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BULLETIN 9 September 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# Solidarity tells the European Parliament that racial policies are driving Afrikaners out of the country
# The government is bolstering its enforcement capacity against migration violations
# And, Israel closes the British consulate in Jerusalem

# Solidarity says the hidden truth about South Africa is that race has once again become the ordering principle of the state. The organisation’s Jaco Kleynhans delivered a message at a gathering of Patriots for Europe in Brussels. He told the European Parliament that the South African government’s increasing racial legislation, as well as state decay and hostility towards minorities, are systematically driving Afrikaners out of their own country. Kleynhans says the goal must be the end of racial legislation:

# The Department of Health says more than 55-thousand people have started using lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable medication to prevent HIV. The programme has been rolled out at 360 public health facilities across six provinces, with women making up 71-percent of those receiving the injection. Gauteng has recorded the highest number of injections, followed by KwaZulu-Natal. The department’s Foster Mohale says the programme is being closely monitored to ensure the medication remains safe and available:

# Government says as part of the crackdown on migration violations, multidisciplinary law enforcement operations have targeted illegal border crossings, fraudulent documentation, labour exploitation, human trafficking networks, and illegal mining operations. To date, 205 cases have been registered, with 354 people arrested and 123 cases on the court roll. More than 350-thousand inspections have also been conducted across industries and sectors, including factories, supermarkets and spaza shops. The government says that to bolster enforcement capacity, six-thousand-317 labour inspectors have been finalised for multidisciplinary law enforcement operations.

# ActionSA has promised free weekday MyCiTi bus trips for Cape Town residents if elected in the 4 November local government elections. The party proposes a tourist levy of about 100-rand per night on short-term accommodation to help fund the service. It also plans to introduce a MyCape Card to link MyCiTi, trains and minibus taxis. ActionSA’s Cape Town mayoral candidate Dereleen James says the plan is aimed at reducing transport costs for residents.

# The Israeli government will close the British consulate in Jerusalem, following Britain sanctioning goods produced in the occupied West Bank. This move is likely to damage Britain’s ability to work in Palestine, as it does not have an outpost in either the West Bank or Gaza. Israel is also banning 12 British elected representatives from entering the country. Israeli Foreign minister Gideon Saar says his country will also take counter-measures against other countries that act or will act against Israel:

# Rugby: All Blacks coach Dave Rennie says his team will ultimately have to adapt to how referees are interpreting scrums. Following the second Test in Cape Town, he accused the Springboks of ‘walking around’ in the set-piece. New Zealand also struggled at times in the scrum during their 29-24 defeat in the third Test in Johannesburg. Rennie says they have discussed their concerns with World Rugby during the series, particularly around the Springboks’ scrummaging approach, but acknowledged that they don’t see eye to eye on the issue.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand and the euro at 18-rand-60-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-66-cents and Bitcoin trades at 78-thousand-863-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-372-dollars-19-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 101-dollars-1-cents a barrel.

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