News 12:00
BULLETIN 1 December 12 pm
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In this bulletin:
# Deputy minister David Mahlobo praises the Cuban government for its continued support to South Africa
# The cost of cooking oil is expected to decrease
# And Rugby: Interesting duels are expected between the Springboks when the Bulls and Sharks clash
# Deputy minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo has praised the Cuban government for its continued support to South Africa, particularly in the field of water and sanitation. The two countries signed an agreement in February 2020, wherein 25 engineers from Cuba were dispatched to South Africa to assist in infrastructure maintenance and operation skills throughout the water value chain. Mahlobo says they have been assisting with building capacity to the country’s candidate engineers and artisans in all the identified municipalities:
# The cost of cooking oil is expected to decrease due to a robust canola harvest season. Global vegetable oil inflation rose by 14-percent in the previous year due to supply disruptions because of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. However, since late 2022, global vegetable oil inflation has been on the decline. Agricultural economist Paul Makube told eNCA this will bring potential relief for strained consumers:
# The Israel Defence Force says it has resumed combat operations against Hamas in Gaza. It has accused the militant group of violating the temporary humanitarian truce by firing towards Israeli territory. The defence force says an hour before the seven-day truce was set to expire today; the country’s aerial defence system intercepted one rocket launched from Gaza. It says Israeli military warplanes are now attacking Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. The truce saw the release of 110 hostages held by Hamas and 240 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
# Rugby: Some interesting duels are expected when the Bulls and the Sharks meet in a United Rugby Championship clash in Pretoria tomorrow afternoon, with both teams’ Springboks back in the fold. The home team’s Bok fullback, Willie le Roux, will face the Sharks’ Aphelele Fassi, who played three Tests for South Africa in 2021. In the midfield two national players, Canan Moodie and Lukhanyo Am, will play for different teams this time, and on the wing, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Makazole Mapimpi will fight it out. Kick-off at Loftus is at three pm.
# Financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-81-cents and the euro at 20-rand-49-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-80-cents and Bitcoin trades at 38-thousand-256-dollars-84-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-and-40-dollars-98-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 80-dollars-65-cents a barrel.
# And finally: King Charles and his daughter-in-law, Catherine, were revealed as the two royals who allegedly made racist comments over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first-born, Archie. The parents told Oprah Winfrey during an interview in 2021 two members of the royal household speculated before his birth how dark his skin would be. British television personality Piers Morgan revealed the names mentioned in Omid Scobie’s book Endgame which was removed from shops in the Netherlands soon after publication. British publications didn’t mention the names.
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