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BULLETIN 29 August 4 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Colleen Makhubele resigns from SARA and joins the MK Party
# A farmer and a security guard have been arrested for the alleged murder of two men in Mpumalanga
# And, rugby: All Blacks coach Scott Robertson realises Ellis Park is one of the Boks’ fortresses

# South African Rainbow Alliance founder and president, Colleen Makhubele, has resigned to join Jacob Zuma’s MK Party. The former Johannesburg council speaker has described MK as a beacon of hope for uniting African leaders and advancing black politics. She emphasises MK’s role in leading South Africa into a transformative future and restoring dignity to Africans in the 21st century:

# A farmer and his security guard have been arrested for the alleged murder of two men at a farm in Laersdrift outside Middelburg in Mpumalanga. Police spokesperson, Donald Mdhluli says the two victims were allegedly accused of stealing livestock and were severely assaulted. The remains of the two victims have not yet been found. Mdhluli says the police’s forensic team went to the farm today in order to collect some evidence as it is alleged the two victims were burnt beyond recognition.

# South Africa plans to establish two new public universities and three private tertiary institutions over the next decade. Government is developing the University of Policing and Crime Detection in Hammanskraal, Pretoria, and the University of Science and Innovation in Ekurhuleni, Gateng. Private institutions like Akademia in Pretoria, Stadio in Durbanville, and an AdvTech university are also in the process of being built. According to BusinessTech, these institutions aim to expand higher education opportunities and student capacity across the country. Some private institutions are also advocating for recognition as universities.

# Hundreds of thousands of dead fish have blanketed a Greek tourist port, leaving authorities scrambling to clean it up. Authorities now face a race against time to collect and remove the tonnes of dead fish before the smell reaches nearby restaurants and hotels. Volos mayor Achilleas Beos warned the rotting fish could create an environmental disaster for other species in the area. The disaster is just the latest impact of extreme weather linked to climate change. Greece has faced severe wildfires this year, and erratic rainfall has caused flooding too.

# Rugby: All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson realises his charges will need calm heads when they take on the Springboks in Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test at Ellis Park. New Zealand is out for revenge after losing to South Africa in the final of last year’s World Cup. The Boks are topping the log after two convincing victories over Australia, while the Kiwi’s had mixed results against Argentina. Robertson says the venue in Johannesburg is one of the hosts’ fortresses:

# And, the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-69-cents and the euro at 19-rand-62-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-32-cents and Bitcoin trades at 60-thousand-65-dollars-77-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-516-dollars-78-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 77-dollars-82-cents a barrel.

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