Catch up on the biggest stories this morning, 3 October 2025, in our simple morning fix update.
Today’s morning fix starts off with the debate between who should be the next ANC president.
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane has a better chance of rising to the ANC presidency than Paul Mashatile, but she won’t make a good president of the country, an analyst says.
CONTINUE READING: Mokonyane or Mashatile for president?
Inside SA’s R6bn online sex work boom
The internet has opened up opportunities to tens of thousands of South Africans to parade their bodies for money.
This has created a massive, hidden economy which generates upwards of R3 billion a year… the bulk of it tax-free because it is not declared to the South African Revenue Service (Sars).
CONTINUE READING: Inside SA’s R6bn online sex work boom
Dead or alive? Home Affairs official convicted for deciding fates of South Africans
Imagine walking into a Home Affairs branch to apply for a passport for a planned trip, only for the system to flag you as a deceased person.
This scenario might as well describe the dilemma of victims of Dawn Celeste Pieterson, a former Home Affairs employee who was convicted of manipulating the system for her financial benefit.
CONTINUE READING: Dead or alive? Home Affairs official convicted for deciding fates of South Africans
City defends tariff as opposition warns of budget risks
The City of Tshwane finds itself at the centre of a heated legal and political storm over its controversial cleaning levy – a tariff recently declared unlawful by the High Court in Pretoria.
While city officials insist the levy remains enforceable pending appeal, opposition parties and civic leaders argue that continued billing defies the court’s ruling and risks financial chaos.
CONTINUE READING: City defends tariff as opposition warns of budget risks
‘We’re there to support incredible Sacha,’ says Damian de Allende
Veteran Springbok centre Damian de Allende is enjoying the unpredictability of maverick flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, and says the team are geared around making each other look better.
The Boks head into a Rugby Championship decider against Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday with a lot of the focus on Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who produced a record-breaking performance in their 67-30 win over Los Pumas in Durban last weekend.
CONTINUE READING: ‘We’re there to support incredible Sacha,’ says Damian de Allende
