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Nearly 3 million South Africans responded to the call to register and update their details during the National Voter Registration Weekend. The latest registration drive saw a strong turnout by young South Africans. To build on this momentum, the Commission has opened another opportunity for eligible citizens to register or update their details at voting stations on 1 and 2 August. In a further move to improve access, the Commission also confirmed that its Online Voter Registration Portal has now been zero-rated. This means South Africans can register, update their information and check their voter status without using mobile data. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Electoral Commission (IEC) Assistant Manager: Civic and Democracy Education, Mmakgabo Ramathlodi

Suspended Ekurhuleni deputy police chief Julius Mkhwanazi raises concern over what he terms as "differential treatment" at the commission compared to other witnesses, including Chief Mapiyeye, Kelebogile Thipa and Revo Spies. Mkhwanazi who concluded his testimony before the Madlanga Commission, has been accused of attempting to establish a parallel security unit within the EMPD.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will resign but remain in place as prime minister until a new Labour leader has been selected. Starmer's departure will pave the way for Britain's seventh leader in a decade. The threat to Starmer has been building for months, but it increased sharply when Andy Burnham decisively won a parliamentary election to return to Westminster. Starmer's departure comes less than two years after he won a landslide election victory that promised to end Britain's chaotic politics. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Dr. Terence McNamee, a senior fellow at the Montreal Institute for Global Security

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says the department is strengthening its use of technology to help prevent individuals who have been deported from re-entering South Africa.Schreiber was visiting the Sherwood facility in Durban where thousands of displaced Malawian nationals are being processed to return to their country of origin. This following reports of intimidation against undocumented foreign nationals. He says the new system assists authorities in verifying information and detecting possible fraudulent documentation submitted during entry processes. Schreiber says the initiative aims to improve border management and enhance the accuracy of immigration checks.Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber

KZN Premier Thami Ntuli says government plans to close the facility due to unsafe living conditions after a site assessment, where 1,600 Malawian nationals are sheltering in an abandoned municipal building in Pietermaritzburg. This follows reports of intimidation against undocumented foreign nationals. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter Celumusa Zulu