For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Lynne Davies.

Making headlines: Court orders Nzimande to withdraw notice to place Unisa under administration, ANC applauds launch of Border Management Authority and, Uganda arrests 40 opposition supporters as their leader arrives

 

Court orders Nzimande to withdraw notice to place Unisa under administration

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has been interdicted from placing the University of South Africa under administration.

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria handed down the order, after an urgent High Court application by Unisa's council.

The order comes after Nzimande served a notice of his intention to place the university under administration yesterday.

He said that after more than a month, the Unisa Council failed to present written representations by the 4 September deadline.

 

ANC applauds launch of Border Management Authority

The ANC has welcomed the establishment of the Border Management Authority as a step towards addressing South Africa’s concerns about illegal immigration, its impact on the economy and government’s ability to create jobs in a manner that is beneficial to South Africans.

President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the BMA yesterday, which he said was a vital link in the country’s efforts to harness the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said this development will result in strict border control and the elimination of corruption and illicit trade, including drugs, alcohol and contraband.

The BMA mandate will include the execution of frontline border law enforcement functions which include port health, food safety, biosecurity, land border infrastructure and risk management, amongst others.

 

Uganda arrests 40 opposition supporters as their leader arrives

Ugandan security forces have arrested 40 people during an operation against supporters of opposition leader Bobi Wine whose detention under house arrest the United States said demonstrated eroding democracy in the East African country.

The 40 were held in the capital Kampala and elsewhere as authorities thwarted plans to hold what the opposition had described as a million-strong march yesterday.

The march was supposed to have begun at Entebbe International Airport, south of the capital, where Bobi Wine, arrived from abroad.

Police arrested 40 suspects including a lawmaker "for inciting violence", they said in a statement today.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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