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BULLETIN 30 June 8 am

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In this bulletin:

# The UN will monitor the anti-migrant demonstrations
# The Human Rights Council reveals the pervasiveness of sexual violence in schools
# And tennis: Sinner, Djokovic, and Sabalenka are off to a winning start at Wimbledon

# The United Nations says it will closely monitor protests against undocumented immigration in South Africa. Anti-migration groups, including March and March and Operation Dudula, are expected to stage mass demonstrations across the country today against illegal immigration. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric says it is important that protests remain calm, restrained and with full respect for human rights. He says they support national efforts aimed at promoting social cohesion, preventing xenophobia and improving migration governance:

Meanwhile, the Solidarity Movement says it supports firm and lawful immigration enforcement, but rejects intimidation and violence as substitutes for the rule of law. He says while it recognises the legitimate frustration over illegal immigration, crime and state failure, it warns that vigilantism, intimidation and the scapegoating of foreign nationals will only deepen South Africa’s crisis. It adds that frustration should be directed at the policy failures that created the crisis, not at vulnerable people.

# The South African Human Rights Commission says the country does not lack legal frameworks addressing sexual violence in schools; rather, the crisis lies in fragmentation, delayed integration, and uneven enforcement. The commission has released a report that shows a staggering increase in cases of sexual violence against learners at schools. During the 2024/2025 financial year, 26-thousand-855 child abuse cases were recorded, including nine-thousand-857 cases of sexual abuse. SAHRC Commissioner Tshepo Madlingozi told the SABC that under-reporting is a major concern:

# Britain’s likely next prime minister, Andy Burnham, has vowed to oversee the biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen. He announced his intention to stand as prime minister to replace Keir Starmer last Monday. Burnham says he will set up a Number 10 North as the nerve centre of a rewired UK, to oversee a devolution of power and resources to mayors and local authorities across the country. He added that he will do things differently:

# Tennis: Defending champion Jannik Sinner and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic are through to the second round at Wimbledon. Italian Sinner battled past Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3, while Serbian Djokovic defeated China’s Wu Yibing, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz beat Norwegian Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6. In the women’s draw, world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus eased past Serbian qualifier Teodora Kostovic, 6-2, 6-3. French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska of Poland lost to Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-45-cents and the euro at 18-rand-75-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-77-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 59-thousand-908-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-970-dollars-58-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 73-dollars-76-cents a barrel.

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