7 October - 1 pm news

A new Cirrus report finds 70% of Namibians cannot afford home loans, and Thabo Mbeki dismisses allegations of secret meetings with apartheid-era generals as a fabrication. Plus, the IMF forecasts 4.5% growth for Africa in 2026, and Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN in 2027.

# Meat Prices May Ease as Supply Improves.... # Vehicle Sales Reach Strongest Level Since 2016.... # Ramaphosa Calls for Protection of South Africa’s Press Freedom ..... # Landmine Attack Kills 15 in Nigeria......PLUS # Wall Street Rebounds as Artificial Intelligence Stocks Recover.

# More Local Meat Could Bring Prices Down.... # September Vehicle Sales Gain Momentum... # Mbeki Says One Change Could Have Altered South Africa’s Settlement ..... # Kenyan Court Describes Mackenzie’s Ministry as Doomsday Cult......PLUS # Russian Missile Strike Kills Woman in Ukraine

# Former First Lady dies at 78 As Former prime Minister Pays tribute.... #//Kharas tightens meat and livestock controls amid disease outbreak.... # In South Africa... Mbeki to testify at apartheid crimes inquiry ..... # Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province in Democratic Republic of Congo ......PLUS # Trump suspends…

President Nandi-Ndaitwah is in Angola for the first Bi-National Commission, and Kenyan preacher Paul Mackenzie awaits a verdict in the Shakahola mass deaths case. Plus, Helen Zille wraps up her Johannesburg campaign, and Pep Guardiola urges the world not to forget the Palestinians in Gaza.