The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) has officially removed over 1,100 legacy qualifications from the national register, a significant move aimed at modernizing skills development and aligning educational offerings with the evolving job market. This initiative, which reviewed 1,475 qualifications established before 2009, seeks to phase out obsolete courses. Meanwhile, residents in Rawsonville, Western Cape, continue to face prolonged water and electricity outages due to severe flooding that damaged critical infrastructure, prompting the Breede Valley Municipality to seek provincial emergency relief. In Johannesburg, the High Court will soon rule on an urgent application by the owner of Marble Towers to prevent its demolition and the disconnection of utilities due to extensive unpaid rates and taxes, totaling over R14 million.