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BULLETIN 11 October 6 pm

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In this bulletin:

# A Limpopo police sergeant faces 19 charges linked to fraudulent insurance claims
# The fuel industry warns of a jet fuel supply threat due to regulatory delays
# And rugby: The Stormers make six changes for the clash with Edinburgh

# Limpopo police sergeant Rachel Kutumela is facing 19 serious charges – six counts of murder, 12 counts of fraud, and one count of defeating the ends of justice. The 43-year-old allegedly took out life and funeral insurance policies for multiple victims. According to police spokesperson Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi, she has made claims of 10-million-rand as the sole beneficiary:

# The fuel industry has warned of a severe jet fuel supply threat due to regulatory delays in licensing import storage facilities by the South African Revenue Services. Following the closure of refineries in KwaZulu-Natal, temporary licensing arrangements for aviation kerosene are set to expire soon. If they are not extended, OR Tambo and King Shaka International airports risk significant supply shortages. Stakeholders warn this may lead to flight cancellations. The Fuels Industry Association urges the Finance minister to intervene and extend temporary licenses for at least 12 months.

# Umalusi has approved the 2024 National Senior Certificate exams, set for 21 October to 28 November. CEO Mafu Rakometsi urged learners and teachers to avoid cheating, including group copying, which sometimes involves teachers. He also discouraged communities from using protests to disrupt exams, stressing it jeopardizes children’s futures and compromises the integrity of the exam system:

# Deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has raised concerns about carbon pricing at an industry conference on bridging compliance. He warns that applying carbon costs to emissions-heavy industries could worsen inequality, poverty, and unemployment in developing nations like South Africa. Singh stresses the importance of a balanced transition to greener economies without harming competitiveness. The conference focused on the impacts of carbon pricing mechanisms, especially the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, on South Africa’s metals and engineering sectors.

# Rugby: There are six changes to the Stormers’ starting team for their United Rugby Championship clash with Edinburgh at the Hive Stadium in Scotland tomorrow. Warrick Gelant makes his first start of the season at fullback, with Damian Willemse moving to flyhalf, while Angelo Davids is on the right wing. Up front Dave Ewers comes in at openside flank, while in the front row hooker André-Hugo Venter and prop Brok Harris both start having featured off the replacements bench last week. Kick-off is at 6:15 pm.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-43-cents and the euro at 19-rand-8-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-79-cents and Bitcoin trades at 61-thousand-795-dollars-90-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-653-dollars-23-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 78-dollars-88-cents a barrel.

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