ANC withdraws court application challenging candidate registration deadline | Proteas ODI captain Temba Bavuma says players focused on Sri Lanka series

Download the SowetanLIVE app [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE] Afternoon Newsletter — September 1 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [ANC withdraws court application challenging candidate registration deadline]( [image: ANC withdraws court application challenging candidate registration deadline]( The ANC has withdrawn its Electoral Court application to force the Electoral commission to grant the party an additional 36 hours to finalise and submit its candidate list for the upcoming municipal elections. [Read more >>]( Top stories [News]( | [South Africa]( [Sassa to take action against government employees applying for R350 grants]( [image: ANC withdraws court application challenging candidate registration deadline]( Sassa announced its verification process for applications for the special grant picked up that some applicants were employees in government. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Manhunt under way for 'brazen killers' of two KwaZulu-Natal traffic officers]( [image: ANC withdraws court application challenging candidate registration deadline]( The police have launched a manhunt for the killers of two KwaZulu-Natal traffic officers who were shot multiple times and robbed of their firearms on Monday evening. [Read more >>]( [Sport]( | [Cricket]( [Proteas ODI captain Temba Bavuma says players focused on Sri Lanka series]( [image: ANC withdraws court application challenging candidate registration deadline]( Proteas captain Temba Bavuma insists that the players are fully focused on preparations for the limited overs series against Sri Lanka, which starts with the first ODI in Colombo on Thursday morning. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [NPA has dismissed DJ Fresh and DJ Euphonik’s crimen injuria case against alleged rape victim]( The duo's alleged rape victim has welcomed the decision by the NPA, saying she's glad she doesn't have a criminal record for stating "her truth" [Read more >>]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Bafana midfielder Mothobi Mvala to face late fitness test ahead of Zimbabwe showdown]( Mamelodi Sundowns defensive midfielder Mothobi Mvala is facing a late fitness test to determine his availability for Bafana Bafana’s opening 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe in Harare on Friday. [Read more >>]( [Entertainment]( [WATCH | Trailer for new lockdown documentary 'United Apart SA']( Documentary, which includes crowdsourced footage from the Sunday Times's United Apart campaign in 2020, to air on Showmax [Read more >>]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [World]( [TikTok bans popular ‘milk crate challenge’ amid injury concerns]( [News]( | [World]( [With airport closed, fearful Afghans scramble for the border]( [SebenzaLIVE]( [Read mahala to win big!]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [HIV research hit as SA-tested experimental vaccine fails to protect users]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Principal sees award nomination as confidence booster]( [News]( | [World]( [UK regulator clears broadcaster over Piers Morgan's Meghan comments]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Another mass shooting in Umlazi leaves five dead]( [Unsubscribe]( • • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 01-09-2021 [Arena Holdings]( is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By [Arena Holdings](