In case you missed it: Zuma boycotts Sona | Witness D’s warning to Ipid | Looming pork price increase

MK party leader Jacob Zuma. Picture: Emmanuel Croset / AFP In the news today, former president Jacob Zuma did not attend the State of the Nation Address at Cape Town City Hall on Thursday. Meanwhile, The Madlanga commission’s heard that Witness D, Marius van der Merwe, warned Ipid investigators that their lives were at risk.

Furthermore, Eskort has warned pork-eaters that the price of their favourite source of protein could increase over the coming months due to disease outbreaks. The South African Weather Service has warned that severe thunderstorms will hit KwaZulu-Natal and central provinces on Friday, while extreme heat grips northeastern KZN and fire danger threatens Northern Cape areas.Full weather forecasthere. Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way.

Former president Jacob Zuma will not attend the State of the Nation Address (Sona) at Cape Town City Hall on Thursday. A spokesperson for his party, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, toldThe Citizenthat Zuma will not be attending. Instead, he said MK party parliamentarians and some officials will attend.

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Ndhlela did not provide details on why Zuma will not attend the ceremony, despite being a former head of state. Andre Duvenhage, a political analyst from North West University (NWU) toldThe Citizenthat Zuma’s snubbing of the Sona is actually a message of defiance anddisdain to Ramaphosa. Senior Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) investigator Nomsa Masuku has described the dangers of investigating cases involving law enforcement officers.

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