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BULLETIN 16 October 8 am

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In this bulletin:

# The South African government is concerned about the renewed attacks in the Red Sea region
# About 200 people were found at an illegal rehabilitation centre in Mpumalanga
# And, three children and a teacher were killed by a 16-year-old shooter in Oregon

# The South African government says it is concerned about the renewed escalation of attacks in the Red Sea region, particularly in and around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, including attacks on Saudi Arabia. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have intensified cross-border drone and missile strikes, including a high-casualty attack on King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh that killed 13 people. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says these actions threaten Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty. It calls on all parties to refrain from actions that could further escalate regional instability.

# The Madlanga commission has rejected allegations made by controversial socialite Serge Cabonge as false and unsupported by facts, alleging possible interference in a criminal investigation. The claims emerged from a voice recording played during the bail proceedings of former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court. Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says no commissioners or evidence leaders have met, spoken to, or communicated with Cabonge:

# Mpumalanga police are investigating an unregistered rehabilitation centre after approximately 200 people were found at the premises, allegedly chained and starved, in Waterval B near Siyabuswa. Those found include roughly 30 females and the rest being males at the centre, allegedly operated from a church under the management of a pastor and his wife. Police say some of those found are from Soweto, Springs and Rustenburg. Mpumalanga Social Development’s Tebogo Matoane-Nkabinde told Newzroom Afrika that this discovery happened during a routine check:

# Three children, aged five, eight and eleven, and one teacher have been killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in the US state of Oregon. The attacker, a 16-year-old boy, forced his way into the school by firing at locked doors. A seven-year-old and another teacher were wounded. Bend Police Department chief Mike Krantz says they responded to the scene after receiving a call that an armed person had fired at a car before he was seen going into the school with a long gun:

# Motorsport: President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Rwandan president Paul Kagame and his government on securing a ten-year agreement to host the Formula One African Grand Prix. Rwanda will join the calendar in the early 2030s. Ramaphosa has described the deal as recognition of the country’s capabilities to host major sporting events. He adds that as host of the first Grand Prix on African soil in 1993, and organiser of other major global events, South Africa will be happy to provide any support to Rwanda.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-48-cents and the euro at 18-rand-49-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-89-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 81-thousand-938-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-169-dollars-64-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 107-dollars-35-cents a barrel.

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