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BULLETIN 30 June 4 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Former Transnet executives are granted 50-thousand-rand’s bail each in the 93-million-rand locomotive tender case
# The Livingstone hospital in Gqeberha is on its knees after the departure of 74 personnel
# And tennis: Wimbledon has a heat rule in place as the mercury soars in London

# Four former Transnet executives have been granted 50-thousand-tand bail each by the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court in Gauteng today. Anoj Singh, Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama and Thamsanqa Jiyane face corruption, fraud, and money laundering charges linked to a 93-million-rand locomotive tender from 2015. The tender is tied to the broader 54-billion-rand deal linked to Gupta networks. The court ruled there was no risk of witness tampering or flight. Jiyane must surrender his passport as part of bail conditions.

Meanwhile, the MK Party says it’s concerned about what it calls an uneven application of justice following the arrest of its members of Parliament, Molefe and Gama. Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela believes black professionals, especially those linked to the MK Party, are being unfairly targeted:

# The DA says the wards and corridors of the Livingstone Hospital Complex in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape are hauntingly empty. Seventy-four personnel have left, including 41 medical officials, 15 registrars, and 18 specialists. Those who remain, shoulder an unbearable load while patients wait in fear. DA spokesperson Jane Cowley says the Eastern Cape has a constitutional right to adequate healthcare:

# Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube says many schools do not have the resources needed to roll out coding and robotics as subjects. She says her department will not make coding and robotics a mandatory subject in schools. The department issued its Annual Performance Plan for the 2025/’26 financial year. According to the plan, the rollout of the subjects must be realised in line with the available resources and readiness of the school system.

# Tennis: Wimbledon CEO Sally Bolton says the Grand Slam tournament was not used to baking summer temperatures, but they are ready for it. Temperatures are expected to climb to at least 33 degrees Celsius in London on the first day of the Championship. Wimbledon, often plagued by cool, damp weather, has a heat rule that it is ready to activate to safeguard players. It is based on a heat stress index that takes into account a number of factors, including air temperature, humidity and surface temperature.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-78-cents and the euro at 20-rand-83-cents. One British pound costs 24-rand-35-cents and Bitcoin trades at 107-thousand-709-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-286-dollars-17-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 66-dollars-60-cents a barrel.

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