News 11:00
BULLETIN 27 February 11 am
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# The National Consumer Commission urges peanut butter manufacturers to test their products
# Joe Biden says a temporary Israel-Hamas ceasefire could be possible by next week
# And rugby, the Stormers are the favourites for this weekend’s clash with the Bulls at Loftus
# The National Consumer Commission is calling on all manufacturers of peanut butter to start testing their products, to determine whether their products meet the acceptable levels of aflatoxin. Earlier this month, Pick n Pay recalled their No-Name and Eden All Natural peanut butter from its stores, for having elevated levels of aflatoxin which may cause harm to humans. Woolworths also recalled their peanut butter dairy product recently. Acting National Consumer Commissioner, Thezi Mabuza, says they are concerned by the high rate of recalls:
# Instead of self-correcting, as it has promised countless times in party documents and resolutions adopted in conferences, the ANC embarked on a path of self-harm. This is according to political analyst, Mpumelelo Mkhabela, who believes the ruling party has allowed corruption and incompetence to be the defining features of government. In an opinion piece for News24, he says the ANC election manifesto is designed to appeal to the disgruntled, as the party says it commits to correcting its mistakes if given another chance to govern. Mkhabela says the ANC is its own biggest opposition.
# The City of Cape Town says businesses and households have earned more than 25.8-million-rand under its Cash for Power programme since the start of the 2022/2023 financial year. This comes after the city started buying excess solar photovoltaic power from small-scale generators in exchange for municipal bill credits and cash. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says as of the first of this month, one-thousand-461 sellers were benefitting from the Cash for Power scheme, as part of the city’s plans to end load-shedding over time:
# US president Joe Biden says a new deal for a temporary ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is close, and hopefully this will be agreed to by next week Monday. The US, Egypt, and Qatar have been working to negotiate a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that would pause fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks. Reportedly, the deal would see Hamas release more hostages, Israel releasing several Palestinian prisoners and hundreds of aid trucks entering Gaza safely.
# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 19-rand-26-cents and the euro at 20-rand-92-cents. One British pound costs 24-rand-44-cents and Bitcoin trades at 56-thousand-236-dollars-53-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-and-34-dollars-12-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 82-dollars-68-cents a barrel.
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