* The United Nations Chief has slammed the inequity around COVID-19 vaccine distribution globally and says he will use the upcoming UN General Assembly to ring the alarm bell. The 76th session of the General Assembly kicks off next week.
* The National Institute for Communicable Diseases meanwhile says another 253 people have died from COVID-19-related complications in the latest report. This brings the overall death toll to 84 152.
* National Commissioner of Correctional Services Arthur Fraser, stands by his decision to release the former head of state Jacob Zuma on medical parole. In an interview on SABC News last night, Fraser said the medical parole of the former president was both procedurally sound and legal.
* Local Government Elections will take place on the 1st of November. This is the first time in the country's history that the polls will open on a Monday.
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