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Catch up on the biggest stories this Wednesday, 12 August 2026, in our simple daily news update.
The Constitutional Court has declined to hear an appeal regarding President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala impeachment inquiry, effectively halting the process. Simultaneously, the African National Congress (ANC) has pointed the finger at the Democratic Alliance (DA) for the deterioration of services in Johannesburg. ANC chairperson Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams attributed the decline to the time the DA took governance of the city in 2016, when they collaborated with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
Additionally, recent data from Statistics South Africa reveals that more women are experiencing unemployment than men in both 2025 and 2026. Weather authorities in South Africa have issued warnings for damaging winds and fire threats in parts of the Western and Northern Cape regions, while the Eastern Cape is bracing for extreme cold conditions and potentially slippery roads.
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