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BULLETIN 3 November 2 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The Madlanga commission summons SAPS Brigadier Mokoena to reappear
# A man is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after an attack on a train in Britain
# And cricket: Tendulkar says the World Cup victory was a defining moment for the women’s game in India

# The Madlanga commission emphasised that the head of the Hawks’ Tactical Operations Unit, Brigadier Lesiba Mokoena, must return to testify following contradicting statements on participating in a police WhatsApp group. Evidence leader Lee Segeels-Ncube says Mokoena is seeking legal advice. Chairperson Judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga says Mokoena should return to the stand today to clarify conflicting accounts surrounding controversial businessman Katiso Molefe’s arrest:

# The DA is calling for a full investigation into the state-owned arms procurement agency Armscor’s handling of a 500-million-rand personnel carrier tender. The tender is to supply the South African National Defence Force with 462 armoured personnel carriers for counterinsurgency border patrols. The DA’s Chris Hattingh says it has become clear that the evaluation process was compromised when field trials, required to verify vehicle performance, were cancelled without explanation:

# ActionSA has officially opened nominations for its Johannesburg mayoral candidate following a Senate resolution on Friday. The move comes amid growing concerns over governance and service delivery since Herman Mashaba’s tenure ended. Mashaba, responding to calls for his return, says he will reflect while allowing other strong contenders to emerge. ActionSA’s national chairperson, Michael Beaumont, says nominations close on 30 November, with the party promising a credible alternative to lead the Gold City:

Moving abroad:

# A 32-year-old man from Peterborough, Anthony Williams, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a stabbing attack on a train in Cambridgeshire, England, over the weekend. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander says a train worker who helped stop the attack is in critical but stable condition. Several passengers stormed into the safety of a buffet carriage where staff closed shutters to protect them. Williams was apprehended at Huntington station and is to appear in court today.

# Cricket: Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar describes yesterday’s victory by the country’s women in the World Cup final as equivalent to what the men achieved in 1983. The hostesses beat South Africa by 52 runs in Mumbai to clinch their maiden title. Tendulkar says they have inspired countless young girls in India to pick up a bat and ball and believe they can also win a World Cup one day. He describes the victory as a defining moment in the journey of women’s cricket in the country.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-30-cents and the euro at 19-rand-93-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-72-cents and Bitcoin trades at 107-thousand-426-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-996-dollars-50-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 64-dollars-65-cents a barrel.

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