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BULLETIN 1 September 8 am

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In this bulletin:

# President Ramaphosa says the automotive industry is critical to the economy
# Julius Malema must apologise to judge Keoagile Matojane
# And, AfriForum is calling for a formal partnership between the police and neighbourhood watches

# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the automotive industry is vital to the government’s efforts to grow the economy, expand exports, attract investment and create jobs. He delivered the keynote address at the Volkswagen Group Africa 75th Anniversary Gala Dinner in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape yesterday evening. Over the past 75 years, Volkswagen’s Kariega plant has produced nearly 40 different models and has built more than 4.8-million vehicles. Ramaphosa says Volkswagen’s continued investment in the country is encouraging:

# EFF leader Julius Malema has agreed to apologise to Supreme Court of Appeal judge Keoagile Matojane in Parliament. Parliament’s Ethics Committee found his questioning of the judge on a personal case at the Judicial Service Commission breached the Code of Ethical Conduct. In JSC interviews in 2021, when Matojane was contesting for appointment in the SCA, Malema asked him about his ruling that the EFF should pay former Finance minister Trevor Manuel 500-thousand-rand. Malema challenged the ruling in the Western Cape High Court, but the court dismissed his application.

# AfriForum says acting minister of Police Firoz Cachalia’s acknowledgement that communities play an indispensable role in combating crime must now be transformed into a formal partnership between SAPS and neighbourhood watches. The latest crime statistics show that although the murder rate decreased by 5.9-percent during the first quarter of the 2026/2027 financial year, five-thousand-427 people were still murdered in the span of just three months. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says communities should not be regarded as a resource only during major operations:

# A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Tupac Shakur, nearly 30 years after the famous rapper was gunned down. Shakur was shot multiple times on 7 September 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas and died several days later. Prosecutors accused 63-year-old Davis of orchestrating the attack and providing the gun used in the shooting. He is the only person who has ever been charged in the killing. Davis faces potentially life in prison without parole.

# Tennis: Seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz got his US Open title defence off to a winning start, beating Russia’s Roman Safiullin, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. The Spaniard has not played a competitive singles match since April due to injury. Swiss Stan Wawrinka played the final US Open match of his career after suffering defeat to Italian Matteo Berrettini in the opening round. In the women’s draw, defending champion Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka beat Colombia’s Camila Osorio, 6-2, 6-4, while last year’s runner-up American Amanda Anisimova defeated compatriot Ashlyn Krueger.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-11-cents and the euro at 18-rand-69-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-81-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 78-thousand-389-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-431-dollars-85-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 93-dollars-31-cents a barrel.

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