September 3, 2014.
For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I'm Zandile Mavuso.
Making headlines:

Independent Electoral Commission chairperson Pansy Tlakula has resigned.

A US military strike in Somalia targeted al Shabaab’s leader.

And, new state-of-the-art hospitals will be built in South Africa.

Independent Electoral Commission chairperson Pansy Tlakula announced on Tuesday that she had resigned.

She said in a statement that she’d submitted her letter of resignation to President Jacob Zuma.

Tlakula said she believed that in the 13 years she spent at the helm of the organisation she served without fear or favour, and contributed to building an institution that delivered election results that were accepted by all political parties.

Tlakula came under attack from political parties leading up to the elections, with many of them calling for her resignation. She was taken to court by some opposition parties, following a forensic investigation by Treasury into the procurement of the IEC's Riverside Office Park building in Centurion, Pretoria. The parties had argued that her integrity had been compromised.

A US military airstrike in Somalia has targeted the leader of the Islamist militant group al Shabaab, Somali and US officials said on Tuesday. However, they said it could take time to determine whether Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed.

The US launched Hellfire missiles and laser-guided munitions to destroy an al Shabaab encampment in south-central Somalia late on Monday, the Pentagon said. It said both manned and unmanned aircraft were used in the operation.

Some US officials privately said they believed Godane was killed in the strike, but the US government was not ready to confirm that – even as it acknowledged the significance his death would have in the fight against the al Qaeda-linked group.

About 43 new state-of-the-art hospitals are expected to be built across South Africa within the next five years.

Over and above, 216 new clinics will also be built by the national Department of Health, and 816 old hospitals across the country will be renovated, said Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Motsoaledi was speaking to media after the official opening of the R1-billion Dr Harry Surtie Hospital in Upington, on Tuesday.

The Hospital was officially opened by President Jacob Zuma, as part of government's infrastructure roll-out programme.

Motsoaledi said these developments would be done to accomplish the National Health Insurance mission, which will ensure that everyone has access to appropriate, efficient and quality health services.

Also making headlines:

The South African National Roads Agency Limited won’t make representations to the e-tolls panel.

Mineral Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said oil and gas players in South Africa should have clarity on potential legislation changes by as early as next week.

West Africa struggles to contain Ebola as warnings and deaths mount.

And, mining law expert Hulme Scholes says the legal framework for the South African mining industry is replete with problems.

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That’s a roundup of news making headlines.