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Making headlines: Steenhuisen says PA doesn’t belong in Multi-Party Charter, Judge Motata's bid to avoid impeachment hits a wall and, UN aid chief warns of regional catastrophe as Sudan violence spreads

 

Steenhuisen says PA doesn’t belong in Multi-Party Charter

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen noted that the Patriotic Alliance’s actions in Nelson Mandela Bay this week have showed why the party does not belong in the Multi-Party Charter.

Steenhuisen said the DA had come under pressure to accept the PA into the Charter, a pre-election agreement sealed last week between seven opposition parties in a bid to get the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters out of power come the elections in 2024.

Last week, the PA was reported to be considering leaving its coalitions with the ANC to try to score an invite to join the Charter.

The DA said the PA had had a chance to vote to remove the ANC and its proxy, the National Alliance, from power in Nelson Mandela Bay, but instead voted with the ANC/EFF/NA coalition.

 

Judge Motata's bid to avoid impeachment hits a wall

The process for Nkola Motata to become the first judge to be removed in South Africa has reached the next step, as Parliament confirmed that it had received correspondence from Chief Justice Raymond Zondo pertaining to a finding of gross misconduct against Motata.

The Judicial Conduct Tribunal's determination states that Judge Motata has been found guilty of gross misconduct.

The letter will now be referred to the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services.

The committee will assess the contents of the correspondence, including relevant supporting material.

Motata was found guilty of drunk driving in 2009.

 

UN aid chief warns of regional catastrophe as Sudan violence spreads

Sudan's military ruler has visited army bases near the capital on his first trip away from Khartoum since an internal conflict broke out in April.

The United Nations warned that the war could tip the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe.

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also intends to leave Sudan for talks in neighboring countries after visiting regional bases and Port Sudan, the temporary government seat.

Burhan, who is also armed forces chief, plans to chair a cabinet meeting.

The army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for control of Khartoum and several cities since April 15.

 

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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