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BULLETIN 4 October 4 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The former KZN premier resigns from the ANC, citing loss of hope in the party’s direction
# India’s government wants marital rape treated more leniently than other rape cases
# And cricket: The Protea women crush the Windies in their T20 World Cup match

# Former KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu has resigned from the party, after facing backlash for his views on the government of national unity. The ANC veteran described the backlash as a horrific experience. He resigned from his ANC branch, citing an inability to add value due to the party’s current direction. Mchunu expressed disappointment in the ANC’s commitment to its founding principles but hoped to maintain good relationships with former colleagues. He is joining former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party.

# Police at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng arrested two Dutch nationals in separate incidents, seizing 80 kilograms of Khat. The suspects were caught attempting to board their flights. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says this marked the 13th drug-related arrest at the airport recently:

# India’s government wants courts to treat rape inside the marriage more leniently than other rape cases. The penal code introduced in the 19th century during British colonial rule explicitly states that sexual acts by a man with his wife is not rape. The government enacted an overhauled code in July which retains that clause, despite a decade-long court challenge seeking to make marital rape illegal. India’s Interior ministry filed an affidavit to the Supreme Court stating that the legal system should treat it more leniently than rape committed outside of marriage.

# Cricket: Captain Laura Wolvaardt and opening partner Tazmin Brits led the Protea women to an emphatic ten-wicket victory over the West Indies at the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Both scored undefeated half-centuries while chasing the mediocre target of 119, and surpassed that with 13 balls to spare. Earlier, Nonkululeko Mlaba was the pick of the South African bowlers, taking four wickets in her four overs. The Proteas’ next encounter is against England in Sharjah on Monday, followed by group matches against Scotland and Bangladesh.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-46-cents and the euro at 19-rand-27-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-1-cent and Bitcoin trades at 61-thousand-442-dollars-18-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-646-dollars-55-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 78-dollars-19-cents a barrel.

# And finally: There has been a significant decline in women’s representation in the National Assembly during the seventh administration. Speaking at the IEC’s dialogue on the role of women in leadership over the last 30 years, vice chairperson Janet Love addressed concerns about gender equality in leadership. She also highlighted reports of discrimination towards women during the election period:

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