent clashes, a 'stolen phone': How the EFF, ANC marriage of convenience crashed in Ekurhuleni | The Story: Violence broke out in the Ekurhuleni council as councillors were due to vote on a motion to remove Mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana.
What we know: The EFF confronted the ANC in the council chambers after it appeared that the ANC would support the vote.
What's more: A councillor in EFF regalia was captured in a News24 video taking the mayor's phone. | | | | | | | | East London private Christian school agrees to stop legal action against unemployed widow over unpaid fees | The Story: Ariston Christian Private School in East London will instruct its attorneys not to proceed with legal action against East London widow Lydia Mdemka.
What we know: The school demanded payment of R19 759 for outstanding fees, despite her daughter not setting foot in it.
What's next: Now, the school will also assist Mdemka to rescind a judgment granted against her on 16 October 2023. | | | | | | | | With up to 90% of consumers using online reviews like Hellopeter to inform their buying decisions, it has become increasingly important for businesses to ensure that their reviews are on par. | | | | | | The Electoral Commission of South Africa released the declared donations parties received between September and December, the third quarter of the 2023/24 financial year, showing PA leader Gayton McKenzie and his deputy, Kenny Kunene, have once again contributed liberally to the coffers of the party they founded in 2013. | | | After facing allegations of nepotism from opponents hoping to scupper his chances to become KZN premier, Umngeni Mayor Chris Pappas has quietly been cleared by a provincial Cogta investigation. | | | Gunmen who walked up to a vehicle before spraying it with bullets in broad daylight in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on Thursday afternoon did not wear balaclavas, despite CCTV in the area, and walked away from the scene, according to eyewitnesses. | | | | Even if Cyril Ramaphosa and his band of unmerry ministers had concentrated on nothing else from 2019, fixing Eskom could have snowballed into economic growth, investment and job creation, writes Renée Bonorchis. | | | | | | | | Meanwhile, in the rest of the world | A lot of people died in a scramble around food trucks near Gaza City. Exactly how many, and exactly how they died, is in dispute, but there was live fire from Israeli troops, and peace talks are in trouble. For the latest on that, and the Hamas-Israel war generally, see our continuing live update.
In a typically defiant speech, Russia's Vladimir Putin told the West it risks nuclear war if it sends troops to Ukraine while Russia is in the process of conquering it.
The US signalled economic consequences for Ghana's legal assault on same-sex relationships.
Senegal's Macky Sall committed to departing office on 2 April, months before the country's likely new election date.
43 people died in a fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that apparently started in a restaurant.
And Thailand plans to re-criminalise recreational dagga.
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