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BULLETIN 10 October 6 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Police arrest two more suspects linked to the Limpopo police sergeant accused of insurance killings
# Over 70 matrics are hospitalised for suspected food poisoning in Carletonville
# And tennis: Tomas Machac stuns Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters

# Police have arrested two more suspects allegedly connected to a Limpopo police sergeant apprehended this morning in insurance-related killings. According to Newzroom Afrika, the 43-year-old woman allegedly recruited them to kill their ex-lovers. She is accused of benefiting from fraudulent funeral and life policies for destitute individuals to the value of 10-million-rand since 2019. A lengthy investigation by captain Keshi Mabunda led to her arrest. The trio are expected to appear at the Polokwane District Court tomorrow. The woman faces six murder charges and 17 fraud charges.

# The Gauteng Department of Health reports that over 70 matric learners from various West Rand schools are receiving treatment at Carletonville District Hospital due to suspected food poisoning. The incident occurred this morning during a matric camp at Fochville Secondary School. The department’s Motalatale Modiba says while one learner was taken to a private facility, the others are in stable condition:

# EFF leader Julius Malema has called for Value Added Tax to be reduced to 14-percent due to South Africa’s struggling economy. Malema also emphasised strengthening the South African Revenue Services for economic transformation and addressing illicit financial flows, corruption, and maladministration. In addition, he criticised the National Treasury, claiming it undermines wealth transfer to the African majority:

# Tennis: Czech player Tomas Machac played the match of his life when he defeated world number two, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, in the quarterfinal of the Shanghai Masters. The 23-year-old is currently number 33 in the world rankings. Machac next plays world number one, Jannik Sinner of Italy, who easily got rid of fifth-seeded Russian, Daniil Medvedev. The other two quarterfinals will be decided tomorrow between American Taylor Fritz and Belgian David Goffin, and Novak Djokovic of Serbia and another Czech, Jakub Mensik.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-54-cents and the euro at 19-rand-18-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-90-cents and Bitcoin trades at 60-thousand-900-dollars-90-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-629-dollars-26-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 78-dollars-35-cents a barrel.

# And finally: Excitement builds in anticipation of tomorrow’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo due to the committee’s unpredictability. With 286 candidates, speculation includes several controversial nominees like United Nations secretary-general António Guterres, who has tensions with Israel. South African billionaire Elon Musk is also nominated for his support of free speech and global connectivity through Starlink. Meanwhile, the Nobel committee’s Anna-Karin Palm reflected on the rich, complex work of Literature laureate Han Kang of Southern Korea: 

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