SABCNews PM Headlines @17H00 | 23 May 2026

*Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivered the eulogy at former North West premier Bushy Maape's special official provincial funeral in Vryburg today.
Maape died after a short illness in Johannesburg last weekend at the age of 68.

*Police probe mystery deaths of two tourists found in Kruger National Park after search operation in Pafuri area in Limpopo.

*Rating agency Moody's has upgraded South Africa's economic outlook from stable to positive.
However, it has maintained the country's overall credit rating at a sub-investment grade of B-A-2, which is two notches below investment grade.

*The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed an application for leave to appeal the contempt of court order and warrant of arrest issued against prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba in the high-profile case involving taxi boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni and others.

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