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BULLETIN 18 July 9 am

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In this bulletin:

# Feroz Khan is discharged from hospital after a shooting incident in Johannesburg
# The Institute of Race Relations raises the alarm over healthcare workers leaving South Africa
# And: Nigeria completes the evacuation of nearly one-thousand-500 citizens from South Africa

# The suspended head of Crime Intelligence, Feroz Khan, has been discharged from hospital yesterday after he was shot in Houghton, Johannesburg earlier this month. Khan was taken to an undisclosed location where he will undergo rehabilitation. He was shot just days before he was scheduled to appear before the Madlanga Commission. Khan’s attorney Mohammed Valley told SABC News the Madlanga Commission was informed about his discharged from hospital:

Meanwhile, the Soil of Africa civic movement is calling on all stakeholders to cooperate fully with the Commission and to allow its work to proceed without unnecessary delay. The Commission has subpoenaed the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, to appear next week. Johnson failed to appear for her scheduled testimony this week and submitted a medical certificate. The movement’s spokesperson, Luzuko Sofute says commissions of inquiry play an essential role in promoting transparency and accountability:

# The Institute of Race Relations says it is engaging healthcare organisations to better understand the impact of healthcare professionals leaving South Africa. The organisation says more than 125-thousand healthcare workers left the country between 2013 and last year, putting added pressure on the health system. The institute’s Makone Maja says the talks will help develop plans to keep skilled healthcare workers in South Africa and reduce the loss of talent to other countries.

# Nigeria has completed the evacuation of nearly one-thousand-500 of its citizens from South Africa following weeks of anti-immigrant unrest. The evacuations took place between 10 June and 15 July, as pressure mounted on undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country. Nigeria has condemned xenophobia and violence against foreign nationals but says it will continue engaging South Africa through diplomatic channels. Other African countries, including Uganda, Ghana and Mozambique, have also repatriated citizens in recent weeks.

# Rugby: Lyle Matthews scored a first-half hat-trick of tries in his debut match for the Sharks in their 26-24 Currie Cup victory over the Pumas in Mbombela on Friday evening In addition to Matthews’ three tries, Kerron van Vuuren added another one with Tim Swiel succeeding with three conversions. The Pumas also scored four tries by Lundi Msenge, Chyle van Zyl, Tino Swanepoel and JJ Scheepers, with Nevaldo Fleurs converting two of them. The victory earned the Sharks five points on the log, with the Pumas picking up two for their losing bonus point.

# And finally: The South African Rooibos Council has launched the Rooibos in Space project, which will send Rooibos seeds to the International Space Station in October to study how space affects plant growth. The initiative, supported by the South African National Space Agency and MaxIQ Space, will involve learners from seven Cederberg schools in the Western Cape comparing the space-travelled seeds with those grown on Earth. The council’s Dawie de Villiers says the project aims to advance research into sustainable agriculture.

Stay tuned for more news………….