DA Ward 66 candidate Sebastian Petersen has denied creating or controlling a LinkedIn profile that raised questions about his qualifications, while the Patriotic Alliance presses the party for answers.

South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince urges SA players to learn to absorb Australia's bowling intensity after a series of unfulfilled starts handed the visitors a commanding 139-run lead on day 3 at Kingsmead.

Manchester City shrugged off the threat of swingeing sanctions to beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 in their first game since being found guilty on more than 100 charges of breaking Premier League financial rules. Man City keep on winning on the pitch Second half goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki extended City’s flawless start under Enzo Maresca after Ryan Gravenberch had been sent-off for two yellow cards. Victory reestablishes City’s three-point lead at the top of the table, but the future of any title challenge rests on the outcome of the club’s appeal against widespread financial impropriety. An independent commission found City and their Emirati owners arranged “sham” deals to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than £900 million ($1.2 billion) between 2009 and 2018. No sanction has yet been handed down, but a severe points deduction or even expulsion from the English top-flight are on the table unless City overturn the decision. There has even been speculation there could be retrospective action to strip titles. Multiple breaches The multiple breaches of Premier League laws came during a period in which City won three titles and a clutch of other trophies. City’s rivals believe, however, that the illegal spending during that period also built the foundations for a golden era under former boss Pep Guardiola, who left at the end of last season. Liverpool were one of the clubs most affected, having finished second to City three times in the past 12 years. “There are so many moments and memories we can’t get back,” Liverpool fan Martin Reilly, 23, told AFP. “They have to throw the book at them.” City arrived under the protection of a police escort with a hostile Anfield welcome expected, but there was no repeat of the violent scenes when their team bus was pelted by bottles ahead of a Champions League clash in 2018. Liverpool fans lined the streets to greet the visitors with chants of “cheats” and “going down”, while merchandise stalls were littered with flags and scarves mocking City’s financial scandal. In the iconic Kop end behind one goal a banner read “a generation of supporters cheated.” The battles between Guardiola’s City and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in recent years became the Premier League’s marquee event. Liverpool flop But with the eyes of the world watching, Liverpool failed to rise to the occasion on the field. New Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola’s options were blunted without the injured Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo as the Spaniard suffered his first defeat since taking charge of the Reds. The home side briefly flickered into life at the start of the second half when Lewis Koumas was denied a goal on his first Premier League start by Gianluigi Donnarumma. An Abu Dhabi-backed takeover in 2008 transformed City from mid-table mediocrity into the dominant force of the English game. City show their strength in depth City’s economic might was in full show help turn the game as Maresca could turn to Jeremy Doku off the bench early in the second half. Within minutes the Belgian winger had been chopped down by Gravenberch, who was shown a harsh second booking and Liverpool never recovered. Doku’s deflected shot was then smashed home by Haaland to break the deadlock 25 minutes from time and open the floodgates. Three minutes later Doku curled a sensational strike into the top corner himself. Cherki then exchanged a slick one-two with Josko Gvardiol before slotting under Alisson Becker to rub salt in Liverpool wounds.

