SADC Summit Security: NATJOINTS says three people were arrested at Durban’s 46th SADC Summit after attempts to bypass accreditation and access controls, including two Congolese nationals allegedly using someone else’s credentials and a Zimbabwean accused of posing as a performing artist. SADC Leadership: Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has arrived for the Durban meeting hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa, with leaders set to focus on resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation. Water Crisis Accountability: Parliament’s Water and Sanitation committee is holding public hearings on the Water Services Amendment Bill, with residents in Mpumalanga citing leaking pipes, broken pumps, unreliable supply and weak enforcement. Marikana Anniversary: Fourteen years after the 2012 Marikana massacre, unions and political parties renewed calls for criminal accountability, saying families still lack closure. Public Procurement Reform: The Black Business Council urges National Treasury to finalise Public Procurement Act regulations, warning delays are blocking set-asides meant to open contracts to black-owned firms. Shell Court Setback: South Africa’s Constitutional Court permanently halts Shell’s Wild Coast offshore exploration right after a long legal fight with environmental activists. AGOA Boost for Exporters: The US Senate voted to extend AGOA for two more years, offering South African exporters more certainty ahead of House and presidential approval.