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BULLETIN 28 November 3 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla resigns as MP amid the Russian recruitment complaint
# Rugby: Welsh captain Jac Morgan is out for months with a dislocated shoulder
# And consumers are urged to exercise caution when buying goods on Black Friday

# MK Party leader and former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has resigned voluntarily as a Member of Parliament. Her resignation follows a criminal complaint by the DA’s Chris Hattingh at Cape Town police station, as well as her sister, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, alleging she recruited 17 South Africans to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine. The MK Party denies involvement. The party also plans to meet affected families to assist in repatriating the South Africans still trapped in the active conflict zone.

# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says combating organised crimes, including gang violence and state capture, requires uncompromising policing, effective investigation, and prosecution. Addressing the release of first and second-quarter crime statistics in Johannesburg, Cachalia stressed organised crime threatens public safety, the economy, and national security, with gangs fuelling violence, corruption, and kidnappings:

Moving abroad:

# US president Donald Trump says his administration will permanently pause migration from all third world countries. This follows an attack near the White House in Washington that he attributes to Biden-era immigration vetting failures. Trump did not identify any countries by name in a post on his social media platform. He says the plan would include cases approved under his predecessor Joe Biden’s administration. Trump adds he would end all federal benefits and subsidies for non-citizens, and deport any foreign national deemed a security risk.

# Rugby: Welsh captain Jac Morgan will miss at least the start of the Six Nations after dislocating his shoulder in this month’s Test against Argentina. The head coach of his club Ospreys, Mark Jones, says the 25-year-old flanker underwent an operation and could be out for months. Wales start their Six Nations campaign against England at Twickenham on the seventh of February, with the competition ending on the 14th of March. Dewi Lake will captain Wales in tomorrow’s Test against the Springboks in Cardiff.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-14-cents and the euro at 19-rand-81-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-64-cents and Bitcoin trades at 91-thousand-260-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-175-dollars-54-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 62-dollars-59-cents a barrel.

# And finally: The Department of Health is urging consumers to be extra careful when buying goods, especially food products, on Black Friday today. Consumers are encouraged to prioritise quality and safety over quantity and savings. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says people must guard against purchasing counterfeit and expired foodstuffs by thoroughly checking food labelling and expiry dates on food items:

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