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BULLETIN 15 October 6 am

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In this bulletin:

# The ANC deputy president dismisses claims of disputes in the government of national unity
# The DA vows to hold the National Lotteries Commission accountable
# And cricket: England can hand the Proteas a place in the T20 World Cup semifinals today

# ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile says there are no internal quarrels within the government of national unity. He acknowledged some tensions between Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and DA federal chairperson Helen Zille over the DA’s refusal to work with the ANC in the province. As the government of national unity marks 100 days since the establishment of the seventh administration in June, Mashatile emphasises the ANC’s commitment to unity and progress:

# The DA says it will interrogate law enforcement agencies and the National Lotteries Commission board in Parliament. This comes after it was revealed that the commission spent nearly 70-million-rand on legal fees, defending multiple staff disciplinary matters between 2019 and 2023. In a written reply, minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition, Parks Tau revealed 50 cases where the commission disputed Labour Court rulings, defended staff dismissals, or litigated against staff in disciplinary matters. The DA says it will ensure full accountability and appropriate compensation.

# The Gauteng Education Department has announced that over 180-thousand candidates will sit for the 2024 National Senior Certificate exams from Monday, 21 October until Thursday, 28 November. MEC Matome Chiloane emphasised the department’s mandate of ensuring credible exams. All candidates nationwide must sign a pledge on Friday, committing to the exam code of conduct, and upholding the principles of honesty and integrity:

# Donald Trump says Americans who oppose him are “radical-left lunatics” and “the enemy from within”. He said on Fox News the country has an outside enemy, and the enemy from within. Trump said the enemy from within is more dangerous than China and Russia. He added he didn’t expect any of his supporters to cause unrest on election day and suggested the National Guard or the military should handle such situations. On 6 January 2021, Trump’s supporters attacked the US Capitol building in an effort to stop Joe Biden from becoming president.

# Cricket: The Proteas Women’s fate lies in the hands of England who takes on the Windies in a Group B match in the T20 World Cup today. England and South Africa are currently in the two qualifying places for the semifinals with the Windies third, but victory for the islanders could knock South Africa out due to their better net run rate. If England wins, they and the Proteas will go through. Bangladesh and Scotland have already been eliminated from the group.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-54-cents and the euro at 19-rand-14-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-92-cents and Bitcoin trades at 66-thousand-50-dollar-4-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-650-dollars-13-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 75-dollars-7-cents a barrel.

# And finally: The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to United States Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson for their groundbreaking research on wealth inequality among nations. Their work highlights how political and economic institutions, particularly those shaped by European colonisers, impact national prosperity. Nobel committee’s Jakob Svensson, emphasised the significance of their findings, stating that reducing income disparities is one of today’s greatest challenges:

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