IN THE NEWS AT 8:
**The DA has described as bizarre, the investigation by the State Security department into unverified claims that the Public Protector and some opposition politicians may be spies for America's CIA.
**Former South African Defence Force soldiers are reportedly playing a major role in the fight against Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria after they were hired by the west African country.
**Hundreds of firefighters are still deployed at potential flare-up points along the South Peninsula. Firefighting efforts in the region have been scaled down and no major incidents were reported overnight.
AND....**Veteran actor Harrison Ford has been injured after crash-landing his World War Two vintage plane on a golf course in Los Angeles.
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