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BULLETIN 5 June 5 pm

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In this bulletin:

# President Cyril Ramaphosa hails the Lenacapavir rollout as a milestone in HIV fighting
# Heavy snowfall closes the Sani Pass as severe weather batters KwaZulu-Natal
# And, FIFA launches a Netflix World Cup video game for the 2026 tournament

# President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the launch of Lenacapavir as a major turning point in South Africa’s fight against HIV/AIDS. Speaking at the rollout in Secunda, Mpumalanga, Ramaphosa said the breakthrough represents the triumph of science, hope and innovation in saving lives. Ramaphosa praised Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi for securing South Africa a licence agreement. He expressed optimism that the country is moving closer to ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic:

# Lieutenant-Colonel Kwazikwakhe Sibiya of the Hawks Serious Organised Crime in Durban has denied allegations that he was involved in a scheme that led to the disappearance of 541 kilograms of cocaine worth approximately 200-million-rand. The cocaine was seized in June 2021 but vanished from a Hawks storage facility in Port Shepstone. Responding to Madlanga Commission’s Sandile Khumalo, Sibiya emphasised following instructions from senior officers rejecting claims that participated in the drugs theft:

# The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs says severe weather is affecting several parts of the province, with heavy snowfall forcing the closure of the Sani Pass. Travellers heading to Lesotho have been advised to delay their journeys until conditions improve. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila has urged residents to use heating devices safely and take extra care on the roads as freezing conditions continue across the province:

# Olympic Games: Casey Wasserman says he is not planning on resigning as chairperson of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Earlier this year, LA mayor Karen Bass called on him to resign given his past ties with Jeffrey Epstein’s confidant, Ghislaine Maxwell. Wasserman has previously stated his 2003 email exchanges with Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for trafficking underage girls for Epstein, took place before her crimes were known. He says he and Bass have a shared vision on delivering the greatest Games.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-35-cents against the rand and the euro at 18-rand-97-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-94-cents and Bitcoin trades at 61-thousand-932-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-422-dollars-64-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 93-dollars-76-cents a barrel.

# And finally, FIFA has announced the release of FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, a new football video game that will debut on Netflix Games on June 11, alongside the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Available exclusively to Netflix subscribers at no extra cost, the game allows players to choose from all 48 participating nations and compete across 16 tournament stadiums. FIFA says the launch forms part of a broader gaming strategy following its split from EA Sports, aimed at expanding fan engagement worldwide.

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