Update@Noon

The South African National Parks, SANParks, says due to persistent and heavy rainfall affecting the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces, the park has taken a precautionary decision not to allow day visitors into Kruger National Park until conditions improve. SANParks says earlier this week, the park was faced with a challenging situation in which several day visitors were unable to exit the park after a bridge at Crocodile Bridge Gate was covered by water because of rising river levels. JP Louw from SANParks speaks on the temporary suspension of day visitors at Kruger National Park.

The Johannesburg Magistrate's Court is expected to hand down a ruling at 2pm today, on whether video footage showing the murder of Warrick Stock known as DJ Warras may be acquired. The State has relied on CCTV footage obtained from a butchery across the Zambezi building where the media personality was gunned down. Victor Majola has been placed at the scene through CCTV footage as he was seen walking and point out the deceased to the gunmen. Defence lawyer, Dumisani Mabunda says it would be a miscarriage of justice if Majola is not given an opportunity to see the footage. SABC reporter Nontsikelelo Mthabela has more details

The Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs in Mpumalanga says that, since the start of the summer rainfall season in November, the province has kept all disaster management teams and emergency personnel fully activated across provincial, district, and local municipality levels. The department says it has recorded 19 fatalities related to the heavy rains and flooding. This includes one confirmed drowning of a woman reported last night, bringing the total to 19.Most deaths have been due to drowning. The department says more than a thousand homes have been damaged, with roofs blown off, structures collapsed, and many mud houses completely demolished. Public infrastructure has also been affected. Around 28 schools have reported damage, with some currently inaccessible. The department’s head of communication, Freddy Ngobe, gives a report on the recent rains in Mpumalanga.

The South African Human Rights Commission reports receiving numerous complaints about learner placements, especially in Gauteng. The commission says it has been monitoring school admissions programmes over the years and has noted a systemic problem of learners not being placed or not being placed on time. The Commission says this amounts to a direct threat to the constitutional right of every child to basic education. The commissions spokesperson , Mr Wisani Baloyi explains