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BULLETIN 6 November 2 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The court rejects Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s application to drop criminal charges against her
# The FF Plus is ready for coalition talks
# And soccer: Kane extends his stay with Bayern for two more years

# The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban has dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter’s application to have the charges against her in connection with the July 2021 unrest dropped. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting terrorism and public violence through social media posts following her father’s imprisonment. The case has been postponed to 17 May next year for further legal arguments. Zuma-Sambudla said outside court she would continue fighting to prove her innocence:

# Freedom Front Plus leader Corné Mulder says the party is ready to participate in constructive coalition discussions following the local government elections. Speaking at the Electoral Commission’s results operations centre in Midrand, Gauteng, Mulder said the party is open to working with other political formations to promote stability, good governance and community development. He says the FF Plus will maintain its political identity and principles while participating in coalition governments:

Meanwhile, the Afrika Mayibuye Movement, founded by Floyd Shivambu, has emerged as the official opposition in the Greater Giyani and the Collins Chabane local municipalities in Limpopo. The party’s campaign focused on local service delivery challenges, including water shortages and infrastructure. With 58-percent of voting districts declared, the party secured 18-percent in Greater Giyani and 14-percent in Collins Chabane, pushing the EFF into third place with five-percent. The ANC remains in the lead with 59-percent and 65-percent, respectively. 

# South Africa’s International Trade Administration Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on certain bolts and screws imported from China and Malaysia. ITAC says its preliminary investigation found the products were being sold at dumped prices, causing material harm to Southern African Customs Union manufacturers. The measures will remain in place for six months. Duties range from 64.57- to 258.57-percent, depending on the product and country of origin.

# Soccer: This year’s Ballon d’Or winner, Harry Kane, will play for Germany’s Bayern Munich for two more years. England’s captain extended his contract until 2029 after joining in 2023. The 33-year-old says he feels at home in Munich and loves the fans, while they have a fantastic team and manager, Vincent Kompany. Bayern has won two Bundesliga titles and a German Cup since Kane joined. The striker became the fastest player in German history to reach 100 Bundesliga goals, reaching the milestone within 98 games.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-53-cents and the euro at 18-rand-47-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-12-cents and Bitcoin trades at 75-thousand-977-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-and-65-dollars-42-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 101-dollars-6-sents a barrel.

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