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BULLETIN 27 July 6 am

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In this bulletin:

# The Border Management Authority has processed over 72-thousand repatriations since June
# The Berlin Pride attack is described as an Islamist terror attack
# And rugby: Boland dominate the Stormers-23 in the Currie Cup competition

# Justice and Constitutional Development minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says government has made significant progress in processing undocumented foreign nationals since migration pressures intensified in June. The Border Management Authority has processed 72-thousand-906 repatriations through all ports of entry between 7 June and 14 July. The majority of nationals processed at the Musina Temporary Repatriation Processing Centre were Malawian nationals, followed by Zimbabwean and Mozambican nationals. Kubayi says the implementation of the Five-Point Plan on Migration Management continues to yield results:

# The African Transformation Movement will urgently approach the Constitutional Court for clarity on the implementation of the Section 89 impeachment process. The move follows a Western Cape High Court interim interdict halting Parliament’s impeachment hearings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. ATM spokesperson Zama Ntshona says the ruling has created constitutional uncertainty and argues that only the Constitutional Court can determine whether a lower court may suspend one of its orders:

# The Madlanga Commission resumes today with the head of the Independent Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, expected to continue her testimony. She has come under sustained questioning over the legality of investigations, inconsistencies in her evidence and decisions in high-profile corruption cases. Johnson has withdrawn several claims and apologised to SAPS Crime Intelligence Technical Support Services head, Dineo Mokwele over remarks about her appointment. Mokwele, who is out on bail on fraud and corruption charges, has since lodged a formal complaint against Johnson with the IDAC Ombud, retired Judge Takalani Raulinga.

# President Cyril Ramaphosa will today officially open the First Ordinary Session of the Seventh Pan-African Parliament at its headquarters in Midrand, Gauteng. The week-long session is being held under the African Union’s 2026 theme of ensuring sustainable water availability and safe sanitation. The gathering follows the election of the new Pan-African Parliament Bureau in April. It will focus on strengthening democratic governance, continental integration and advancing the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Ramaphosa is expected also to highlight the current immigration challenges.

# German Interior minister, Alexander Donbrindt has described the incident in which an attacker drove a van into a crowd at Berlin’s largest LGBTQ+ event as an Islamist terror attack. One woman died, and at least 29 were injured in the Tiergarten Park. Donbrindt says the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, then attacked people with a bladed weapon, likely a machete. According to reports, Ballout, who is a German citizen of Lebanese background, was known to police as a member of Islamic circles in Berlin and had previously committed several crimes.

# Rugby: The Boland Kavaliers scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to claim a 41-3 bonus-point win over the error-riddled Stormers-23 in the Currie Cup in Wellington. Winger Jayden Bantom was the star of the show, as he scored three tries and slotted five kicks to amass 26 individual points, helping Boland to their second victory of the competition. Boland are second on the Currie Cup table, while the Stormers suffered their first defeat after beating the Griquas to sit sixth on the table.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-70-cents and the euro at 19-rand-5-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-32-cents and Bitcoin trades at 65-thousand-442-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-92-dollars-18-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 92-dollars-62-cents a barrel.

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