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BULLETIN 23 May 6 am

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In this bulletin:

# A rapid response system is in place to address election result discrepancies
# The lower oil price points to a huge decrease in fuel prices in June
# And Rishi Sunak confirms a British general election will be held on 4 July

# The Electoral Commission has implemented several measures to safeguard the credibility of election results. The commission’s commitment to integrity is further demonstrated through its rapid response system, prepared to address discrepancies swiftly and decisively. Speaking at the launch of the results operation centre at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya hailed the centre as a symbol of transparency and integrity, prioritising the legitimacy of election outcomes for all candidates:

# Chances for a huge reduction in fuel prices next month have improved even further after the price of Brent crude oil sank to its lowest level in three months. The Central Energy Fund estimates the petrol as well as the diesel price could decrease by 87-cents per litre. Brent traded at around 82-dollar per barrel yesterday after it was just below 90-dollar a month ago. The rand has also strengthened. The new prices will come into effect on the fifth of next month.

# The ANC Youth League in Gauteng is calling on the police to be more decisive in dealing with criminals who continue to disrupt communities’ social order. The youth league and Soshanguve residents marched to the police station yesterday, where they demonstrated against the recent increase in crime. This was sparked by the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Phalane last week Friday. League president, Collen Malatji, says they are demanding 24-hour visible policing:

# British prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the general elections will be held on the fourth of July. This comes after he met with King Charles to request the dissolution of Parliament, and the request was granted. Tories trail Labour by 20 points in the polls, and face being ousted by the opposition after 14 years in government. Sunak says in the election Britons must choose who is prepared to take bold action to secure a better future for all:

# Golf: British teenager Kris Kim will make his debut in the DP World tour at the British Masters. The 16-year-old became the youngest player to make the cut on the PGA Tour in nine years during the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas earlier this month. The British Open will be played at the Belfry in the last weekend of August. BBC Sport reports Kim has earlier impressed as a junior player, winning three tournaments and helping Europe to win the Junior Ryder Cup last year.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-28-cents and the euro at 19-rand-80-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-80-cents and Bitcoin trades at 69-thousand-305-dollars-27-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-379-dollars-76-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 81-dollars-38-cents a barrel.

# And finally: President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver a eulogy at the Special Official Funeral Category 1, of retired Constitutional Justice Yvonne Mokgoro today in Sandton. Justice Mokgoro was one of the first Justices appointed to the Constitutional Court in 1994, and the first black woman judge of the apex court. She passed away at the age of 73, following complications from a car accident over a year ago. The funeral includes ceremonial elements by the South African National Defence Force.

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