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health called for urgent governance and financial management improvements at the National Department of Health on Sunday. The committee questioned the department on its 2025/26 annual report as part of Parliament’s Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report process. Audit outcome stuck for a decade Committee chairperson Faith Muthambi addressed the minister directly. “There has been no movement on your audit outcome for over a period of 10 years, minister. What is concerning is the lack of consequence management that the Auditor-General has repeatedly highlighted,” said Muthambi. The committee also pointed to 32 material irregularities identified across the health sector. According to the annual report, R187 million in irregular expenditure remained unresolved, with R179 million under investigation. A separate R106 million connectivity contract was referred to National Treasury and the Hawks. “The Auditor-General continues to identify material misstatements in the financial statements. We want to know what consequence management measures have been implemented,” said Muthambi. Spending, medicine shortages and governance failures The department achieved 33 of its 47 targets, a rate of 70.2%, yet spent almost its entire budget. Muthambi had earlier said the committee would look beyond spending alone. “We will determine whether public resources have been utilised effectively, whether value for money has been achieved, and whether governance, accountability, and performance are translating into tangible improvements in health outcomes and the quality of services provided to the public,” she stated. Members raised medicine stock-outs, long waits for specialist care, and poorly maintained hospitals. The department blamed manufacturing disruptions, regulatory compliance actions, and congestion at the Port of Durban. Muthambi said patients bore the cost. “Our people, particularly the rural poor, depend on these health sector services. They trust the system and use public healthcare services, and it is our responsibility to ensure that they receive the services they need,” she added. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi admitted the National Health Laboratory Service was in trouble. “Indeed, NHLS has got very serious problems,” said Motsoaledi. “My diagnosis was that the problem at NHLS is one of governance.” Staff shortages and what comes next The department reported an overall vacancy rate of 15.2%. The National Health Insurance programme had the highest rate at 19.6%, with only 67 of 102 approved posts filled. The committee said it would call provinces flagged by the Auditor-General to account. “We want the department to move from an unqualified audit opinion to a clean audit,” said Muthambi. She said Parliament would keep monitoring progress. “It’s in our interest as the committee to continue monitoring the implementation of interventions aimed at improving these important health outcomes,” said Muthambi.

The 22-year-old Bafana Bafana star stormed into the Scottish Premiership with the Player of the Month award. The accolade follows after it was reported that several clubs in England, Spain and Italy have taken note of his talent. A subsequent report revealed that Brentford were the English club setting sights on Makhanya. BAFANA BAFANA STAR OLWETHU MAKHANYA ATTRACTS MORE INTEREST FROM ENGLAND According to the Turkish transfer report Ekrem Kanur, English Premier League side Sunderland sent scouts to watch Makhanya in the Scottish Premier League this past weekend. Makhanya’s award comes after an impressive September for Rangers, during which the club won all five of their fixtures, including four Scottish Premiership matches. “I am really proud to receive this award, and I’d like to thank my teammates and all the staff for their support,” he told RangersTV. “They have helped me settle in and feel part of the group and that makes a big difference when you come to a new club. The Bafana Bafana central defender made an immediate impact following his July move from Philadelphia Union to Rangers. Makhanya had started all six of his league appearances, playing 540 minutes and helping Rangers keep four clean sheets. He had completed 323 passes with an 85.2% accuracy rate and recorded a 7.46 match rating. His defensive statistics were equally impressive. Across his first five matches, he recorded 20 clearances, four blocks and five interceptions. His clearance tally later increased to 24. Makhanya began his career in the Marumo Gallants reserve team before joining Stellenbosch FC. He later moved to the USA to play for Philadelphia Union before securing his move to Rangers. Meanwhile, Rangers are currently second in the Scottish Premiership with two points adrift leaders and fierce rivals Celtic. Coming up next is a trip to Dundee on Saturday 17 October at 21:00. WHAT HAVE YOU MADE OF HIS PERFORMANCES FOR BAFANA BAFANA? Share your thoughts by clicking on the red comments block below.

