Update@Noon

This Friday, SAfm’s radio anchor Bongiwe Zwane once again spoke to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News & Mining Weekly, delving deeper into the world of mining and engineering.

One person has lost his life in the Garden Route storms that swept the district over the last two days. Police have confirmed that they've found the body of a 40-year-old male, who was swept away in floodwaters on Wednesday night in Waboomskraal, outside George in the Western Cape.
The body was recovered this morning after the victim was swept into the swollen Kliprivier. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Garden Route Head of Disaster Management, Gerhard Otto

President Cyril Ramaphosa says HIV/AIDS has left a destruction and scars in many families across the country and the globe. Ramaphosa was speaking at the official launch of the HIV prevention drug- Lenacapavir in Secunda, Mpumalanga. He says 360 public health care centers in the country's provinces will be administering the drug to save lives. Ramaphosa has urged young people to continue using other preventative measures available beyond the new drug. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Director at Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS, Yvette Raphael

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the suspension of nine police officers who served as members of the Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC) in relation to the Medicare 24 tender process. The affected members have been placed on suspension pending the finalisation of disciplinary and related investigations. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Corruption Watch spokesperson Janine Erasmus

he only road linking South Africa and Lesotho over the Drakensberg, Sani Pass in KwaZulu-Natal, has been closed following heavy snowfall. The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department says severe weather forced the shutdown. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Senzelwe Mzila, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila.