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BULLETIN 27 November 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# Donald Trump says South Africa won’t be invited to the G20 Leaders’ Summit in 2026
# The MK Party will today open criminal cases against Mary de Haas and Paul O’Sullivan
# And, a coup has been confirmed in Guinea-Bissau

# US president Donald Trump says South Africa won’t be invited to next year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in Florida. America, which has taken over the G20 Presidency from South Africa, boycotted the summit held in Johannesburg last week, following Trump’s baseless claims of a white genocide against Afrikaners. On Truth Social, Trump wrote that South Africa has demonstrated to the world that it is not a country worthy of G20 membership. He added that the US will also stop all payments and subsidies to South Africa, effective immediately.

# The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, says the current Foot and Mouth Disease has a a severe impact on farmers, especially in KwaZulu-Natal, where most unresolved outbreaks remain. Despite extensive vaccination efforts, uncontrolled animal movement continues to hinder progress. The department is intensifying containment, expanding vaccine supply, and partnering with industry and international partners. The DA’s Beyers Smit says Steenhuisen pledges continued support for affected farmers and strengthened national biosecurity efforts:

# The MK Party will today open criminal cases against human rights researcher Mary de Haas and forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan at Cape Town Central Police Station. De Haas is accused of misrepresenting her academic qualifications before Parliament, while O’Sullivan faces charges over threatening messages aimed at intimidating a parliamentary witness. MK spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says the action is meant to protect witnesses and uphold the integrity of parliamentary oversight:

# Deputy minister of Employment and Labour, Jomo Sibiya, says he is confident that the report into the George building collapse will lead to those responsible for occupational health and safety lapses being held accountable. Thirty-four workers were killed, and 28 were injured in the collapse in May last year. The department briefed Parliament on its report, which points to criminal liability on the part of employers. Sibiya says the investigation report, along with relevant documents, has been submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority.

# A group of military officers declared they had taken total control of Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, just three days after the country held presidential and legislative elections in which both major candidates claimed victory. The results were expected today, with both president Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his closest rival, Fernando Dias, declaring victory. The military officers say they have suspended the electoral process and will be in charge until further notice. There have been two attempts to overthrow Embaló, the latest in December 2023.

# Cricket: India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, says the final call on his tenure remains with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. South Africa won the second Test by 408 runs, handing India their heaviest defeat by runs to complete a historic 2-0 series sweep in Guwahati on Wednesday. It is India’s second home series defeat in two years, after the loss to New Zealand last year. Gambhir says the decisions they took during the series were in the best interest of the team:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-12-cents and the euro at 19-rand-87-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-69-cents and Bitcoin trades at 90-thousand-678-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-153-dollars-44-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 62-dollars-10-cents a barrel.

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