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BULLETIN 11 June 6 am

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In this bulletin:

# A plane carrying Malawi’s vice president and nine others has gone missing
# Business Leadership SA says the coalition partners have an opportunity to re-establish confidence
# And cricket: The Proteas are on the brink of securing a place in the T20 World Cup Super-Eights

# A plane carrying Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima and nine other people has gone missing after it failed to make a scheduled landing yesterday. The presidential office says the Malawi Defence Force Aircraft went off the radar after it left the capital, Lilongwe. He was on his way to represent the government at the burial of former cabinet minister Ralph Kasambara, who died a few days ago. Malawian president Lazarus Chakwera has ordered all regional and national agencies to conduct an immediate search and rescue operation.

# Business Leadership South Africa says political parties must strike an agreement that citizens can be confident will underpin an effective government. The ANC has proposed a government of national unity after failing to secure a parliamentary majority. The organisation’s CEO Busiswe Mavuso says the coalition partners now have an opportunity to re-establish confidence. She also stressed the need for reforms to address chronic load-shedding, the underperformance of ports and railways, and improving the effectiveness of the criminal justice system.

# The High Court in Pretoria has postponed the corruption case against former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli, and two co-accused to 7 October 2024 for trial. Investigating Directorate spokesperson Henry Mamothame confirmed that the three men face fraud and corruption charges relating to the alleged looting of the State Security’s slush fund between 2008 and 2021:

# Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has bemoaned the state of the city’s electricity infrastructure, as it is exposed to pressure from illegal connections. City Power has embarked on load reduction in several areas in the city to protect its electricity infrastructure from overloading. Over 80 areas are affected. Gwamanda says the network is now at critical levels due to continuous demand, and higher than the electricity equipment can withstand:

# Mining unions are threatening a major strike at Sibanye-Stillwater after 213 workers were dismissed for staging an underground sit-in last week in Rustenburg. The sit-in was in protest over an employee share ownership scheme. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and the National Union of Mineworkers are demanding the immediate reinstatement of the dismissed miners. The unions warn that a full-blown strike could be imminent if their demands are not met.

# Cricket: South Africa is on the verge of qualification for the Super Eights in the T20 World Cup, after beating Bangladesh by four runs in Group D in New York. A 79-run fifth-wicket stand between Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, helped the Proteas recover to 113 for six after losing four early wickets. In reply, Keshav Maharaj claimed three wickets as Bangladesh reached 109 for seven in their 20 overs. Player of the match Klaasen says this performance will give them confidence:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-73-cents and the euro at 20-rand-17-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-85-cents and Bitcoin trades at 69-thousand-416-dollars-35-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-307-dollars-40-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 81-dollars-71-cents a barrel.

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