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Foreign visitors to mainland Tanzania will need compulsory travel insurance from October 1st, under new regulations issued by the Ministry of Finance. The move follows a similar scheme in the semi-autonomous Islands of Zanzibar, and comes weeks after Kenya adopted its own insurance requirement for foreign visitors. SABC's Isaac Lukando has more.

Parliament will have a hectic week ahead in its legislative processes. Parliamentarians are expected to return from the constituency break to resume their fourth quarter programme. Both the Ad Hoc Committee and the Impeachment Committee are part of the line up. In addition, the Powers and Privileges Committee into allegations of alleged misconduct constituting contempt of Parliament committees by the EFF leader, Julius Malema, and fellow party MP, Sinawo Thambo, are on the scorecard of the political enrolment. Abongwe Kobokana reports...

Twenty-five years after the adoption of a landmark declaration against racism in Durban, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for concrete measures to deliver reparatory justice for the enduring consequences of slavery and colonialism. Addressing a commemorative meeting in New York, he said governments must also dismantle systemic discrimination and ensure the fight against racism produces tangible change. Also speaking at the event, International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action marked a pivotal moment in the international community's commitment to build a world - rooted in equality, dignity and justice.
Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports.

The Commission for Gender Equality says it is concerning that the country is still facing a huge challenge of DNA backlogs for Gender Based Violence cases. The commission is holding a five-day Joint National Inquiry on Gender Based Violence and Femicide in Johannesburg. The Inquiry is hosted by the the CRL Commission, the SA Human Rights Commission and the Commission for Gender Equality. Thabiso Radebe reports...

Western Cape Police Commissioner, Sizakele Dyantyi, says the business owner of a shisanyama in Lwandle, in the Strand, where twenty-one people were shot inside the premises on Sunday morning (27 September) will be charged for contravening the Liquor Act. Ten people were killed, while eleven were wounded. The venue was reportedly not permitted to sell alcohol or allow it on the premises. In a separate incident, four people were fatally shot in Site C, Khayelitsha, while two people were shot and killed in the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement. Dyantyi was speaking during an oversight visit to the Nyanga police station. Andile Mbanjwa reports...