August, 11 2016.
For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Thabi Madiba.

Making headlines:
EFF ready for Cape Town council
Zambians begin voting in election amid tension
And, no clarity on whether fees will fall for 2017

The Economic Freedom Fighters is looking forward to its first foray into local government when the City of Cape Town's new council is inaugurated on Thursday.
The councillors-in-waiting were taken through their paces on Wednesday for the inauguration process.
The City of Cape Town's inauguration was able to take place quickly after last week's municipal elections showed a clear majority for the Democratic Alliance, which got 66.61% of the votes and 154 of the seats.

Zambians began voting for a new president and legislators on Thursday in what is expected to be a bruising battle against the backdrop of lethargic growth as weak commodity prices have hit Africa's second biggest copper producer.
President Edgar Lungu and his main rival, Hakainde Hichilema, have both said they were confident of outright victory, but either of them could fail to garner more than half of the vote as required by electoral law, necessitating a second round.
Voting got off to an anxious start at one polling station in the capital, Lusaka, with police stepping in to control a few restive people waiting in a long queue that stretched almost half way around the block.
After a campaign marred by violence, Lungu and Hichilema on Wednesday made their final plea for votes in Lusaka, each pledging to steer the economy onto firmer footing.

The jury is still out on whether Western Cape universities will increase their fees for 2017, after last year's dramatic #Feesmustfall protests brought the institutions to a standstill.
The University of Cape Town said it was in ongoing talks.
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology had not made a decision yet. Comment was not immediately available from the University of the Western Cape.
This left student funders unsure of what to expect to pay next year, and universities in the dark over what their income would be.
Earlier this week, the South African Students Congress said the issue was non-negotiable, an indication that last year’s protests could be repeated. Even putting the issue of a possible fee increase on the agenda for discussion would lead to a shutdown of universities, Sasco said in a statement.

 

Also making headlines:
Committee to interview public protector candidates
And, Gauteng ANC stays mum on coalition talks

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