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BULLETIN 12 November 8 am

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In this bulletin:

# Minister Kubayi says when justice is accessible to all, rights become meaningful
# Volvo recalls 738 EX30 vehicles in South Africa over potential safety risk
# And tennis: Andreeva stuns Sabalenka to reach the last four at the WTA Finals

# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi says access to justice is not only a legal principle but also a prerequisite for human dignity, equality, and the rule of law. She addressed the International Conference on Access to Justice gala dinner in North West yesterday evening. Kubayi said that without meaningful access to justice, rights remain theoretical, and institutions lose public trust. She added that the International Criminal Court represents one of the most significant achievements in the evolution of international justice:

# The EFF says South Africa cannot have a public broadcaster that struggles to keep its services on air. The SABC issued an alert about a disruption in transmission affecting some of its broadcasting services yesterday. The public broadcaster has been running on generator power due to a prolonged power outage in and around the Auckland Park area since Sunday morning. The EFF is calling for an urgent and substantial injection of public funding to facilitate the refurbishment and modernisation of the SABC’s infrastructure.

# The National Consumer Commission has announced the recall of 738 Volvo EX30 and EX30 Cross Country vehicles sold in South Africa. The recall is due to a potential safety risk involving the front seat head cushions. This affects certain 2024 to 2027 model-year vehicles sold nationally by Volvo Car South Africa. The commission’s spokesperson, Phetho Ntaba, says that in the event of a severe collision and under certain conditions, the front seat head cushion could pose a risk of injury to occupants:

# President Donald Trump says it is time for the US to secure a complete victory in its war against Iran. The US moved troops to the Middle East in the run-up to the midterm elections, as there was speculation that Washington was preparing to resume full-scale military action against Tehran after the elections. The war has been going on for nearly nine months. Speaking at a Veterans Day event in Virginia yesterday, Trump said Iran has been waging a war against America since 1979:

# Tennis: Nineteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva has booked her place ‌in the semifinals of the WTA Finals at Indian Wells. The Russian stunned world number two Aryna ‌Sabalenka of Belarus, 6-4, 6-0, to become the youngest player to advance to the last four since Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki in 2009. In the other match in Group Two, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina battled past Czech Karolina Muchova, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, to remain in the hunt for the title. She will have a chance to compete for a semifinal spot in Friday’s group stage finale against ‌Sabalenka.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-60-cents and the euro at 18-rand-37-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand, and Bitcoin trades at 73-thousand-654-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-979-dollars-34-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 94-dollars-4-cents a barrel.

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