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Pietermaritzburg is the hottest at 36°C, and veld fire conditions are a risk around Vryburg, Barkly West and Prince Albert.Cooler, showery weather follows in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday before it clears and heats up again, while showers and thundershowers set in over the Free State and North West from midweek. Friday brings storms to Gauteng and up to 40°C in Richards Bay.Moon tomorrow nightWaxing Crescent5% litThe moon tomorrow night is a waxing crescent, about 5% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 October.Weather warnings for Monday 12 OctoberSAWS has 1 weather warning in force for the five days from Monday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.Red level 10Veld Fire ConditionsWherePrince Albert, Ladismith, Vryburg, Barkly West + 1 moreWhenMon 08:00 to 18:59Areas: Prince Albert, Ladismith, Vryburg, Barkly West, Jan Kempdorp.Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.What to do: All personnel and equipment should be removed from the field. Fire teams, labour and equipment are to be placed on full stand-by. At first sign of smoke, every possible measure should be taken in order to bring the fire under control in the shortest possible time. All available aircraft are to be called for without delay.SAWS advisoryImpact-Based WarningsWhat1 item, tap to readYellow level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in localised damage to settlements, property and localised disruption to communication and power supply are expected over the Eastern Cape (except in the extreme north-east).SAWS advisoryFire Danger WarningsWhat1 item, tap to readExtremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cap, Naledi municipality of North-West, in places over the Eastern Cape as well as the in places over King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu Natal.SAWS advisoryAdvisoriesWhat2 items, tap to readA heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places in the north-western parts of KwaZulu Natal until Tuesday (11-13/10/2026).Extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the southern parts of the Eastern Cape.5-Day weather forecast by provinceEach province lists its main towns with the forecast for Monday 12 October 2026 to Friday 16 October 2026, tomorrow first. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.Every province is closed to start with; tap a province to open it. Tomorrow Johannesburg peaks at 30°C.GautengJohannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingMonday is dry and partly cloudy, with 30°C in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Soweto and 31°C in Vereeniging. The week stays dry and warm until Friday, when thunderstorms bring a 30% rain chance and Pretoria peaks at 34°C.Johannesburg · 5 daysMon12 Oct30°14°0%Tue13 Oct30°18°0%Wed14 Oct28°18°0%Thu15 Oct31°19°0%Fri16 Oct32°19°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close GautengJohannesburgDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy14°30°0%NNE 5Tue13 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NNW 5Wed14 OctMostly clear18°28°0%ENE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy19°31°0%NNE 5Fri16 OctThunderstorms19°32°30%N 5PretoriaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctMostly clear15°30°0%ENE 5Tue13 OctMostly clear19°32°0%NE 5Wed14 OctMostly clear19°31°0%E 10Thu15 OctPartly cloudy20°33°0%ENE 5Fri16 OctRain, storms20°34°30%NE 5SowetoDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy13°30°0%NNE 5Tue13 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NNW 5Wed14 OctMostly clear18°28°0%ENE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy19°31°0%NNE 5Fri16 OctThunderstorms19°32°30%N 5VereenigingDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy15°31°0%N 5Tue13 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NW 5Wed14 OctMostly clear17°28°0%NE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy17°31°0%N 5Fri16 OctThunderstorms18°32°30%N 5Western