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BULLETIN 8 November 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# No American officials will attend the G20 summit in South Africa
# Solidarity pushes ahead with its race campaign despite presidential criticism
# And, fans can look forward to a feast of international rugby action this weekend

# President Donald Trump announced that no US officials would attend the Group of 20 summit in South Africa later this month, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers. Trump posted on his Truth Social network it’s a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa.  The Trump administration has long accused the South African government of discriminating against its white minority, citing alleged land seizures and violence. The South African government has denied this. According to Reuters vice president JD Vance will now not attend the event.

Meanwhile, Solidarity is proceeding with its race campaign during the G20 summit despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya calling it mindless and led by a tiny right-wing minority.” Solidarity’s Connie Mulder says the campaign includes a documentary, billboards, and embassy visits highlighting South Africa’s racial policies. Mulder says government criticism proves the campaign’s impact and insists it seeks progress, not a return to apartheid:

# Build One South Africa has embarked on its Economic Growth Engagement Tour, consulting with business, labour, and civil society on its Plan for Prosperity. The plan aims to boost South Africa’s economic growth from 0.8-percent to five-percent and increase employment. The first meeting with Business Leadership South Africa focused on fiscal reform, fair labour practices, empowerment, and private sector support for jobs and infrastructure. BOSA spokesperson Roger Solomons says further consultations with other business and labour bodies will refine the plan before it is presented to Parliament.

# The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow Level Two warning for severe thunderstorms in Gauteng and other provinces. Rain may cause localised flooding, while some areas could see damaging winds and hail. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela predicts showers and thundershowers across the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, North West, northern Northern Cape, and high-lying areas of Mpumalanga. Residents are urged to monitor forecasts:

# Kenyan citizens are living in fear in Tanzania after reportedly being targeted in a brutal crackdown on the protests that followed last week’s disputed election. President Samia Suluhu Hassan won 98-percent of the vote. Kenya’s Foreign Affairs minister, Musalia Mudavadi, says the rights of some Kenyans had been violated and formal reports had been submitted to Tanzanian authorities for appropriate action. The Tanzanian government has come under intense international scrutiny for allegedly using excessive force to quell post-election protests, which reportedly left hundreds of people dead.

# And finally rugby, a fullhouse of international action awaits fans this weekend. Ireland faces Japan in Dublin this afternoon, followed by Scotland and the All Blacks in Edinburgh. England then plays Fiji at Twickenham and Italy welcomes the Wallabies to Udine. Just after ten this evening, the Springboks expect a more hostile reception at the Stade de France in Paris than usual in their first encounter against France since eliminating the hosts from 2023’s World Cup. Tomorrow, Wales and Argentina will do battle in Cardiff.

Stay tuned for more news………….