Farewell To Medical Aid Tax Credits – Medical aid tax credits will be redirected to launch the National Health Insurance, though it faces constitutional questions and concerns about funding, corruption, and mismanagement. [enca]

The Only ‘Real Black Person’: How Phakeng Used Race To Divide, Abuse At UCT – An independent panel report into the governance crisis at UCT revealed in shocking detail how Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng bullied and intimidated colleagues, using race to divide. [news24]

SAA Takes Off On Very First Intercontinental Brazil Flight – South African Airways (SAA) have officially launched their first flight between Cape Town and São Paulo, Brazil. Take a look. [sapeople]

Opposition Parties Left Fearful Of South Africa’s Future After Godongwana’s ‘Bleak’ Mini-Budget – Serious concerns were raised by opposition political parties following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday. [iol]

German Tourist Rescued After Falling 10 Metres While Hiking Lion’s Head – Teams from Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) responded to an incident on Lion’s Head of a German hiker (35) who had fallen while climbing the popular trail on Tuesday morning just before 9am. [capetownetc]

Storm Ciaran Latest: ‘Nasty Three-Day Storm’ Hits UK; School Closures In South; Some Britons Told To Work From Home – Follow the latest weather updates as the second named storm in two weeks, Storm Ciaran, makes landfall in the UK, with a red weather warning in place for the Channel Islands. The storm could last for three days – prompting school closures and major travel disruption. [sky]