CapeCape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesPrince Albert and Ladismith are under a veld fire warning from 08:00 to 18:59 on Monday, while Cape Town sees slight rain and 19°C. The week turns drier, with Paarl warming to 26°C by Thursday.Cape Town · 5 daysMon12 Oct19°14°30%Tue13 Oct18°12°0%Wed14 Oct18°11°0%Thu15 Oct19°11°0%Fri16 Oct19°11°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Western CapeCape TownDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctSlight rain14°19°30%NNW 15Tue13 OctPartly cloudy12°18°0%WSW 10Wed14 OctHigh cloud11°18°0%NNW 10Thu15 OctHigh cloud11°19°0%N 10Fri16 OctSlight rain11°19°0%N 10StellenboschDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctSlight rain12°20°30%NW 15Tue13 OctPartly cloudy9°19°0%WNW 5Wed14 OctHigh cloud7°21°0%NNW 5Thu15 OctHigh cloud7°24°0%N 10Fri16 OctSlight rain8°21°30%NNW 10PaarlDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctSlight rain12°22°30%NW 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy10°23°0%WNW 5Wed14 OctHigh cloud7°24°0%NNW 5Thu15 OctHigh cloud7°26°0%N 5Fri16 OctCloudy7°24°0%NNW 5GeorgeDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain showers12°21°30%WSW 5Tue13 OctRain showers13°17°30%SSE 10Wed14 OctHigh cloud12°21°0%NNW 5Thu15 OctHigh cloud12°23°0%WNW 5Fri16 OctHigh cloud12°24°0%NNW 5Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct09:53, 22:1503:55, 16:05Tue 13 Oct10:21, 22:4204:25, 16:33Wed 14 Oct10:49, 23:1004:55, 17:02Thu 15 Oct11:19, 23:4005:27, 17:32Fri 16 Oct11:5506:02, 18:05Mpumalanga and Limpopo next tomorrow: Mbombela reaches 27°C and Polokwane reaches 30°C.MpumalangaMbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloFog greets Mbombela and Ermelo on Monday, with highs of 27°C and 28°C, while eMalahleni reaches 30°C. Mbombela climbs to 35°C by Thursday, and thunderstorms reach Ermelo on Thursday and Friday.Mbombela · 5 daysMon12 Oct27°18°0%Tue13 Oct34°15°0%Wed14 Oct31°16°30%Thu15 Oct35°16°0%Fri16 Oct35°18°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close MpumalangaMbombelaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctFog18°27°0%NE 10Tue13 OctClear15°34°0%NE 10Wed14 OctDrizzle16°31°30%SW 0Thu15 OctPartly cloudy16°35°0%SW 0Fri16 OctPartly cloudy18°35°0%SW 0eMalahleniDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctMostly clear16°30°0%NNW 10Tue13 OctMostly clear16°30°0%NW 5Wed14 OctMostly clear16°28°0%ENE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy17°30°0%N 5Fri16 OctThunderstorms17°31°30%N 5ErmeloDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctFog10°28°0%ENE 5Tue13 OctMostly clear13°33°0%W 5Wed14 OctCloudy13°30°0%SW 0Thu15 OctThunderstorms13°33°30%WNW 5Fri16 OctThunderstorms14°34°30%NW 5LimpopoPolokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaMonday is dry with some cloud, with 30°C in Polokwane and Musina and 29°C in Tzaneen and Thohoyandou. It stays dry all week and heats up, with Musina reaching 36°C on Thursday and Friday.Polokwane · 5 daysMon12 Oct30°15°0%Tue13 Oct31°16°0%Wed14 Oct29°17°0%Thu15 Oct31°18°0%Fri16 Oct31°19°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close LimpopoPolokwaneDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy15°30°0%NE 10Tue13 OctClear16°31°0%NE 10Wed14 OctMostly clear17°29°0%ENE 10Thu15 OctPartly cloudy18°31°0%NE 10Fri16 OctMostly clear19°31°0%NE 10TzaneenDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctCloudy17°29°0%ENE 10Tue13 OctClear16°32°0%NE 5Wed14 OctPartly cloudy17°30°0%E 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy17°33°0%E 5Fri16 OctMostly clear19°33°0%E 5ThohoyandouDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctCloudy14°29°0%SE 5Tue13 OctClear18°34°0%ENE 5Wed14 OctMostly clear19°33°0%SE 5Thu15 OctMostly clear19°35°0%E 5Fri16 OctClear20°35°0%NE 5MusinaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy17°30°0%ESE 10Tue13 OctClear20°35°0%ESE 10Wed14 OctClear20°35°0%ESE 15Thu15 OctMostly clear21°36°0%E 10Fri16 OctClear22°36°0%E 10North West and Free State follow tomorrow: Mahikeng reaches 30°C and Bloemfontein