News 12:00
BULLETIN 14 December 12 pm
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In this bulletin:
# The N3 Toll Concession is expecting busy traffic conditions from today
# COPE says Pravin Gordhan’s withholding of key documents on SAA sale from Parliament is unacceptable
# And Soccer: Sundowns make it 11 consecutive Premiership wins
# The N3 Toll Concession is warning motorists to prepare for busy traffic conditions along the arterial route from today. This is as holidaymakers are starting to flock to various parts of the country, combined with tomorrow being a public holiday. The N3 Toll Concession’s Thania Dhoogra says given the high traffic volumes and trucks accounting for at least 40-percent of all vehicles on the route, drivers can expect some pressure on the road this festive season:
Meanwhile, Western Cape MEC of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, is urging parents to be especially vigilant at the beach or in a shopping mall during the holidays. Between the 31st of December last year and the second of January this year, at least 240 children were separated from their families in high-volume areas like Monwabisi, Mnandi, Camps Bay, Strandfontein, Muizenberg and Strand beaches. Fernandez says if caregivers get separated from children for whatever reason in a public space, they must approach a law enforcement official immediately for assistance.
# The Congress of the People is calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, for his refusal to hand over key documents to Parliament regarding the sale of South African Airways. Gordhan, who handled the sale of 51-percent of SAA to the Takatso Consortium, has refused to provide Parliament’s portfolio committee on Public Enterprises with the shortlist of bidders and the sale and purchase agreement signed with Takatso. Cope’s Tebogo Loate says the minister needs to be transparent:
# Soccer: Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Cape Town Spurs three-nil at Loftus Versfeld yesterday evening, to continue their incredible start to the Premiership season. The defending champions have now won eleven games in a row. Coach Rulani Mokwena says he was satisfied with his team’s overall performance:
# Financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-61-cents and the euro at 20-rand-28-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-52-cents and Bitcoin trades at 42-thousand-838-dollars-40-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-and-36-dollars-47-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 75-dollars-29-cents a barrel.
# And finally: Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, has encouraged nationwide celebrations tomorrow. Fifteen December was declared a public holiday to honour the Springboks’ historic Rugby World Cup victory. During Reconciliation Month, National Sports Day aims to unite South Africans in commemorating sporting achievements and creative prowess. Kodwa urges citizens to wear national colours, emphasising the event’s role in fostering social cohesion and national pride, as well as showcasing the transformative power of sports and the arts.
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