Update@Noon

The Kouga Municipality in the Eastern Cape says there has been little damage to property, as a few houses were affected by the current fires. The municipality says they have also had no reports of fatalities. Parts of a plastic factory were also damaged, with no damage to the building. Firefighters are still busy with a concerning blaze in the Kabeljous area, where a plane is also deployed to assist in putting out the fires. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter Nandipa Plaatjie, who is at Kabeljous, where a fire is raging.

The National Freedom Party has reaffirmed its decision to withdraw from the KwaZulu-Natal's Government of Provincial Unity. Speaking at a media briefing in Durban, party leader Irvan Barnes said the decision was due to administrative challenges and political agreements that were not honoured by coalition partners. For a reaction to this and to put things into perspective, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature, Nontembeko Boyce.

SAFM's Update at Noon presents another update from the coalface. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News & Mining Weekly.

Relief efforts continue in Kouga municipality in the Eastern Cape as firefighters battle multiple veld fires. Firefighters worked throughout the night trying to contain the fires in the affected areas. The Humansdorp region is currently the most affected and resident residing near the R330 have been evacuated. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Linton Rensburg, spokesperson for Working of Fire

President Cyril Ramaphosa says all South Africans are inheritors and beneficiaries from the struggle that was waged by the African National Congress against the apartheid government. He was speaking in a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of former ANC Treasurer-General and SA Communist Party General Secretary, Moses Kotane. Ramaphosa is in the North West where the ANC is commemorating the party's anniversary. Today marks 114 years since the African National Congress was founded in 1912. Making it the oldest liberation movement in Africa. The party has been facing challenges including electoral losses and public discontent. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Political and governance analyst Sandile Swana