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BULLETIN 11 November 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Deputy president Mashatile is set to respond to oral questions in the National Assembly today
# Biovac’s oral cholera vaccine enters phase 1 clinical trials
# And, Interpol is coordinating the handover of the Ndimande brothers to stand trial for AKA’s murder

# Deputy president Paul Mashatile will reply to questions in the National Assembly this afternoon, in line with a constitutional mandate for cabinet members. As the chairperson of the government of national unity’s clearing house mechanism, he will give an update on the recently adopted terms of reference and plans put in place to solve disagreements within the coalition government. Mashatile will also deal with questions around national security, land redistribution programmes and the District Development Model, to accelerate and improve service delivery.

# Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi and Science, Technology and Innovation deputy minister, Nomalungelo Gina, will today lead the launch of South Africa’s first locally manufactured vaccine in over 50 years. The historic event at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg marks the start of phase one clinical trials for Biovac’s oral cholera vaccine. Health Ministry spokesperson Foster Mohale says the trials, coordinated by the South African Medical Research Council, aim to test the vaccine’s effectiveness against cholera:

# Brothers Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, accused of the murders of musician AKA Forbes and his friend Tebello Motsoane in Durban in 2023, are expected to be brought back to South Africa from Eswatini today to stand trial. This comes after the government received the extradition order from Eswatini last week. The pair will join five other accused in the dock facing charges including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. Interpol is coordinating the handover of the brothers to the South African authorities.

# The US House of Representatives plans to vote on the Senate-passed short-term government funding bill as early as tomorrow, before president Donald Trump can sign it into effect. The bill, which will provide funding for some government agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year, was passed in a 60-40 vote in the Senate. Nearly all Republicans joined eight Democrats to approve the bill. House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries says they will keep fighting to get Affordable Care Act subsidies extended:

# Soccer: Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says he is targeting a convincing victory over Zambia as he aims to improve their FIFA ranking. Saturday’s international friendly match in Gqeberha is part of South Africa’s preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, which begins next month. Bafana Bafana is in Group B with record seven-time winners Egypt, Angola, and Zimbabwe. Broos says his players need to have the same focus and mentality they had in the World Cup qualifiers:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-15-cents and the euro at 19-rand-82-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-55-cents and Bitcoin trades at 105-thousand-138-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-130-dollars-58-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 63-dollars-58-cents a barrel.

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