Afternoon Edition: 02 October 2015

GARSFONTEIN SHOOTING - A couple has been injured in a shooting near the Menlyn shopping centre in the east of Pretoria. 

Police are on the scene. The suspects reportedly fled the scene in a BMW M3 vehicle. 

Netcare 911's Chris Botha...

ALEXANDRA SHOOTING - A security guard has been arrested following this afternoon's shooting at the Pan African Mall in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg. 

The police's Moses Mapakela says five people have been injured in the shooting...

TAXI SHOOTING - A taxi owner was killed in Vereeniging this afternoon. The police's Shado Mashobane says two suspects fled the scene after the shooting...

GOLD TALKS - Mineworkers Union Amcu has rejected the latest wage offer in the gold mining industry, and are now threatening to strike. 

The three other unions, Solidarity, NUM and Uasa have signed the agreement reached with AngloGold Ashanti and Harmony Gold. 

Sibanye Gold also did not sign the deal, which would see mineworkers receive an increase of 6% during the first year of the three year agreement. 

OPERATION PHAKISA - President Jacob Zuma says the rollout of Operation Phakisa in the education sector will be a game changer. 

President Jacob Zuma launched the rollout of Information Techonology within basic education in Boksburg on the East Rand today.

Phakisa aims to give priority to poverty and unemployment highlighted in the National Development Plan. 

Silindelo Masikane has more...

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WEATHER - Saturday, 03 October

Gauteng: Fine and warm to hot.

Pretoria  13 / 32

Johannesburg  12 / 29

Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy in the east at first with morning fog patches on the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot.

Mbombela  16 / 31

Skukuza 18 / 38

Limpopo: Partly cloudy in the east at first with morning fog patches on the escarpment, otherwise fine and hot to very hot.

Polokwane  14 / 30

Musina  20 / 39

North West: Fine and warm to hot.

Rustenburg  12 / 32

Mahikeng  13 / 32