Derek Watts lost his battle to cancer in August. Photos: Twitter/@DerekWatts
South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Wednesday, 23 August 2023
In the latest news in South Africa on Wednesday, 23 August 2023, the iconic TV anchor Derek Watts, lost his battle with cancer.
Derek Watts lost his battle to cancer in August. Photos: Twitter/@DerekWatts
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you need to know on Wednesday, 23 August.
The iconic TV anchor of Carte Blanche, Derek Watts, lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday morning.
The South African journalism fraternity is mourning the loss of veteran broadcaster Derek Watts. The former Carte Blanche presenter lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday morning, 22 August 2023.
He leaves behind his wife, Belinda, and two children. Here are his last five tweets.
In other news, as the first day of the BRICS summit of developing countries in Johannesburg began, the rand in South Africa strengthened by 1% as some risk appetite returned to the markets as a result of decreasing US Treasury yields.
The South African Reserve Bank may have opened a pandora’s box with the release of its probe into the Phala Phala scandal. The Central Bank found that it could not conclude that either President Cyril Ramaphosa or Ntaba Nyoni Estates, which owns the Phala Phala farm, violated exchange control laws in the transaction.
And lastly, the six convicted for the murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran each received a hefty sentence on Tuesday.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Wednesday, 23 August
BREAKING: Iconic TV anchor Derek Watts (74) has died
The iconic TV anchor of Carte Blanche, Derek Watts, has lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday morning.
According to reports on social media his daughter Kirsty confirmed the shocking news.
Last month he opened up about his cancer battle and said he will NOT be returning to the show.
HEARTBREAKING: Derek Watts’s last five Tweets
Derek Watts, the iconic TV anchor of Carte Blanche, has died on Tuesday morning after losing his cancer battle.
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Last month he opened up about his cancer battle.
The 74-year-old Derek also revealed that he kept his cancer diagnosis secret for more than a year before being admitted to the hospital earlier this year. He was hospitalised with severe sepsis.
‘A gentle giant has left us’: Colleagues remember Derek Watts
The South African journalism fraternity is mourning the loss of veteran broadcaster Derek Watts. The former Carte Blanche presenter lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday morning, 22 August 2023.
ALSO READ: RIP Derek Watts: How legendary journo made South Africa ‘Lite’n Up’
Social media, most notably X, has been flooding with tribute messages for Derek Watts, including from journalists.
Phala Phala: Why Ramaphosa isn’t off the hook yet
The South African Reserve Bank may have opened a pandora’s box with the release of its probe into the Phala Phala scandal. The Central Bank found that it could not conclude that either President Cyril Ramaphosa or Ntaba Nyoni Estates, which owns the Phala Phala farm, violated exchange control laws in the transaction.
BREAKING: Hefty sentences for six murderers of Babita Deokaran
The six men accused of murdering whistleblower Babita Deokaran pleaded guilty to her murder in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
They each received a hefty sentence on Tuesday.
BRICS summit 2023: Five things that happened TODAY
As the first day of the BRICS summit of developing countries in Johannesburg began, the rand in South Africa strengthened by 1% as some risk appetite returned to the markets as a result of decreasing US Treasury yields.
ALSO READ: BRICS summit 2023 LIVE UPDATES: First day
According to Danny Greeff, co-head of Africa at ETM Analytics, the rand surged as much as 1% early in the day as a result of heightened risk appetite when US Treasury yields declined.
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