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BULLETIN 11 January 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Israel’s prime minister says they are fighting Hamas in compliance with international law
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana is heading to the Ivory Coast for Afcon
# And, DJ Black Coffee is recovering following a severe accident on a flight

# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population, and they are doing so in full compliance with international law. His comments come as the International Court of Justice is set to hear South Africa’s case alleging that Israel is committing genocide in its war in Gaza. Netanyahu says Israel has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza or displacing its civilian population:

# COPE has called for a change in the electoral system. The party’s leader, Mosiua Lekota, briefed the media in Johannesburg, calling for the Constitution to be amended so that voters can directly vote for the person they wish to lead them. Lekota says the current system has proven to be a failure:

# Energy experts are labelling the newly released Integrated Resource Plan as depressing. The plan, which predicts how much power the country will need and what combination of energy will most economically deliver energy security, was gazetted last week. Compared to the 2019 plan, this one has ramped up gas procurement, delayed the decommissioning of coal plants and reduced the procurement of renewables. Energy expert, Anton Eberhard, says the plan fails to fulfil its declared purpose of ensuring electricity security while minimising environmental impacts and the cost of supply.

# Soccer: Bafana Bafana’s captain, Ronwen Williams, believes his team can go far at the Africa Cup of Nations. South Africa leaves for the Ivory Coast today after concluding their preparations with a training match against Lesotho behind closed doors in Pretoria yesterday. The tournament starts on Saturday with the opening game between the hosts and Guinea-Bissau. South Africa will start is campaign against Mali on Tuesday, followed by group matches against Namibia and Tunisia. Williams urges South Africans to support their team:

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-62-cents and the euro at 20-rand-45-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-78-cents and Bitcoin trades at 46-thousand-126-dollars-70-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-34-dollars-52-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 77-dollars-37-cents a barrel.

# And finally, the minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa has wished Grammy award-winning South African DJ Black Coffee a speedy recovery. The renowned DJ, whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, sustained injuries during a severe accident on a flight to a performance in Argentina. His management says despite the challenges presented, Black Coffee is feeling optimistic and recovering well. Kodwa says Black Coffee has done so much to elevate South African music and take it to the world.

Stay tuned for more news………….