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BULLETIN 7 May 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# Minister Schreiber welcomes the Constitutional Court ruling on citizenship
# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his country will never be for sale
# And rugby: Australia defeated the Junior Boks in the U20 Championship

# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment regarding the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 with regards to the loss of citizenship. The court has declared a section of the Act, which stipulates that South Africans lose their citizenship after voluntarily acquiring the nationality of another country, as unconstitutional. Schreiber says his department will not only abide by this ruling but has immediately started work to enable affected individuals to confirm their citizenship reinstatement:

# The minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Dion George, is leading a delegation to Denmark for the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial meeting, taking place today. The two-day global meeting will shape key climate policies ahead of COP30 in Brazil. The minister aims to secure stronger partnerships, clear funding pathways, and action on climate adaptation. His department says the delegation will advocate for climate justice, job creation, and the protection of biodiversity and communities affected by environmental threats.

# Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko will visit Carletonville Hospital today to oversee medical evaluations of former mineworkers. The assessments which are part of the Ex-Mine Workers Outreach Programme, aim to determine eligibility for compensation linked to occupational diseases like silicosis and TB. The initiative led by the Gauteng Health Department and the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases seeks to restore dignity and provide support to former miners.

# The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is ramping up pressure on the NPA and KZN Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Department over eThekwini’s ongoing beach sewage crisis. DA’s Hannah Lidgett several Durban beaches remain closed due to dangerous E. coli levels while no officials are held accountable. She demands daily water testing, urgent interventions, and swift prosecutions to protect public health and the city’s tourism economy:

# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his country is not for sale. This follows US president Donald Trump’s comment that he is interested in making Canada the 51st state of America. The two leaders met at the White House on Tuesday. Trump’s ongoing trade war and threats to Canada’s sovereignty played major roles in the national election that propelled Carney’s Liberal Party to victory last month. Carney says there is an opportunity for a strong partnership between the two countries:

# Rugby: Australia staged a remarkable comeback to defeat South Africa 29-24 in the second round of the Under20 Rugby Championship in Gqeberha. The Junior Springboks were up 17-0 in the second half when Australia scored three converted tries. A penalty for the Aussies with five minutes to play put them 29-17 up, but South Africa hit back with a converted try by flanker Batho Hlekani to close to within five points, but time ran out. In the other match, New Zealand defeated Argentina 75-21.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-19-cents and the euro at 20-rand-61-cents. One British pound costs 24-rand-28-cents and Bitcoin trades at 97-thousand-518-dollar-10-cents. Gold sells at three-thousand-375-dollars-27-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 62-dollars-63-cents a barrel.

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