reaches 28°C.North WestMahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpVryburg is under a veld fire warning from 08:00 to 18:59 on Monday, with extremely high fire danger in the Naledi municipality. Rustenburg reaches 32°C, and showers and thundershowers move in from Wednesday.Mahikeng · 5 daysMon12 Oct30°19°0%Tue13 Oct31°19°0%Wed14 Oct31°18°30%Thu15 Oct33°18°30%Fri16 Oct34°20°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close North WestMahikengDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy19°30°0%NNE 15Tue13 OctCloudy19°31°0%NE 5Wed14 OctRain, storms18°31°30%ENE 10Thu15 OctRain, storms18°33°30%NNE 10Fri16 OctRain, storms20°34°30%NNE 10RustenburgDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy19°32°0%NE 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy18°32°0%NNW 5Wed14 OctRain, storms18°32°30%ESE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms19°33°30%ENE 5Fri16 OctRain, storms19°34°30%NNE 5PotchefstroomDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy18°31°0%N 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy17°30°0%NW 10Wed14 OctRain, storms17°29°30%ENE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms17°31°30%N 10Fri16 OctRain, storms18°32°30%N 10KlerksdorpDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy19°30°0%N 10Tue13 OctCloudy18°30°0%WNW 5Wed14 OctRain, storms17°30°30%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms17°33°30%N 10Fri16 OctRain, storms19°33°30%N 10Free StateBloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadMonday stays dry and partly cloudy, with 28°C in Bloemfontein, 29°C in Bethlehem and 31°C in Kroonstad. Showers and thundershowers arrive in Bloemfontein and Kroonstad on Tuesday and linger to Friday, when Kroonstad reaches 34°C.Bloemfontein · 5 daysMon12 Oct28°18°0%Tue13 Oct26°17°30%Wed14 Oct29°15°30%Thu15 Oct32°15°30%Fri16 Oct33°17°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Free StateBloemfonteinDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy18°28°0%NNE 15Tue13 OctRain, storms17°26°30%S 5Wed14 OctRain, storms15°29°30%NE 10Thu15 OctRain, storms15°32°30%NNE 10Fri16 OctRain, storms17°33°30%NNE 10BethlehemDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy15°29°0%N 5Tue13 OctCloudy14°29°0%WNW 10Wed14 OctRain, storms13°27°30%ENE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms13°30°30%N 5Fri16 OctRain, storms14°31°30%N 5KroonstadDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy18°31°0%N 10Tue13 OctRain, storms18°30°30%WNW 5Wed14 OctRain, storms17°30°30%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms17°33°30%N 5Fri16 OctRain, storms18°34°30%N 5Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list tomorrow: Kimberley reaches 31°C, Gqeberha reaches 28°C and Durban reaches 30°C.Northern CapeKimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesBarkly West and Jan Kempdorp face veld fire conditions from 08:00 to 18:59 on Monday, while Upington reaches 34°C with showers and thundershowers possible. Kimberley and De Aar cool to 26°C and 25°C on Tuesday.Kimberley · 5 daysMon12 Oct31°20°30%Tue13 Oct26°19°30%Wed14 Oct31°17°0%Thu15 Oct34°17°0%Fri16 Oct35°20°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Northern CapeKimberleyDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain, storms20°31°30%NNW 15Tue13 OctRain, storms19°26°30%SSE 5Wed14 OctPartly cloudy17°31°0%NE 10Thu15 OctPartly cloudy17°34°0%N 10Fri16 OctRain, storms20°35°30%N 10UpingtonDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain, storms23°34°30%NW 15Tue13 OctPartly cloudy18°29°0%S 5Wed14 OctPartly cloudy18°34°0%NE 5Thu15 OctMostly clear20°35°0%S 5Fri16 OctPartly cloudy20°36°0%SW 5SpringbokDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctCloudy16°24°0%W 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy11°25°0%WNW 10Wed14 OctClear11°28°0%SW 10Thu15 OctClear10°29°0%SSE 5Fri16 OctClear10°29°0%SW 10De AarDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain, storms20°30°30%NW 15Tue13 OctRain, storms16°25°30%NW 15Wed14 OctPartly