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BULLETIN 18 Junie 8 am

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In this bulletin:

# Al Jama-ah accuses the DA of taking control of the government of national unity
# The ANC welcomes the signatories to the government of national unity
# And Rod Stewart is booed by a German crowd while showing support for Ukraine

# Al Jama-ah leader, Ganief Hendricks says the DA is hell-bent on taking control of the government of national unity. Hendricks says the signed ‘Statement of Intent’ between the two parties is opening the doors for power sharing between the former oppressors and the former black liberation movement. He says president Cyril Ramaphosa has made a strong statement that there is no grand alliance with the DA, but the ‘Statement of Intent’ indicates otherwise:

# The ANC has announced the formation of a government of national unity following this year’s elections. The ANC’s spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the ANC, DA, IFP, GOOD Party, and Patriotic Alliance have officially signed the Statement of Intent to participate in the government of national unity. Bhengu-Motsiri says this collectively represents 273 seats or 68-percent of the seats in the National Assembly. She says the ANC is calling on other political parties who resolved to define themselves outside this effort to reconsider and join the government of national unity.

# RISE Mzansi says now that it is represented in the National Assembly and Gauteng provincial legislature, it will ensure that the voices of young people are heard. RISE Mzansi’s Mabine Seabe says the party will hear from communities, including young people, about what they want the agenda of the National Assembly and Gauteng Provincial Legislature to be. Seabe says equally, the party will report to communities and young people about what is happening in the various legislatures at the national and provincial levels:

# Sir Rod Stewart appeared to be booed as photos of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were shown at a concert in Germany. The 79-year-old singer, who has spoken out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was playing at Leipzig’s Quarterback Immobilien Arena. Before performing his 1991 hit Rhythm Of My Heart, which he has dedicated to Kyiv in recent shows, the Ukrainian flag was projected on a screen behind Sir Rod. Images of Zelenskyy were then shown, prompting loud boos, shouts, and whistles from the crowd. The singer has regularly condemned Russia since 2022.

# Soccer: France captain Kylian Mbappe has ruled out representing his country at the Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old spoke ahead of France’s opening Euro 2024 game today against Austria. He has just signed for Real Madrid and will join the European champions for the new season from Paris Saint-Germain. The men’s Olympic soccer tournament begins on 24 July, with the final on 9 August. The Spanish season is due to start a week later, while Madrid is also due to play Atalanta in the Uefa Super Cup.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-25-cents and the euro at 19-rand-58-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-19-cents and Bitcoin trades at 65-thousand-515-dollars-97-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-324-dollars-25-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 84-dollars-8-cents a barrel.

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