Breakfast Edition: 1 April 2016
WATCH & LISTEN: Here is a recap of this morning's top news stories.
ANC TOP 6 YET TO MEET AFTER CONCOURT RULING: The ANC's Top 6 closed ranks on Thursday as they planned a meeting to consider curtail decisions on the future of the ruling party and its leader. After Thursday's historic and irrefutable judgement by the Constitutional Court party secretary general, Gwede Mantashe made it clear that they would meet. Mantashe added that the Top 6 would also collectively decide if a special national assembly would be called. Meanwhile Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on Thursday said she would not be drawn into the ongoing public discourse about President Jacob Zuma's fitness for office following the Constitutional Court ruling. "It's not my place to determine whether or not the president is fit for office. My job was to protect the public from improper conduct, by firstly determining if somebody's conduct was improper, and secondly, to determine how it should be fixed," Madonsela told reporters at her office in Pretoria
DA TO BRIEF THE MEDIA TODAY: The Opposition's patience was running out with DA leader Mmusi Maimane that will on Friday give more detail on their next step, which he believed could only be impeachment.
EFF VOWS TO REMOVE JACOB ZUMA THEMSELVES: The leader of the EFF, Julius Malema told the media on Thursday that they were willing to push Jacob Zuma out, physical, if needs be. Samkele Maseko reports.
THULI MADONSELA VINDICATED: After the ruling by the Constitutional Court's chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, there was no question about the powers of the Public Protector. Thuli Madonsela described the ruling as a blessing in disguise. Maryke Vermaak has more.
HILLARY CLINTON IS SICK: A video of US Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton is doing the rounds, where angrily accused Bernie Sanders' campaign of "lying" about her.
SYLVESTER KILLED BEFORE BEING RE-CAPTURED: SAN Parks on Friday confirmed that Sylvester the lion, who got out the Karoo National Park for a second time since last year, killed at least one cow and three sheep before being darted. The lion was darted in a mountainous area yesterday and was being held in a boma while park officials deliberate his fate.
