News 11:00

BULLETIN 28 July 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# President Ramaphosa says jobs must be protected in the auto manufacturing sector
# Police members are urged to seek help after another police shooting and suicide
# And cycling: Pogačar is hailed as one of the greats as he secures a fourth Tour de France title

# President Cyril Ramaphosa says protecting existing jobs in the auto manufacturing sector is paramount, particularly in light of the looming 30-percent US tariffs from Friday. In his weekly newsletter, the president says the introduction of stricter vehicle emissions regulations, as well as the new tariffs, are expected to have a significant impact on the sector. Ramaphosa says amid these challenges, the country’s auto industry is making the investments needed to build resilience, protect jobs and lead the way into a new era of green mobility. 

# ActionSA says its newly gazetted Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill, if passed, would represent the most significant overhaul of the bloated national executive since the dawn of democracy in 1994. The executive currently consists of 32 ministers and 43 deputies. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Matthew George, says some of the proposals in the bill include abolishing deputy ministers, empowering the National Assembly to remove individual ministers through motions of no confidence, and ending the president’s unilateral power:

# Gauteng police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni has urged police members to make use of Employee Health and Wellness facilities to assist them in dealing with any problems they may be facing. This comes after a police captain allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend, also a police member, and her brother, before turning the gun on himself during a birthday celebration in Soweto at the weekend. Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says three other people were injured:

Moving abroad:

# The World Health Organisation has warned that malnutrition rates have reached alarming levels in Gaza, saying deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale aid has cost many lives. Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates airdropped aid into Gaza over the weekend, a method sharply criticised by humanitarian groups as expensive, inefficient, and dangerous. The WHO says of 74 malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 occurred in July, including 24 children under five. The organisation has reiterated its call for a ceasefire and the sustained flow of aid into Gaza.

# Cycling: Reigning champion Tadej Pogačar won his fourth Tour de France title, cementing his status as the most dominant rider of his generation. The Slovenian was however denied a final stage victory by Belgian Wout van Aert on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark finished the race four minutes-24-seconds behind Pogačar, with German Florian Lipowitz third in the general classification standings. Pogačar says he knows he won’t be able to ride competitively forever:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-77-cents and the euro at 20-rand-83-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-83-cents and Bitcoin trades at 119-thousand-450-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-341-dollars-44-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 68-dollars-18-cents a barrel.

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