Latest News in South Africa – Thursday, 1 December 2022

  • ANC is to meet on Thursday to discuss the future of President Ramaphosa.
  • Mexico fails to make it the next round of the World Cup.
  • SuperSport apologises for Tshepang Moli’s profanity.

Ramaphosa in crisis: ANC leaders to meet on president’s future as enemies, opposition demand resignation – News24 (for subscribers)

The ANC’s national leadership will meet to talk about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s future on Thursday, News24 reports.

The theft of $580,000 from the president’s game farm in Limpopo was investigated by an independent panel. The panel was led by a former chief justice and was put together by the speaker of Parliament, News24 reports. According to the panel, Ramaphosa may have broken laws against corruption, broken the constitution, abused his power, and helped hide an investigation on purpose. Read more here

Mexico beat Saudi Arabia but miss out on last 16 – TimesLIVE

Mexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in Group C of the World Cup on Wednesday, but they didn’t make it to the next round because of their goal difference. Henry Martin and Luis Chavez scored quickly in the second half to put Mexico on track to make it to the next round. Uriel Antuna also put the ball in the net, but it was taken away because he was offside, TimesLIVE reports. Read more here

SuperSport apologises after Twiggy Moli calls Christiano Ronaldo a ‘po*s’ – TimesLIVE

SuperSport has apologised for media personality and social media influencer Tshepang “Twiggy Moli” Mollison’s obscenity after footage of the presenter calling Cristiano Ronaldo a “po*s” during a SuperPicks programme on Wednesday went viral, TimesLIVE reports.

SuperSport issued a formal apology, stating that the video was not intended for broadcast. Read more here

Here are the top trending stories of the day. 

Headline: ‘Waluś stabbing concerning’: Correctional Services – eNCA

Headline: World AIDS Day: Young woman’s WhatsApp group an HIV safe haven – Scrolla

Headline: European rugby chiefs ‘optimistic’ on creation of Club World Cup – News24

Headline: Messi misses penalty but Argentina advance at World Cup, Mexico exit on goal difference – News24

Headline: ‘Bye b*tch’: Trevor Noah ‘insults’ Queen – lands Meghan in trouble – The South African

Weather: A cloudy start to Wednesday, with temperatures heating up across SA – News24

Image credit: Gallo Images

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