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BULLETIN 6 August 6 am

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In this bulletin:

# The DA says the Mkhwanazi committee must result in decisive action
# The EFF welcomes the court ruling against Kenny Kunene for hate speech
# And, there were 600-thousand online applications so far for Grade 1 and 8 in Gauteng

# The DA says the ad hoc committee established to investigate political interference and corruption within the police service carries a massive responsibility to prove that Parliament’s oversight powers are real and enforceable. The committee held its first meeting on Tuesday, during which it elected ANC’s Soviet Lekganyane as chairperson. The DA says it will push for the committee to identify all implicated SAPS leadership, refer all criminal findings to the Prosecuting Authority, Investigation Unit, and IPID, and establish a temporary, independent oversight team to drive systemic reforms within the SAPS.

Meanwhile, ActionSA says it will guard the integrity of Parliament’s inquiry. The party has raised concerns over the appointment of ANC member of Parliament, Soviet Lekganyane, as chairperson of the ad hoc committee, citing that the position should not be held by someone from a party implicated in the allegations. ActionSA’s Dereleen James says they will ensure the investigation is conducted independently and transparently:

# The EFF has welcomed the South Gauteng High Court’s ruling upholding a finding that Patriotic Alliance suspended deputy president Kenny Kunene committed hate speech. The court affirmed that Kunene’s reference to EFF leader Julius Malema as a ‘cockroach’ was dehumanising and unlawful. EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo hailed the judgment as a victory for dignity and political decency. He calls for a public apology from Kunene. The appeal was dismissed with costs.

# The Gauteng Education Department says over 600-thousand successful applications were recorded during the 2026 online admissions application period for grade 1 and grade 8. This milestone was reached yesterday, just less than two weeks after the system opened for applications on July 24th. The application period closes on the 29th of this month. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says applicants with complete submissions will begin receiving placement offers from 16 October:

# Rwanda’s government says it will accept up to 250 migrants from the United States, without giving details of who could be included in the deal. Washington has been pushing a deportation drive, with President Donald Trump’s administration negotiating controversial arrangements to send people to third countries, among them South Sudan and Eswatini. It follows a cancelled agreement with Britain, under which Kigali would have received deported illegal migrants from the UK. Rwanda says it will approve each individual proposed by the US for resettlement.

# Cape Forum calls on the South African Rugby Union to urgently take over the investigation into alleged referee bribery at Boland Rugby Union. The group states that Boland Rugby has been aware of the claims for some time but only took action after a whistleblower came forward. The forum’s Heindrich Wyngaard  warns the scandal could damage rugby’s reputation ahead of the top 12 tournament in the Western Cape and put referees’ safety at risk:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-89-cents and the euro at 20-rand-71-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-79-cents and Bitcoin trades at 114-thousand-46-dollar. Gold sells at three-thousand-381-dollars-94-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 67-dollars-35-cents a barrel.

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