In case you missed it: Appeal against Ramaphosa decision dismissed | 41 ambulances sitting idle in Joburg | Boks down the All Blacks
Catch up on the biggest stories that you may have missed on Saturday, 29 August 2026, in our simple daily news update.
The Western Cape High Court dismissed an appeal by the MK party and United Africans Transformation (UAT) against an interim order that halted President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala impeachment inquiry. The court ruled that this decision would not resolve the main dispute. Meanwhile, the City of Johannesburg explained why 41 ambulances have been sitting idle in Johannesburg for six years, attributing the delay to bureaucratic reasons.
Despite the city's purchase of the ambulances for R1 million each in 2019, it has not deployed them due to a lack of approval. Meanwhile, in rugby news, the Springboks leveled the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry series 1-1 after beating the All Blacks 33-26 in Cape Town Stadium. The result moves the series to a 1-1 draw, with the Springboks set to play the third Test in Johannesburg and the fourth in the USA.
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