It’s Thursday, 21 May, and this is News Bite with Marcelle Gordon.
Migrants in Durban fear for their safety as asylum seekers plead for protection outside the Durban Central police station. Inflation rises to 4.0%, adding more pressure to household budgets. A fast-moving Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda raises concern, while Gaza flotilla activists face deportation in Israel.
Also today, it is one year since Cyril Ramaphosa’s White House clash with Donald Trump, the Fannie Nkosi case is postponed, FlySafair faces overbooking trouble, and Mamelodi Sundowns arrive in Morocco for their CAF Champions League final.
And finally, French Open players demand a bigger share of Grand Slam revenue ahead of Roland Garros.
That’s your News Bite for 21 May.