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BULLETIN 12 November 6 am

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In this bulletin:

# The EFF criticises minister Malatsi for withdrawing the SABC Bill
# Mark Lifman’s name is removed from Brian Wainstein’s indictment
# And cricket: Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka are rested for the T20 series against England

# The EFF says it is disturbed but not surprised at the decision by Communications and Digital Technologies minister, Solly Malatsi, to withdraw the SABC Bill from Parliament. The minister has argued that he pulled the bill so that a funding model for the public broadcaster could be developed. The EFF says Malatsi’s decision has nothing to do with him exercising his executive powers, but to please white monopoly capital. It adds that the DA is actively working to undermine the SABC, deliberately preventing it from reaching its full potential.  

# Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia opposes the government’s expanded plan to regulate informal traders, which now targets street vendors and spaza shops. The group claims that the crackdown risks criminalising poverty and overlooks the root issues of unemployment and economic inequality. The organisation’s Dorothy Mabelebele believes the government should work with traders to find solutions and focus on issues like unsafe products from suppliers instead of penalising the vendors: 

# Water supply disruptions in Gauteng are driven by increasing demand and ageing infrastructure failures. The Department of Water and Sanitation, alongside the provincial government and Rand Water, highlighted ongoing water supply challenges in the province. The department’s report revealed that Johannesburg lost 35-percent of its water supply due to outdated and poorly maintained infrastructure. Water and Sanitation minister, Pemmy Majodina, told the media, Rand Water has invested 3.5-billion-rand to boost capacity at the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant:

# Slain underworld boss Mark Lifman’s name has officially been removed from the Brian Wainstein murder trial indictment following his recent death. Lifman was shot and killed in George last Sunday. The court has received his death certificate confirming his removal. However, the trial faces delays as key witness Mr. X, cited Lifman’s death as an anxiety trigger, and has been booked off for a month. Proceedings resume today with potential objections anticipated.

# The Presidential Climate Commission has joined South Africa’s delegation to COP29, led by minister Dion George, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Running under the theme In Solidarity for a Green World, COP29 focuses on ambitious climate finance targets and operationalising the Loss and Damage Fund. The commission’s Crispian Olver emphasised the urgency and cited 2024’s climate-driven disasters that impacted vulnerable communities. The commission will host dialogues at the South African pavilion, highlighting adaptation and mitigation efforts.

# Cricket: Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, and Seshnie Naidu won’t feature for the Proteas Women in the T20 series against England, starting on the 24th. Kapp and Khaka get rested while Naidu is writing matric exams. Management has recalled medium-pacer Eliz-Mari Marx and allrounder Nondumiso Shangase. Captain Laura Wolvaardt, Nadine de Klerk, and Chloé Tryon will return from the Women’s Big Bash League in Australia in time for the three-match series, which will be followed by three one-day games and a one-off Test.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-94-cents and the euro at 19-rand-8-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-3-cents and Bitcoin trades at 89-thousand-365-dollar-10-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-620-dollars-74-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 71-dollars-87-cents a barrel.

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