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BULLETIN 10 May 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# BOSA condemns the ANC’s acceptance of Zanu-PF’s assistance in the elections
# A UN agency says 80-thousand people have left Rafah since Monday
# And rugby: The England and Saracens forward, Billy Vunipola receives a formal warning

# Build One South Africa warns against the influence of Zimbabwean political party Zanu-PF in South African politics. The party denounced the ANC’s acceptance of assistance from Zanu-PF for the upcoming elections, citing the party’s history of rigging elections and oppressive rule in Zimbabwe. BOSA’s Stevens Mokgalapa asserts such collaboration reflects a desperation for power at any cost and rejects it. Mokgalapa calls for transparency and integrity in the election process:

# The DA says Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton Mackenzie is playing dirty politics amid the multi-storey building collapse in George. The party criticises Mackenzie for spreading wild and misinformed speculation while the focus should be on rescuing people and supporting their loved ones. The DA’s Tertuis Simmers urges the PA leader to provide any relevant information to the police for investigation instead of creating unnecessary distress:

# The Alice Magistrate’s Court has issued a warning that it will remove the University of Fort Hare fraud and corruption case from the docket if the State’s investigation is not concluded within four months. The case involves allegations of a racketeering scheme that defrauded the university of 171-million-rand, with 16 individuals facing charges. While 14 of the accused are currently out on bail, alleged kingpin Isaac Plaatjies and former police officer Terrence Joubert remain in custody. The National Prosecuting Authority has expressed confidence in meeting the deadline.

# United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East says around 80-thousand people have fled the Gazan city of Rafah since Monday. The Israeli military has intensified its bombardment of the city. There were reports of at least 20 airstrikes and 12 incidents of tank shelling yesterday. The UN agency says there is a lot of fear and trepidation in Rafah, with people having nowhere to go where it is safe and equipped with humanitarian aid.

# Rugby: The Rugby Football Union has issued England and Saracens star, Billy Vunipola, with a formal warning following his arrest in Majorca, Spain, last month. The 31-year-old issued a public apology after being fined for refusing to leave a bar in the island’s capital Palma in April. The warning will sit on Vunipola’s disciplinary record for five years. The union says it has been made clear to the England number eight that as a senior and respected player, such actions risk bringing the game into disrepute.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-50-cents and the euro at 19-rand-93-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-15-cents and Bitcoin trades at 62-thousand-839-dollars-93-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-349-dollars-32-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 84-dollars-19-cents a barrel.

# And finally: The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow, level two warning for damaging winds in parts of Cape Town from today until Saturday. The warning is in place between Saldanha and Cape Agulhas. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management’s spokesperson, Sonica Lategan, says all teams are on standby to deal with any impacts brought on by the forecast:

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