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BULLETIN 5 April 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# Business leaders urge Ramaphosa and the DA leader to prevent the collapse of the government of national unity
# South Korea’s president is removed from power
# And rugby, Snyman believes the Blitzboks will bounce back in Singapore

# Business leaders have urged president Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen to prevent the collapse of the government of national unity, warning that it could cause lasting economic harm. According to News24, in a letter, several leaders, including Yellowwoods CEO Adrian Enthoven, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso, and Anglo-American CEO Duncan Wanblad, stressed that instability could reverse reforms and damage investor confidence. This comes after tensions between the ANC and DA over a fiscal framework vote.

# The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed former National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s application to access section-C of her corruption case docket. Mapisa-Nqakula, out on 50-thousand-rand bail, faces 12 counts of corruption and money laundering involving 4.5-million-rand allegedly solicited from a service provider when she was the Defence minister. Investigating Directorate Against Corruption spokesperson, Henry Mamothame, says the case was postponed to 9 May:

# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union in KwaZulu-Natal urges the Crime Intelligence Unit to prioritise investigations into the killings of teachers and education workers in the uThukela District. This after education official Bonisiwe Ndima was gunned down while on her way to a meeting. SADTU provincial secretary Nomarashiya Caluza urged the Department of Education to go beyond issuing condolences and take concrete action to ensure the safety of workers in the province.

# South Korea’s president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament, following his failed attempt to impose martial law. The ruling on Friday was met with tears of joy and sadness among Yoon’s critics and supporters, who had gathered in various parts of Seoul to watch the verdict live. A snap election to vote for Yoon’s replacement must be held by 3 June.

# And rugby: Springbok Sevens coach Philip Snyman remains confident the Blitzboks will bounce back in Singapore after a disappointing ninth-place finish in Hong Kong. Snyman says it was a setback, not a slump. The team faces Great Britain and Argentina in pool matches, with new players including Sebastiaan Jobb and David Brits. He emphasised that training this week showed renewed purpose:

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