Phala Phala pending, Koeberg contamination, and ‘Gus’ the R820m dinosaur

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From persistent problems with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s jet, to a T-rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” worth R820m, this Sunday, Unread host Graeme Raubenheimer has you covered on some of the week’s biggest stories. But first, the Western Cape High Court is expected to hand down judgment this coming week in Ramaphosa’s application to delay Parliament from processing his possible impeachment over the much-drawn-out Phala Phala saga. In other news, a silent alarm’s been raised over three confirmed radioactive contamination events at Africa’s only nuclear power station, Koeberg, on the West Coast. And can you believe the 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to an end? We’re mere hours away from Spain and Argentina facing off in a final for the ages in New York, New York! Expect fresh shows every week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw and video journalists Luke Daniel, Chelsea Ogilvie and Storm Simpson. This show is vigorously quality checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #News24Video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video
17 Jul English South Africa News · Politics

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