cloudy16°30°0%NNE 10Thu15 OctPartly cloudy16°32°0%W 10Fri16 OctPartly cloudy19°33°0%W 10Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct09:09, 21:3303:15, 15:24Tue 13 Oct09:40, 22:0203:46, 15:56Wed 14 Oct10:08, 22:3004:15, 16:26Thu 15 Oct10:40, 23:0504:51, 16:58Fri 16 Oct11:1705:30, 17:40Eastern CapeGqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesSevere thunderstorms could damage property and disrupt power and communication on Monday, with East London at 34°C and Mthatha at 35°C. Rain showers follow on Tuesday as Gqeberha drops to 18°C, before drier, partly cloudy days.Gqeberha · 5 daysMon12 Oct28°16°60%Tue13 Oct18°16°30%Wed14 Oct21°16°0%Thu15 Oct21°16°0%Fri16 Oct22°16°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Eastern CapeGqeberhaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain, storms16°28°60%SW 15Tue13 OctRain showers16°18°30%WSW 10Wed14 OctCloudy16°21°0%SW 0Thu15 OctPartly cloudy16°21°0%W 5Fri16 OctPartly cloudy16°22°0%W 5East LondonDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain, storms19°34°60%SW 10Tue13 OctRain showers18°20°60%SW 5Wed14 OctCloudy18°23°0%NE 10Thu15 OctPartly cloudy18°23°0%WSW 5Fri16 OctPartly cloudy18°25°0%WSW 5MthathaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain, storms18°35°30%NNW 5Tue13 OctRain showers15°24°60%ESE 5Wed14 OctCloudy14°29°0%SW 0Thu15 OctCloudy14°34°0%NNW 5Fri16 OctCloudy17°36°0%NNW 5QueenstownDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain, storms17°31°60%NW 15Tue13 OctRain showers15°24°60%ESE 5Wed14 OctPartly cloudy12°29°0%SW 0Thu15 OctPartly cloudy12°33°0%NNW 5Fri16 OctPartly cloudy15°35°0%NNW 5Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct10:07, 22:3004:11, 16:23Tue 13 Oct10:33, 22:5604:39, 16:50Wed 14 Oct11:01, 23:2305:07, 17:17Thu 15 Oct11:29, 23:5105:35, 17:43Fri 16 Oct12:0006:07, 18:11Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct10:09, 22:3104:11, 16:24Tue 13 Oct10:36, 22:5704:38, 16:49Wed 14 Oct11:04, 23:2405:04, 17:13Thu 15 Oct11:31, 23:5305:31, 17:38Fri 16 Oct12:0106:01, 18:03KwaZulu-NatalDurban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesA heat wave grips the north-west until Tuesday, with Newcastle at 35°C on Monday, while Pietermaritzburg reaches 36°C with thundershowers. Durban turns showery from Tuesday, and Richards Bay hits 40°C on Thursday and Friday.Durban · 5 daysMon12 Oct30°23°0%Tue13 Oct24°22°30%Wed14 Oct25°21°30%Thu15 Oct28°21°0%Fri16 Oct27°23°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close KwaZulu-NatalDurbanDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy23°30°0%NNE 15Tue13 OctSlight rain22°24°30%SSW 15Wed14 OctRain showers21°25°30%NNE 10Thu15 OctMostly clear21°28°0%NNE 5Fri16 OctSlight rain23°27°30%NE 5PietermaritzburgDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctRain, storms19°36°30%NNW 5Tue13 OctRain, storms16°26°30%SE 10Wed14 OctRain showers16°31°30%NNW 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy16°37°0%NW 5Fri16 OctRain, storms18°38°30%NW 5Richards BayDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy17°35°0%NE 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy16°33°0%ESE 10Wed14 OctOvercast17°36°0%SW 0Thu15 OctMostly clear18°40°0%N 5Fri16 OctPartly cloudy20°40°0%N 5NewcastleDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMon12 OctPartly cloudy15°35°0%NE 5Tue13 OctPartly cloudy16°34°0%WNW 5Wed14 OctRain showers15°31°30%NNE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy15°35°0%NW 5Fri16 OctRain, storms16°36°30%NW 5Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct10:14, 22:3604:12, 16:25Tue 13 Oct10:40, 23:0204:39, 16:50Wed 14 Oct11:06, 23:2705:05, 17:15Thu 15 Oct11:32, 23:5305:31, 17:40Fri 16 Oct11:5805:59, 18:06Forecast data: the South African Weather Service and other third-party sources and providers, brought together with the latest AI tools. We take great care to get every figure right, but mistakes are possible.More weather news, warnings and forecasts are on The South African’s weather page.

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