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BULLETIN 24 June 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Parliament’s Police committee wants an explanation for the 600-million-rand set aside for Tuesday’s protests
# Iran’s president says its missile programme is not part of the agreement with the US
# And soccer: Broos believes they can make history by reaching the World Cup round of 32 for the first time

# The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police, Ian Cameron, is calling on the ministry to provide a detailed explanation on the allocated 600-million-rand to strengthen security measures for next week’s anti-immigration protest. Acting minister Firoz Cachalia has defended the expenditure, saying large-scale security operations are necessary when there are attempts to destabilise the country. Cameron says there is a legitimate need for police to prepare properly for any protest that may carry a risk of violence, but this does not remove the obligation to account for the cost.

# The South African Local Government Association calls for tougher action against political violence ahead of the local government elections in November. This follows a series of deadly attacks in Cape Town, Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape and the Gauteng West Rand in which a by-election candidate, a ward councillor and two political party members were killed. SALGA spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba, says political violence threatens democracy:

# Union federation Cosatu in Gauteng has welcomed the sweeping overhaul of the Gauteng Traffic Wardens programme, aimed at fighting crime, protecting public infrastructure, and creating sustainable jobs for young people. A new hybrid model will consolidate the programme into a single Traffic Wardens Corps operating across three specialised streams. Cosatu’s Amos Monyela says the success will depend on proper training, adequate resources, clear accountability measures, and strict adherence to the law:

Moving abroad:

# Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says discussion over his country’s missiles does not exist in the memorandum of understanding signed with the US, and it never will. This is despite president Donald Trump’s claims that Tehran agreed to nuclear inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The agency has been in and out of Iran since Israel’s 12-day war last year, but has not been granted access to bombed enrichment sites targeted by the US. Pezeshkian maintains Tehran’s missile programme is essential to national defence.

# Soccer: Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos believes they have what it takes to make history when they face South Korea in their final Group A World Cup match in Monterrey tomorrow. For South Africa to qualify for the round of 32 for the first time, they must win and hope co-hosts Mexico beat the Czech Republic. Broos is expecting a fiercely contested match against a tough and physical South Korea:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-59-cents and the euro at 18-rand-83-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-86-cents and Bitcoin trades at 62-thousand-708-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-and-86-dollars-54-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 75-dollars-85-cents a barrel.

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