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BULLETIN 28 September 6 am

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In this bulletin:

# President Ramaphosa condemns the mass shootings, claiming over 30 lives
# An eleventh woman’s body is found in Springs, Ekurhuleni
# And rugby: Rassie Erasmus makes no excuses for their defeat

# President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the recent mass shootings in the country. Seventeen people were killed at a tavern in Wedela on the West Rand, while ten people were shot dead in Lwandle, Cape Town, over the weekend. Meanwhile, last week, eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at a house in the KwaMakhutha township in Durban. Speaking in Gauteng yesterday, Ramaphosa said this level of violence must be curbed:

# Police have launched an investigation after the body of an eleventh woman was found along a railway line in Struisbult, Springs, in Ekurhuleni yesterday. The body was reportedly spotted by a security company patrol vehicle conducting routine patrols in the area. This latest discovery comes amid an ongoing investigation into a string of bodies found across Ekurhuleni in recent months. Gauteng Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says investigators will examine the similarities between the murders:

# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement has condemned the killing of 27 people at taverns in two separate incidents in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend. Mayibuye spokesperson, Sydney Baloyi, says the Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to life, while ongoing violence against women and communities is unacceptable. He says arrests and investigations are necessary, but calls for sustained policing and crime-prevention strategies to improve public safety. Baloyi says his movement refuses to accept a reality where families are forced to bury their loved ones while entire neighbourhoods live in fear.

# The North West Provincial Treasury is strengthening support to municipalities to improve the management, spending and reporting of infrastructure grants. Treasury head Ndlela Kunene says effective grant management is essential to ensure public funds translate into infrastructure and services for communities. He says rollover applications have been received from ten municipalities and will be assessed by National Treasury in line with the Municipal Finance Management Act. He adds the applications must be based on unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances.

# British police arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act in Whelford near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Police evacuated 85 homes in the area. Police say the investigation to establish the full nature of the incident is ongoing, while counter terrorism police are investigating whether Iran is linked to this incident. There have been protests in recent months over the British government’s decision to allow the US to use RAF Fairford to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has refused to make excuses for their 42-38 defeat to the Wallabies in Perth yesterday. The Boks trailed 24-17 at half-time and fell 42-17 behind after 63 minutes before a late fightback brought them within four points. However, this was not enough, despite Australia losing four players to yellow cards inside the final eleven minutes. Erasmus, who made 13 changes for this one-off Test, says they put themselves in a position from which they ultimately could not recover:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-30-cents and the euro at 18-rand-57-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-58-cents and Bitcoin trades at 84-thousand-176-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-262-dollars-26-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 102-dollars-94-cents a barrel.

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